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Adebayor: A football enigma from Togo to the world

Adebayor: A football enigma from Togo to the world

Togo is a small West African country home to approximately 8.5 million people that doesn't make much headlines compared to bigger West African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal. However, one person that put the country in the global spotlight is Emmanuel Adebayor, who has called time on an illustrious football career that spanned 23 years. The 39-year-old was born in the Togolese capital...

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Osimhen makes promise to Nigerians

AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Osimhen makes promise to Nigerians

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has promised Nigerians that the Super Eagles will win their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea-Bissau on Friday. Osimhen who leads the Italian Serie A scorer's chart with 23 goals, said they will give their all at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium to make fans happy. Nigeria lead Group A standings with six points from two games and victories in...

Togo all-time scorer Adebayor announces retirement

Togo all-time scorer Adebayor announces retirement

Former Arsenal and Togo forward Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football. The 39-year-old had an illustrious career that began at French Ligue 1 club Metz in 2001 and went on to play for 10 further clubs that included Monaco, Manchester City, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace. Adebayor's most prolific spells came at Arsenal and Spurs were he scored a combined 104 goals...

Orban dazzles in Europa Conference League with hat-trick

Gift Orban: The rising Nigeria star snubbed by Peseiro

After missing out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Super Eagles of Nigeria are setting sights on making it to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in the Ivory Coast. Already they have two wins from two games in the qualifiers against Sierra Leone and São Tomé and Príncipe by an aggregate of 10 goals. Even though it was against minnows, it gives credence...