Emmanuel Adebayor is African.
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor ( [ ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ ] ; born 26 February 1984 ) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir . He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 . Togo ( [ ˈtoʊɡoʊ ] ) , officially the Togolese Republic ( République togolaise ) , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west , Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north .