Read why: Emmanuel Adebayor accuses his mother witchcraft & Sends Her Packing.

Emmanuel Adebayor has claimed that his mother and relatives, are using 'juju' (witchcraft) to end his football career

The Togo and Tottenham Hotspurs striker, has stayed away from his family including his mother, who he went with to receive the Africa Footballer of the Year award in Lagos, Nigeria.

"As at now, our mother is selling polythene bags, padlocks and other things on the (Ghana/Togo) border. Our mother has not seen him for more than a year and he rejects her calls anytime. Our mother is not calling him for his money, she just wants to see him because she loves him very much," Adebayor's sister, Maggie told Peace FM.

However, Adebayor, speaking to the same radio station, insisted that he cut off from his family, because they are plotting evil against him.

"How can I talk to a mother who together with my sisters have been plotting juju against me?" he fired back.