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Former African best player Emmanuel Adebayor has hit back at Jamie Carragher and backed Nigerian legend Jay Jay Okocha’s comment on the Liverpool legend.
Carragher has come under criticism from African players and legends for his comment about the AFCON competition.
The former Liverpool defender claimed that the AFCON is not a major tournament in a podcast while he was speaking about Mohamed Salah’s chances of winning the Ballon d’Or.
His comment drew the attention of Okocha, who responded to the Liverpool legend by saying, ‘You won’t want your son to be like [Jamie] Carragher.’
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Former Arsenal and Togolese player Adebayo has also had his say on Carragher’s comment on the AFCON tournament.
During an interview as shared on X by OneJoblessBoy, Adebayo was asked about the debates going viral in regards to the iconic African Cup of Nations.
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He said, “Listen, it's a hard one to say, you know, I think I have seen a lot of African legends reacting already towards Jamie Carragher, a player that I play against.
"I think Jay-Jay Okocha put it in a nice way. Come on Jamie Carragher. Will I love my son to be a footballer and be named Jamie Carragher? The answer is No. Will I love to play football like Carragher?... It's sad for him to look down on our continent.
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“But what can we do. This is him coming out with who he is, and he has shown who he is now. Because at the end of the day it's not like a choice.
“We were born in Africa great and happy to be an African, and we have to do everything to represent Africa the way he is doing everything to represent his country, which is England.
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“So for him to look down on us talking about the Ballon d’Or, George has won it, and I think in England only one player has won it if it's not Michael Owen, so I don't know why he's looking down on our continent.
“I feel sorry. I feel sad, but you know, as I say again, if some intelligent players say those things, I can come out and say something even, but from Jamie Carragher, let's just take it as a joke and move on.
“Whatever he's saying has nothing to do with football, so he's lucky he's from England. He's lucky to be on TV and he's talking trap so let him enjoy whatever he's saying.”
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