MX23RW : Wednesday, January 1 08:28:26| >> :60:206:206:

Emmanuel Adebayor slams "disrespectful" Togo boss for stripping him of captaincy

Emmanuel Adebayor vows to "never captain" Togo again, while also suggesting that he may retire from international football for good.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayor has admitted that he is unsure about his international future with Togo.

The 31-year-old was stripped of the captaincy by manager Tom Saintfiet for Les Eperviers' African Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia, just days after being criticised for turning up late to the squad.

Adebayor scored the winning goal in Togo's 2-0 win on Sunday evening, but he has big doubts over his long-term international aspirations.

"For now, I don't know - I'll be here and I'll talk with the coach," BBC Sport quotes the former Manchester City and Arsenal man as saying.

"I need to know whether he really needs me in the team or not. I have been the captain for seven or eight years and then one morning I'm told I won't be the captain - that means that we can go to Djibouti and he will put me in the stands.

"So I'd rather quit the team than be sidelined or put in the stands there and I think this will be better for me and the team. From now on, I will never captain this team again. To tell me on the day of the match that I will not captain the team then it is very disrespectful."

Adebayor has been tipped with a move away from Tottenham this summer.

ID:228237: cacheID:228237:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2396:
Written by
Daniel Lewis
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Emmanuel Adebayor (c) of Tottenham Hotspur in action during the Barclays Premier League match against Aston Villa on November 2, 2014
Read Next:
Adebayor thrown out of Togo squad
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool18143145172845
2Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
3Arsenal18106235161936
4Chelsea19105438231535
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle1995532211132
6Manchester CityMan City199463226631
7Bournemouth198652923630
8Fulham197842825329
9Aston Villa198562831-329
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton196942928127
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1973941281324
12Brentford187383232024
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham196582335-1223
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd196492126-522
15Crystal Palace194872027-720
16Everton183871524-917
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1944113142-1116
18Ipswich TownIpswich1936101833-1515
19Leicester CityLeicester1935112242-2014
20Southampton1913151239-276


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!