Retired Ghanaian footballer Nii Odartey Lamptey

Retired Ghanaian footballer Nii Odartey Lamptey selected to not maintain his ex-wife Gloria Appiah’s actions towards her youngsters, expressing his affection for them and his willingness to assist if essential.

In an interview with Dan Kwaku Yeboah, Odartey Lamptey acknowledged that the three youngsters, who turned out to not be his, shouldn’t undergo as a consequence of their mom’s actions, and he bears no grudge towards them.

Discussing his relationship with them, Odartey Lamptey revealed that he ceased all communication with them following his legal professionals’ recommendation.

Nonetheless, he maintains a deep love for them and harbours no resentment, as he believes they performed no position within the marital points he confronted.

“I’ve by no means met them for the reason that subject arose, but when in the future I discover myself able to supply them assist, I’d do it. They’re harmless, and I’ve nothing towards them. My legal professionals suggested me to avoid them, so I’ve not seen them since,” he mentioned.

Odartey Lamptey additionally shared his preliminary response upon studying the outcomes of the DNA exams.

He recalled that, within the warmth of the second, he reached for a gun in his car however then thought higher of it, realizing that any motion taken with the gun would have worsened his life, marking a turning level in how he managed the disaster.

“When the difficulty occurred, I needed to make use of my gun, which was in my Tundra. Nonetheless, I made a decision to not do something that might jeopardize my life, so I did not use it. I used to be heartbroken, however I remained affected person, and that has led me to the place I’m right this moment. I imagine it was God who spoke to me, prompting me to not use my gun. It was once in my Tundra, however I made a decision by no means to the touch the gun once more,” he defined.

Odartey Lamptey additional detailed how he coped with the state of affairs by immersing himself in his work, which helped distract him from the ordeal.

“I firmly imagine that as a person, you want to be dedicated to your job. When the difficulty occurred to me, I’d hearken to recordings I made on my cellphone. In the event you do not interact along with your job, you may lose it and every thing else you’ve got centered on,” he mentioned.

About Odartey Lamptey’s divorce saga

Odartey Lamptey’s marriage to Gloria Appiah resulted in 2013 after a DNA check confirmed that the three youngsters he had raised weren’t his organic offspring.

Lamptey recounted that associates advised he conduct a DNA check on the youngsters after he obtained quite a few recordings regarding his ex-wife’s actions.

The DNA check proved to be a pivotal second, resulting in their divorce.

Following the divorce, the footballer relinquished his 5-bedroom home in Dome and paid GHC400,000 in alimony to his ex-wife.

Gloria, nonetheless, sought the seven-bedroom East Legon Mansion and received a lawsuit that required the footballer to vacate the home inside an hour, leading to her taking possession.

In March 2022, a Excessive Court docket ruling mandated Gloria Appiah to return the keys to the East Legon mansion to the previous Ghanaian soccer star inside a month.

He has since married Ruweida Yakubu, with their union starting in 2014. Odartey and Ruweida have three youngsters collectively: two women and a boy.

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