Emmanuel Adebayor was on a football team.
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor ( [ ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ ] ; born 26 February 1984 ) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir . Adebayor represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany , the country 's debut , and to date only , appearance at the World Cup . İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü ( [ istɑnbul bɑʃɑkʃehiɾ futboɫ kulyby ] ) is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul , Turkey . The Togo national football team , nicknamed Les Eperviers ( The Sparrow Hawks ) , is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football .