The former Arsenal and Real Madrid skipper was quoted to have that given is a voluntary act and no one should compel him to do that.

He said: “I always do things according to the wishes of my heart and not according to the words of others,” Adebayor said in a Facebook live video .

“I'm sorry that people compare me to Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba by asking me why I don't have a foundation or why I don't donate, as if I was the one who brought the coronavirus to Togo...

“I am neither the one nor the other, I am me, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor. A word of advice for the guys regarding donations, I will not do that. Everything is clear and very simple. Thank you and good day.”

Adebayor, now 36, had signed for Paraguayan side Olimpia shortly before football was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.