Emmanuel Adebayor put in quarantine in Benin amid widespread of coronavirus

Published on: 23 March 2020

Togo international striker Emmanuel Sheyi Adebayor has been put in quarantine for the 14 days as fight against the global pandemic coronavirus intensifies.

Even though the former Manchester City has not contracted or tested positive for the deadly disease, he has been forced to be in a quarantine for at least 14 days.

Adebayor was returning to his country following the suspension of the football activities in Paraguay and the Southern America region.

Upon arriving at Cotonou, capital of Benin, to transit to Togo, the former Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC forward has been put in a quarantine by Beninois authorities as a preventative action against the widespread of the coronavirus.

Adebayor joined Club Olimpia in Paraguay during the winter transfer window moving from Turkish side Kayserispor.

The ex-Togo captain has said he is unperturbed by the situation as he is used such actions.

Benin have recorded two cases of the deadly coronavirus disease.

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