Arsenal Togolese player Emmanuel Adebayo

Arsenal Togolese player Emmanuel Adebayor (L), holding his trophy of best African player of the year -- awarded to him by United Arab Emirates' sports magazine 'Super' -- stands next to Sheikh Hazaa bin Zayed, the honourary president of the magazine, during an awards ceremony held in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi late on January, 6 2009. The magazine chose Egyptian player Mohammed Abu Trika as best Arab player and South Korean Manchester United player Park Ji Sung as best Asian player. AFP PHOTO/EBRAHIM ADAWI (Photo credit should read EBRAHIM ADAWI/AFP via Getty Images)