International football Four years ago, Emmanuel Adebayor admits that he has at the beginning of his career as a 16-year-old at FC Metz, a very difficult period had passed. The Togolese wanted to be at a particular point in life, even end it. Eventually that happened (fortunately) not. In an interview with the British newspaper Daily Mail commented Adebayor back at the beginning of his career in Ligue 1 with FC Metz.
“I was 16 years old and wanted my family to help, but they put too much pressure on me. I’m poor, grew up in Togo, allowing everyone to support one another and there is a great togetherness. When I claim started on a promising career, I was suddenly on everyone owe something. I earned £ 3,000 (converted 3.476,33 euro) per month and they wanted me to a house bought for them of 500,000 pounds (converted 579.388 euro),” said Adebayor.
