Emmanuel Adebayor admits he is still struggling to cope with Togo tragedy

The Manchester City forward, who scored his third goal in three games during the 2-0 victory against Bolton, spent almost three weeks on compassionate leave following the Togo atrocity, which resulted in the deaths of three of Adebayor's fellow passengers. Adebayor has since admitted that the Togolese press officer died in his arms following the attack. Team-mates of the former Arsenal forward also suffered serious injury.  Related ArticlesMancini hails Johnson's impact at Man CityManchester City 2 Bolton 0Adebayor: Togo ban is outrageousEmmanuel Adebayor 'needs time to recover'Adebayor: I was lucky to survive Angola gunmenAdebayor: Togo leaving African Nations CupThe £25 million striker has endured a turbulent season, with a three-match suspension earned for violent conduct during a clash against Arsenal last September having a detrimental effect on his form. But Adebayor insists that the events in Angola have put on-field issues into sharper focus. He said: "It took a while to get that (suspension) out of my head, but after Angola I'm just happy to be on a football pitch. "When it happened on January 8, a Friday, around 2pm, I told myself that I might never be on a football pitch again, that I might never score goals any more, but God took a hand. "Some people passed away, and you have to be playing for them now. Every time you put the shirt on, you have to be scoring for them. "I could have been buried somewhere. I love scoring goals but, whenever I do now, I say 'yes, you are scoring goals - you could be in a coffin now, you could be in Paradise, I don't know.' It's very hard."

Source: Telegraph