Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been handed a
four-match ban after being sent off during the FA Cup fifth-round
replay defeat against Stoke on Tuesday, the FA have confirmed.
The Togo forward was dismissed after hitting Potters defender
Ryan Shawcross with a flailing arm at the Britannia Stadium, and
has chosen not to appeal against the decision.
Although it was the 25-year-old's first red card of the
season he was handed an extra one-game ban on top of the usual
three-match suspension because it is the second occasion on which
he has been found guilty of violent conduct.
Adebayor was given a three-game ban earlier in the season for
a challenge on former Arsenal team-mate Robin van Persie in City's
4-2 Premier League victory over the Gunners in September.
City are also without midfielder Patrick Vieira, who is
currently serving his own three-match ban for violent conduct
following his kick on Glenn Whelan in last week's Premier League
meeting with Stoke.
