WIVES; FOOTBALLERS BIGGEST HURDLE IN GHANA

“We marry footballers because of love not money”. That was what could be deduced from her interview. Lawrencia Thompson, ex-wife of retired Ghana winger Emmanuel Duah, rubbished suggestions that ladies get married to footballers because of their money and not true love. But is that really the case?

The history of footballers and their principal headache of stirring divorce in the face after few years or possibly months of tying the nut with a supposed life partner is not a new thing. If damaging your image in a scandal is considered big, wait till you face the complexity of coming up against divorce as a public figure. Not only will you have to deal with image damage, but also facing the prospect of losing a fortune.

Footballers are not the only ones who have to sweat through this. Movie stars, politicians, Musicians, presenters and other sports men just to mention a few suffer the same fate. A lay person will ask the simple but very complex question, why? Does it mean that you can’t find a trust worthy partner around as a star? Do prospective partners harbor ulterior motives before getting into relationships with stars? These are all questions which will keep on lingering as far as brains cannot be opened. But at least there are so many evidences that prove that partners are in for the “cash” and prestige, and not necessarily love.

Pick up a phone and call former Black stars captain and defender John Mensah if you can. Ask him to give you a break down of why you should not as a star, gamble when selecting a life partner and he’ll give you a thousand. John Pantsil, Odartey Lamptey, Ishmael Addo all in one way or the other have their faces buried in this mess.

The so called wives of these football stars give similar reasons for their decisions but you might get to realize it’s not entirely the case.

According to the Daily Guide news paper, reports on the case of John Mensah suggested that it was Henrietta (his wife) who filed the divorce petition with an excuse that John had become an irresponsible father who was refusing to cater for the needs of his children.  In the same report Henrietta also accused John of infidelity in the divorce petition. 
JOHN MENSAH AND HENRIETTA IMAGE

Therefore court orders demanded that John Mensah sells his plush Trassaco valley estate and some other properties just to compensate his wife according to Ghanasoccernet.com.

In another report from peacefmonline.com, Richlove (Paintsil’s wife) was seeking divorce after accusing the former Fulham player of infidelity and neglecting his responsibility with regard to the family’s upkeep, a similar claim as John Mensah’s case.

In a similar event, a report on Ghanasoccernet.com indicated that Ghana player Arthur Moses has reportedly been ordered to sell off four of his houses to compensate his former wife.

Whiles Nii Ordartey Lamptey seemingly faced problems of infidelity from his wife after discovering that their supposed children are not his.

Need I say more? It’s very evident here that, women are giving our Ghanaian footballers some hell to smell. And even though it’s quite difficult to know the mindset behind every woman’s involvement with a football star, a toddler will even tell you that a rich man has more friends than a poor man.

Derek Caesar. follow on twitter: @derekcaesargh , Instagram: derekcaesargh