Former Manchester City forward Emmanuel Adebayor waxed lyrical on Tusker FC midfielder Humphrey Mieno who he noted is reminiscent of four-time African Footballer of the Year, Yaya Toure.The Togolese international was among the spectators at Ruaraka Stadium on Wednesday to witness the reigning league champions settle for a 2-2 draw against FC Talanta.Abich, Amboko fired by City StarsAdebayor played alongside Toure at City for two years back in 2010 to 2012 before the former was loaned to Real Madrid and formed a formidable understanding during their time at the Etihad Stadium.The 38-year-old reserved a lavish tribute to Mieno as he highlighted his exceptional qualities and game reading abilities which set him apart in the game against Talanta.“The captain of Tusker is a very good player, very calm and reminds me of a player like Yaya Toure during my time at Man City. He knows when to play one touch, he knows when to dribble, he knows when to cross the lines and when to dive into the opposition team.##NAJAVA_MECA_6955285##I hear he also plays for the National Team and I’m definitely not surprised, what I saw today is a well organized Premier League in the country, players are quite good but I have not been following the National Team to be honest but the future can only be bright,” Adebayor is quoted as saying by Tusker Media. Toure who won the African Footballer of the Year in four successive years is part of an elite list of Premier League midfielders who achieved the rare feat of scoring 20 goals a season including Frank Lampard and Bruno Fernandes.Adebayor’s praise did not however stop at Mieno as he also lauded Patrick Matasi and David Majak and was also impressed with the quality of Kenyan football.City Stars midfielder suffers another injury setback“I saw one player who is just as tall as me. I heard he is from Sudan (South), a very good player and technically very good. I watched the keeper in the AFCON 2019 and was very good, he was there to assure his team.It was my first time watching a Premier League game in Eastern Africa, especially in Kenya which I really enjoyed. It is good to see the young players trying to represent their community, town, country and continent which is beautiful. I wish all the players good luck,” added Adebayor.
