Former Arsenal and current Tottenham striker
Emmanuel Adebayor‘s life was changed by
football. From being one who could not walk to
one who plays football for a living. This surely is
one of God’s miracle, or so the Togo
international believes.
Emmanuel Adebayor‘s life was changed by
football. From being one who could not walk to
one who plays football for a living. This surely is
one of God’s miracle, or so the Togo
international believes.
Adebayor was unable to walk for the first four
years of his life, and hope was fading for the
young lad and his family, when a miraculous
event occurred. The 4-year old with his mother
had travelled all around Africa hoping for a
cure for the child’s disability, however after
failing everywhere, they reached a church,
where the miracle happened.
While laying down in the ground of the church
with his mother, who had lost all hope
following a week’s stay there a ball landed near
the child, and the first person to stand up and
chase the ball was the previously crippled 4-
year-old Adebayor.
“I did not walk for the first four years of my life,”
says Adebayor.
“My mum took me to Nigeria, Lagos, Ghana and
all the villages in Africa but nothing happened.
“It got to the stage where they took me to a
church and told my mum they’d pray for me for
a week. They said that, if I did not walk by the
end of that week, it meant I would never walk.
“It was a strange thing to say and you can
understand why Mum was crying.
“They started praying at midnight on the
Sunday. All the week, I’m not walking. By
Saturday midnight my mum was all over the
place, crying. For her, it was all over. She had
taken me everywhere in Africa and nothing had
worked.
years of his life, and hope was fading for the
young lad and his family, when a miraculous
event occurred. The 4-year old with his mother
had travelled all around Africa hoping for a
cure for the child’s disability, however after
failing everywhere, they reached a church,
where the miracle happened.
While laying down in the ground of the church
with his mother, who had lost all hope
following a week’s stay there a ball landed near
the child, and the first person to stand up and
chase the ball was the previously crippled 4-
year-old Adebayor.
“I did not walk for the first four years of my life,”
says Adebayor.
“My mum took me to Nigeria, Lagos, Ghana and
all the villages in Africa but nothing happened.
“It got to the stage where they took me to a
church and told my mum they’d pray for me for
a week. They said that, if I did not walk by the
end of that week, it meant I would never walk.
“It was a strange thing to say and you can
understand why Mum was crying.
“They started praying at midnight on the
Sunday. All the week, I’m not walking. By
Saturday midnight my mum was all over the
place, crying. For her, it was all over. She had
taken me everywhere in Africa and nothing had
worked.
“Anyway, I was in the church laying down and,
around nine or ten o’clock on the Sunday
morning, I could hear children playing outside.
around nine or ten o’clock on the Sunday
morning, I could hear children playing outside.
“ Suddenly somebody kicked a ball into the
church. And the first person to stand up and
run was me, because I wanted to get that ball.
church. And the first person to stand up and
run was me, because I wanted to get that ball.
“My mum was afraid because she had never
even seen me walking and suddenly I was
running after a ball. And all the people in the
church who had been praying for me told my
mum, ‘Your son is walking because of football.
It must mean the boy has football in his blood.’
even seen me walking and suddenly I was
running after a ball. And all the people in the
church who had been praying for me told my
mum, ‘Your son is walking because of football.
It must mean the boy has football in his blood.’
“It’s an amazing story. But it is true. My mum
has told me about it all my life.”
has told me about it all my life.”
This miraculous event has had a definitive
effect on Adebayor, who remains a strongly
religious man while having close affinity to the
church.
effect on Adebayor, who remains a strongly
religious man while having close affinity to the
church.
“Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God,
my creator,” says Adebayor.
“He gave me the chance to be where I am today
and He’s the one that can take it all away from
me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping
and I pray again in the morning. There is
nothing more important for me than God.”
“Eight years ago I was earning pennies. I know
what it is to have nothing. I know where I came
from and will always remember that.”
my creator,” says Adebayor.
“He gave me the chance to be where I am today
and He’s the one that can take it all away from
me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping
and I pray again in the morning. There is
nothing more important for me than God.”
“Eight years ago I was earning pennies. I know
what it is to have nothing. I know where I came
from and will always remember that.”
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