'How I Almost Committed Suicide' – Emmanuel Adebayor | Must Read

Former Arsenal and Manchester City striker, Emmanuel Adebayor, has uncovered that he was on the verge of ending his very own life as a young person. 



Adebayor, said the weight of attempting to make it amid his time at French side, Metz, saw him think about suicide at 16 years old. 

Addressing the Daily Mail, the 35-year-old stated: "I was 16. All I needed to do was help my family out however they put enormous weight on me. I couldn't adapt to it. 

"At the point when a family is poor, everybody is poor and there is gigantic solidarity. Individuals will take a shot for you. Be that as it may, when one makes it, it resembles you owe everybody. 

"At Metz, I was on perhaps £3,000 per month. My family requested a house worth £500,000. The club was burnt out on me in light of my conduct. 

"I sat on my bed one night and supposing 'What am I doing here? No one's content with me, so what is the purpose of living?' 

"There was a drug store below my condo, I purchased many packets of tablets. 

"They would not like to pitch it to me yet I said it was for philanthropy in Togo. I made the arrangements, I drank all the water. I was prepared to go. 

"At that point, I called my closest companion at midnight. He let me know there was no reason to rush, that I have things to live for. 

"'You can possibly change Africa. I thought 'You are a fantasy merchant and I am not purchasing any fantasies at the present time.' 

"In any case, he removed me from the occasion. I figured God must keep me for something."
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