For which country was Emanuel Adebayor playing football when they withdrew from the African Cup of Nations in 2010?
Emmanuel Adebayor Adebayor was also eligible to play for Nigeria but chose to represent the country of his birth, Togo. Adebayor helped Togo qualify for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations after scoring 11 goals in the qualifiers, more than any other player in the African qualifiers. On 10 February 2009, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked Adebayor as the African Footballer of the Year for 2008 at an awards ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria. Adebayor 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. It
1996 African Cup of Nations qualification each; their results were annulled. Central African Republic withdrew without playing any match. "Match awarded 2–0 to Algeria following a protest to CAF." South Africa withdrew from qualification (played 3 matches) after they were awarded hosting rights. They were replaced by Kenya, which later withdrew.<br> Madagascar withdrew after one match (lost to South Africa). Seychelles withdrew before playing any match. All results of the withdrawn teams were annulled. Benin, Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea withdrew without playing any matches. <nowiki>*</nowiki> 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification The Qualification for the 1996 African Cup of Nations took place in 7 groups