Former ‘Togolese’ professional footballer has offered clarity on his ancestry, stating he’s an undiluted Yoruba man from Nigeria.
He had a chat with newsmen during the celebration of one of Nigeria’s football icons, Augustine Azuka Okocha aka Jay-Jay Okocha’s birthday.
“My father’s name is Adeyi Adebayor and my mother’s name is Alice Eniola Adekani, so I’m a pure Yoruba Man, I was just born in Togo, grow up in Togo and being raised by a Nigerian parents but I’m fully from Nigeria”
The former Super Eagles captain clocked 50 over the weekend and was massively celebrated.
To mark his Golden Jubilee birth anniversary, African football legends came together in Lagos to rejoice with former midfielder
Nigerian legends also turned up for the party including Peter Rufai, Daniel Amokachi, Emmanuel Emenike, Ifeanyi Udeze, Julius Aghahowa, Joseph Yobo, and a host of others.