Spurs grant Emmanuel Adebayor leave to settle private matters

Togo and Tottenham Hotspur striker Emmanuel Adebayo has been granted leave of absence by his club to resolve personal matters back home in Africa. 

 

The club confirmed on Twitter but would not delve into the reason for the leave stating that it is a private matter.

 

''we can confirm that Emmanuel Adebayo has been given permission to return home for personal reasons, the statement read via @SpursOfficial on Twitter.

 

''This is a private matter and so we will not be providing any further comment''.

 

Adebayor and his family have been in the news over issues relating to ''witchcraft and bewitchment''.

AFCON Qualifiers: Eagles, Bafana Bafana finish goalless as Cameroun bash Ivory Coast

African champions, Super Eagles of Nigeria coming from a shocking defeat to Congo at home, played out a goalless draw against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday evening.

The result means that the Eagles maintained a record of never losing or conceding against South Africa in a competitive match.

Meanwhile in other results

Group A
South Africa 0-0 Nigeria
Congo Brazzaville 2-0 Sudan

Group B
Malawi 3-2 Ethiopia
Algeria 1-0 Mali

Group C
Lesotho 1-1 Gabon
Angola 0-3 Burkina Faso

Group D
Cameroon 4-1 Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone 0-2 Democratic Republic of Congo
Note: match switched from Freetown because of Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone

Group E
Uganda 2-0 Guinea
Togo 2-3 Ghana

Group F
Cape Verde Islands 2-1 Zambia
At Maputo
Mozambique 1-1 Niger

Group G
Egypt 0-1 Tunisia
Botswana 0-2 Senegal