Arsenal striker and Togolese skipper Emmanuel Adebayor speaks after being named African footballer of the year at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) award ceremony in Lagos on February 10, 2008. Adebayor, 25 later this month, beat final nominees Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt and Ghana's Michael Essien in a vote that involved the national team coaches of CAF's 54 member-nations. AFP PHOTO/PIUS UTOMI EKPEI