Tottenham confirm Adebayor to play for Togo
Reuters - Wednesday 09 January 2013, 18:01
Tottenham Hotspur's Emmanuel Adebayor will represent Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations finals next week after he plays in the Premier League at the weekend, the club said on Wednesday.
Adebayor received a warm reception in Togo on Tuesday when it was announced he had gone back on his decision to boycott the tournament because of a row with his federation over unpaid bonuses to the squad after they qualified in October.
"The club can confirm that Emmanuel Adebayor has been called up by the Togo FA for the forthcoming African Cup of Nations," Spurs said in a statement on their website.
Spurs added the 28-year-old would still be available for the clash with London rivals Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.
A spokesman for the club said the forward was arriving back in Britain on Thursday to prepare for the Premier League clash and he would then fly back to join his Togo teammates.
Togo play their first game of the January 19-Feb. 10 tournament in South Africa against Ivory Coast on January 22.
Adebayor was persuaded to compete for the nation by Togo president Faure Gnassingbe after they had spoken in meetings over two days, according to a government spokesman.
"I told him Togo football is sick and must find some medicine," Adebayor said on Wednesday in a French radio interview.