Emmanuel Adebayor said he rejected Lyon to play in the African Nations Cup. Emmanuel Adebayor has told AFP he rejected a move to Lyon in order to be able to play for Togo at the African Nations Cup. Adebayor, who has been without a club since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season, is captaining his country at the tournament in Gabon. The striker would have missed more than a month of the Ligue 1 season if Togo were to reach the final on Feb.