Emmanuel Adebayor has attempted to defend himself after being heavily criticised for revealing he will not donate to help health services in Togo battle coronavirus.
The former Arsenal, Manchester City and Tottenham striker has been public that he has no plans to use his money to help those attempting to stop the pandemic and he expressed a desire to be able to do as he pleases with his wealth.
Currently isolating back in his native Togo, Adebayor, 36, is well aware that many of his peers have made sizeable donations but the former captain of the national team dismissed the notion of responsibility on his shoulders.
But despite the warnings, Adebayor is 'very clear' that he will not donate.
'For those of you who say I don't donate, let me be very clear, I don't donate. It is very simple,' Adebayor said in a Facebook Live video, as reported by Marca.
'I do what I want and eat what I want. Later, there will be people who will criticise me for the fact that I did not make a donation in Lomé (capital of Togo).'
Adebayor had been playing in Paraguay with Olimpia before the virus broke out and lockdown measures were introduced to stop the spread. He joined the Paraguayan club on a free transfer from Turkish club Kayserispor earlier this year.
He departed the South American country for home, via stops in France and Benin, and there was criticism in some quarters that the former Real Madrid forward had brought the disease back to his country - a suggestion Adebayor strongly refutes.
'Some think that I was the one who introduced the virus in Lomé,' he added. 'It is very unfortunate, but this country is like that.'
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