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Shatta Wale to perform at Emmanuel Adebayor’s retirement concert in Togo
Ghanaian artist Shatta Wale is set to perform at Emmanuel Adebayor’s retirement concert in Lome, Togo. The event, known as the Jubilee Concert, is part of a series of programs celebrating Adebayor’s retirement from professional football. The former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur striker officially retired last year but postponed his retirement celebrations to June 2024.
The Jubilee celebrations will begin on June 19 with a youth marathon and a special female football tournament. The main event will be a grand concert at the Stade de Kegue in Lome, featuring performances by Shatta Wale and other renowned artists. Shatta Wale confirmed his participation in a video shared on Adebayor’s TikTok page.
When Adebayor retired last year, he released a press release saying: “My professional career has come to an end. We have lived together moments of joy and intense emotions, in my respective clubs as well as with the selection of the Togolese National Team.
“At this moment when I am preparing to open a new page of my life, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone, from near or far. A great way to celebrate this moment would be to invite you all to the jubilee that the SEA Foundation is organizing to mark the end.
“Join me in June 2024 for this grandiose event which will take the form of a sports festival for the promotion of values of peace, stability and cohesion between the peoples of Africa. Several activities are on the program for this jubilee, culminating in a gala match which will bring together in Lomé the big names in the world of football.”
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Adebayor’s career began at Togolese side AC Merlan Lome before moving to Europe to join FC Metz. His illustrious career included stints at Monaco, Real Madrid, and several Premier League clubs such as Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, and Crystal Palace. He also played for Turkish teams Istanbul Basaksehir and Kayserispor, and South American club Olimpia Asuncion. Adebayor returned to Togo to play for AC Semmasi before retiring from professional football.