Footballer Emmanuel has been in the news a lot lately
owning to the feud currently going on between him and his
family. he has been sharing some notes, about his family
members, just to clear his name.
this last part(hopefully) is about his elder brother Kola
Adebayor.
read what he wrote about him:



SEA,
if I decide to bring out the Part 3 today, it is because
my brother @Kola Adebayor and my other siblings have
decided to talk about our family issues on social medias,
through letters to my club, radios…I could write an
autobiography and sell it but I decided to share with you
here.

25 years ago, my big older brother Kola went to Germany
and he became the hope of our family. We all thought he
could change the way we were living. Years after he left
Togo, we still had no electricity and no phones. If he
wanted to talk to us, he would call the Atlantic Hotel that
was very close to our house. We would then run to the
hotel reception and talk to him.

When I got the opportunity to go play football in France for
the first time, we needed money to for the flight tickets and
other expenses. My brother was nowhere to be found. Only
God knows what he was doing in Germany.

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When I arrived in France, I did all the paperwork with my
team and they allowed me to stay in the academy. A few
months later, my brother wanted to come visit me. I was
running out of money and I was living at the academy.
Therefore, I had to borrow money so I could pay for his
hotel. At that time, my teammate Sega N’diaye from
Cameroon was kind enough to lend me some money. I also
had to borrow some more money because I had to give my
brother some money for his trip back to Germany. Keep in
mind he is my older brother.

A couple years later, things started to get better. Thank
God, I signed a contract with Metz. Since then, my brother
would contact me whenever it was time to pay his bills.
Sometimes, he would say his son is sick… I had to get used
to all this.

Again, I was lucky enough to get an offer from Monaco and
I signed for the football club. One day, Kola and the late
Peter Adebayor came to visit me in Monaco. My two
brothers did not let me know they were coming. Someone
said “blood is thicker than water” so I took them in. They
arrived early in the morning and I was on my way to
training. When I came back home, we had a discussion and
they wanted to start a car business. Obviously, it involves
a lot of money. I told them that I could help them out as
soon as I get paid next. At that time, Thierry Mangwa was
staying in my apartment because he was struggling with
some personal issues and needed a place to stay. One day,
I came back from training and he was crying. He never told
me why. My brothers could also not explain. Another day,
one of my friends Padjoe came to visit me and as he was
leaving the house, I believe I offered him about €500. My
brother Kola noticed that and was very upset. He was
trying to understand why I gave my friend some money
right away but not him. My reason was very simple; the
money he (Kola) needed was a huge amount of money that
I did not carry in my house. We went on and had an
argument about it.

Another day, after training…I was very tired and decided to
go take a nap. I woke up and a knife was held to my throat.
As I opened my eyes, both of my brothers were there. They
were shouting and they claimed that I was wasting their
time. Peter was going mad and Kola was supporting. I
asked them: “Is this the only way to solve this issue? I yes,
then kill me and take the money”. It’s only at that moment
that he put the knife down. After all this, I found a way out
of my own apartment and I called my parents. My mom
suggested that I call the police. That was the only way for
me to get back into my house safely… I had training the
next day, by the way. So I did what my mom said. Police
came and they settled down. Again, “blood is thicker than
water”, so I let it go. A few days after, Peter went to visit
one of Kola’s friends in Paris. That means I was left in the
house with Kola; for my own safety, I found a way to get
him the money as soon as I could. Only God knows how
much I gave him that day.

A few months after all this, I went back to Togo and I was
surprised when my mom started to ask me why I called the
police on my brothers, she continued and said I am the bad
person in the family. That is another story I will leave for
later…

Every time I went back home, everyone kept asking me why
my brother never visited after all these years. Immediately,
I organized a flight for him and he came back to visit the
family, at my own expenses.

On April 22nd 2005, we received some bad news. I
received a call and they announced that my father passed
away. I was devastated. I called my big brother and told
him that we all have to be there. Again I made sure there
was a flight ticket ready for him. We all went back home
and I took care of everything. A long time before my dad
died, he was in the hospital one day and he asked me to
make sure his funeral is not a moment of sadness. He
wanted us to celebrate his life. I leave it to God to decide if
the funeral I organized for my dad was what he wanted.
The man who calls himself the “big man” in the family did
not contribute to anything. But he still has the boldness to
say I do not take care of this family.

In 2006, I had another big opportunity to go play for
Arsenal. Since then, my brother has started to come up
with series of false accusations against me.
On July 22nd, 2013 sad news hit us in the family. My
brother Peter Adebayor passed away. His death was sad
and I was affected by it. One thing I find difficult to swallow
today is that Kola was accusing me of Peter’s death. He is
saying that the shop I opened for Peter was not good
enough. He kept texting saying that my career would be
destroyed. I did everything for Peter when he was alive, I
brought him to Metz, and Monaco with me. What can Kola
say that he has done for Peter? Nothing. The man did not
even show up at the funeral even after all the money I sent
for the trip back home.

He is saying that I also made my mom suffer, but he forgot
that when he was in Germany, at some point I was the one
always by my mom’s side. As soon as I started to make a
living with football, I did everything you could imagine for
our mom. That is normal. But my brother is never satisfied.
He said I bought a shitty car for my mom. Why can’t he buy
a better one? All I want from him is to take his
responsibilities. Since I am not doing it right, he should
show the example as a big brother. He has been in
Germany for more than 20 years, but he never brought our
mother there to visit. Even to go back home for a visit is
another struggle. All he keeps saying is that my father said
I should build a house for each one of them. I don’t think
my father said that. Does that even make sense for him or
anyone? As a big brother, he is supposed to be doing all
that I am doing for the family. He should stop hiding and
take his responsibilities. When he came to Europe, he was
young enough to become a football player too. Anyways,
some people are drivers here but they are able to take care
of their families. They even bring their parents and other
family members. Why has he not done anything like that
but he keeps talking? As a matter fact, he should at least
bring Rotimi, Bidemi or his own son Aziz here before
talking about “taking care of the family”. Actions are louder
than speeches.

A lot of people are saying that I never went to school, but
they forget that it is because we could not afford it. I never
blamed my parents for that. But thank God, today I am able
to speak more than 3 languages and I can send my
daughter to school. I am proud of that. People can accuse
me for not going to school, but in the end it is all about
who you become and what you teach yourself. It is also
about what life teaches you and what you learn from it.
Many times I wanted to give up. Ask my sister Iyabo
Adebayor how many times I have called and was ready to
commit suicide? I kept these stories for years… But If I die,
no one would know my story, no one would learn from it…
Some people say I should keep these stories private, but
someone has to sacrifice himself; someone has to talk
about it. I know people would relate to my story and others
would learn from it. For every one who knows me, I’d do
anything for my country and my people.

Final message from the younger brother to the older
brother: Quit Smoking and Quit Drinking. That was my
story.

[size=20pt]he don turn am to nollywood movie now, I just hope he no go do d remix sha?



So make I go read d story gan gan[/size]

SEA just to tell u you're not alone in this fight to clear your name from the mess your own family is trying to make of you efforts in liberating them from the clutches of poverty. Be Strong man! For you to have bottled this for years show you want the best for them. This is what happens when you pushes a man beyond his limit, he fights back. Above all, NEVER STOP DOING GOOD!!

Yoruba people are as poisonous as a Snake

Adebayor pls gv it up n move on bt nollywood go remix d story 4 movie...jst 4gv dem nn move on.

H,mmmm.... Life

chowlade:
Yoruba people are as poisonous as a Snake

May thousand termite consume ur stinking mouth........ Adebayor and his brothers spent 99% of their lives in Togo. Show me one Adebayors property in Nigeria. One dey ur village arbi? Mumu.

chowlade:
Yoruba people are as poisonous as a Snake

when will you stop all these tribalistic abuse?...you need to grow up...

crownprince102:

May thousand termite consume ur stinking mouth........ Adebayor and his brothers spent 99% of their lives in Togo. Show me one Adebayors property in Nigeria. One dey ur village arbi? Mumu.

Yoruba people are in Togo too and they speak yoruba. things like this happens in yoruba families.

OmO yoruba nani mi o

I have learnt alot from this guy sometimes we think blood is thicker than water what if the blood becomes useless den I will say water is life "SOME PEOPLE THINKS YOU JUST HAVE TO SACRIFICE EVERYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY WHAT IF THE FAMILY YOU ARE SACRIFICING FOR ARENT WORTH IT?"