In this episode of Jive5 series, we delve into scandals that have rocked the football fraternity especially those involving Ghanaian players.
Just as music stars and film stars, footballers are also celebrities because they have thousands and sometimes millions of fans.
With their private matters always discussed in the public domain, their shortcomings sometimes result in scandals that dominate headlines for weeks or months.
JiveGh.com shares with you five scandals in Ghana involving five of Ghana’s senior national team players.
ASAMOAH GYAN ACCUSED OF RAPE/SODOMY
The former captain of the Black Stars of Ghana was once accused of rape by one Sarah Kwablah in 2015.
The lady also alleged that the the Black Stars forward forcefully had anal sex with her.
Asamoah in several reports denied the allegation of rape and anal sex but admitted to having sexual intercourse with Sarah Kwablah.
The former Ghana captain said he met the woman on social media after she sent him a message, and they had sex in her apartment later on when he visited Ghana for the 2015 AFCON preparation.
In an interview with Delay on ‘Delay Show’, the striker explained, “She sent me a message on social media and we became friends.
“So after 2015 AFCON tournament, I came to Ghana and we met at STC where I train and because I’m married, I introduced her as friend to my colleagues and after the training, we drove in my dirty training kits to her house and we had sex.”.
J. AYEW ACCUSED OF SLEEPING WITH ACQUAH’S WIFE
In 2015, Black Stars forward, Jordan Ayew, was accused of sleeping with the wife of a fellow Black Stars player, Afriyie Acquaye.
The brother of Jordan Ayew was said to have slept with Amanda, the wedded partner of Afriyie Acquaye, a number of times.
This issue became the talk of town after a leaked audio surfaced in which Amanda reportedly confessed to sleeping with Jordan Ayew in a conversation with a friend.
Amanda is said to have denied the audio, saying it was doctored by Afriyie Acquah’s estranged best friend, Rodney Aboagye.
According to sources, the scandal destroyed the relationship between Afriyie Acquah and Jordan Ayew in the Black Stars camp.
AFRIYIE ACQUAH’S LEAKED ‘BLOW JOB’ VIDEO
A video of a white woman performing oral sex on a black man was posted on Black Stars player, Afriyie Acquah’s Snapchat.
From the descriptions given of the man involved, many confirmed that it was indeed Afriyie Acquah receiving a ‘blow job’.
Reports indicated that the footballer mistakenly posted the video on his SnapChat account.
When the video popped up, Amanda Owusu, Afriyie Acquah’s ex-wife said the player was paying for his sins.
JOHN PAINTSIL ACCUSED OF VIOLENTLY ABUSING WIFE
John Paintsil was arrested after he was accused of stabbing his wife Richlove in their apartment at Trassacco in Accra.
The footballer denied the claim and said it was just the usual misunderstanding between a husband and wife.
“Not only did the media report that I had beaten my wife, but that I had stabbed her in the eye but that was amazing.But nothing like that ever happened.’, he said.
Some few years later, John Paintsil and Richlove secured a divorce from a court.
MAJEED WARIS ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Former wife of Majeed Waris, Habeeba Sinare, in 2019 accused the footballer of abusing her frequently.
She also alleged that the family of the player falsely alleged that she was committing adultery.
Habeeba Sinare described her marriage to Majeed Waris as ‘hell’.
The former wife of the footballer was excited when Waris was excluded from Ghana’s squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
