Ex-Ghanaian Footballer Odartey Wins Lawsuit Against Estranged Wife, Reclaims His Mansion

A court in Accra has ruled that former Ghana football star, Nii Odartey Lamptey be given back his mansion at East Legon following years of a legal battle with his ex-wife, Gloria Adjoa Appiah.

The former RSC Anderlecht player has been in court since 2014 pleading with the court for his mansion bought for $100,000 in 1999 to be returned to him after parting ways with his wife.

The relationship between Odartey Lamptey and Gloria Lamptey hit the rocks in 2013 after DNA results revealed that he was not the biological father of his three children after 20 years of marriage.

Lamptey insisted that he never asked his estranged wife to sleep with other men to get pregnant for him after allegations that he was impotent.

On Monday, 4 April, the court ruled in his favour, legally making him the rightful owner of the huge mansion at East Legon.

Reacting to the court ruling in an interview with Accra-based Angel TV, Nii Odartey Lamptey says he is delighted.

“This is a house I bought for $100,000 around 1998/1999 while playing in Germany so you can imagine. I was given one hour to leave the house when my ex-wife filed for divorce. I’m extremely happy at this new ruling,” the ex-Black Stars forward stated.

Since his divorce from Gloria Appiah, Nii Odartey Lamptey has gone on to marry again to Ruweida Yakubu. They have three children.