After a career spanning two decades which saw him represent some of the world's biggest clubs, Emmanuel Adebayor will mark the end of his playing days with a testimonial in Togo on Sunday.
Legendary names of both African and European football, including Samuel Eto’o, Jay-Jay Okocha and the Toure brothers, will be in Lome for a weekend of celebrations for a man who helped his West African nation to its first, and to date only, Fifa World Cup appearance.
Adebayor now wants to help the next generation in his homeland accomplish more, motivated by both his own childhood and the horrific 2010 gun attack on the Togo team.