Islamic spiritual leaders misleading Emmanuel Adebayor – brother

Emmanuel Adebayor’s battle with his family continued to rage with his older brother’s recent statement that the Spurs striker has been listening to bad advice from spiritual leaders.

Speaking to The Sun, UK on Sunday, Kola Adebayor, a 42-year-old truck driver in Bremen, Germany said: 

“[Emmanuel] has been brainwashed by these Muslim alfas – spiritual men – who prophesise when he scores goals and why he is not playing well.

“They have convinced him his sister and mother put juju curses on him. My mother is very sad. Every day she is crying. I just talked to her on the phone and she was crying again.”

Kola also revealed that he sends the family 400 euros a month and stated that Adebayor’s refusal to send money to his mother and sister has “left our family in poverty”.

Emmanuel had been accused by his sister of abandoning his family and sending his mother out of his house, but in his reaction, he told Peace FM Ghana.

“I never sacked my mum from the house. She decided to leave the house.

“How am I going to be in touch with my mum if my mum is the one telling everyone that my work will not go forward, so I will just be on my side and do my thing.

“They should stop talking, they should stop doing Juju on me, they should leave me alone.

“I bought a $1.2m house in East Legon for the one talking and calling herself my sister. Can you imagine that sister went to rent the house without my knowledge?”