Sergeant Adebayor reporting for retirement duty

Former Premier League striker Emmanuel Adebayor has announced his retirement from football at the age of 39.

Adebayor spent more than a decade in the English Premier League, appearing for Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham and Crystal Palace. The Togolese striker has now called time on his career and announced it via a bizarre video on Instagram.

The short video included a clip of his infamous goal for City against former club Arsenal in 2009, arguably the most memorable of his career, as he followed it by running the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the Arsenal fans.

Alongside the video, Adebayor posted the caption:

"SEA, from the highs to the lows, my career as a professional athlete has been an incredible journey.

"Thank you to my fans for being there every step of the way. I'm feeling so grateful for everything, and excited for what's to come!"

Adebayor then wrote a message on a piece of paper that read: "Thanks for the blessings!"

He won the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 during his time at Arsenal. Adebayor was also named Togo's Footballer of the Year for five consecutive years between 2005 and 2009.

After the end of his short spell at Crystal Palace, he moved to the Turkish side of Istanbul Basaksehir at the start of 2017. He would go on to play for fellow Turkish outfit Kayserispor before trying his luck in Paraguay with Olimpia.

He finished his career back in his homeland at Semassi.