Adebayor reveals threats
ByReuters
Published 25/03/2007 at 09:09 GMT
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor said he was considering his international future after receiving death threats before Togo's 3-1 win over Sierra Leone in an African Nations Cup qualifier on Saturday.
FOOTBALL togo Adebayor
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Adebayor, who scored twice in the match in Lome, is a central figure in wrangles between Togolese players and officials over unpaid monies.
He told the BBC that he had received calls threatening his life and warning him to "play in the match or else."
Adebayor had earlier threatened not to play unless he and team mates received payments which they claim are still outstanding after their qualification for the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
"I am only trying to put certain things right and correct a few mistakes in Togolese football but it appears some people do not like it," he said.
"Now I am going to go back to Arsenal to think about my future. I have to protect my life and I have a family to look after."
Adebayor opened the scoring eight minutes before half time and also got the last goal of the Group Nine qualifier in Lome late in the second half.
Togo also scored through Belgian-based Adekambi Olufade while Sierra Leone pulled a goal back through Julius Wombay.
At last year's World Cup finals, Adebayor and his team-mates rowed with their federation over payment before world body FIFA intervened.
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