Two of Africa’s most successful players have been rivals for years and Adebayor is hoping his Togo side will put Drogba’s Côte d’Ivoire to the sword in their opening Group D match RUSTENBURG — A world away from freezing England, Tottenham Hotspur’s Emmanuel Adebayor will try to settle the score with former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba when Togo face Côte d’Ivoire at the sweltering African Nations Cup today.Two of Africa’s most successful players have been rivals for years and Adebayor is hoping his Togo side will put Drogba’s Côte d’Ivoire to the sword in their opening Group D match and go some way to making him feel better about last season.First Chelsea crushed Spurs 5-1 in an FA Cup semifinal at Wembley, subsequently going on to win the final against Liverpool as Drogba became the first man to score in four FA Cup finals.Then in May, Drogba ended his hugely successful career at Chelsea by scoring a late equaliser against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final before conver...
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