a écrit le 12 janvier 2006 à 21h54 Adebayor Hits Back At Monaco
Paris - January 12, 2006
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has attacked the decision of his French club Monaco to exclude him from their first team on his return from the MTN African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Monaco president Michel Pastor said on Wednesday that the 21-year-old will also be fined for repeatedly missing training.
"He will no longer train with the professional team until further notice and there will also be financial sanctions", Pastor told reporters.
Monaco reported last week that the Hawks striker had not been seen for days but Adebayor says the club wanted to prevent him from joining his country's training camp ahead of the tournament in Egypt.
"They were telling the newspapers in France last week that they didn't know where I was. They knew I was with my national team," Adebayor told MTNfootball.com.
"I am having all these problems with them because they didn't want me to join my country for the Nations Cup.
"Togo is my country, it is in my blood so I want to serve my people.
"I will play for Togo whether they like it or not."
Adebayor would have faced a struggle to win back his place in the Monaco starting line-up even without the sanctions now that Italian strikers Marco Di Vaio and Christian Vieri have joined the club.
Paris - January 12, 2006
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor has attacked the decision of his French club Monaco to exclude him from their first team on his return from the MTN African Cup of Nations in Egypt.
Monaco president Michel Pastor said on Wednesday that the 21-year-old will also be fined for repeatedly missing training.
"He will no longer train with the professional team until further notice and there will also be financial sanctions", Pastor told reporters.
Monaco reported last week that the Hawks striker had not been seen for days but Adebayor says the club wanted to prevent him from joining his country's training camp ahead of the tournament in Egypt.
"They were telling the newspapers in France last week that they didn't know where I was. They knew I was with my national team," Adebayor told MTNfootball.com.
"I am having all these problems with them because they didn't want me to join my country for the Nations Cup.
"Togo is my country, it is in my blood so I want to serve my people.
"I will play for Togo whether they like it or not."
Adebayor would have faced a struggle to win back his place in the Monaco starting line-up even without the sanctions now that Italian strikers Marco Di Vaio and Christian Vieri have joined the club.
