Chief Executive Officer of Databank, Kojo Addae-Mensah, has urged Ghanaian footballers to be cautious in their romantic choices, advising them to choose partners from their race rather than dating foreign women.
Addae-Mensah made the comments during a discussion on Joy FM, where he weighed in on Black Stars midfielder Thomas Partey’s ongoing legal issues.
The 32-year-old, who left Arsenal this summer, has been charged with multiple counts of rape.
According to Addae-Mensah, Ghanaian players often encounter avoidable challenges when involved with women from abroad, suggesting that such relationships have in some cases led to damaging allegations.
“I know this will be controversial, but I want to tell the players something: black is beautiful, so they should stop this lust for foreign girls and pick women from their Ghanaian communities,” he said.
“There is nothing wrong with coming to Accra or your community to pick a girl and taking her with you to your city abroad. This is because these foreign girls are trouble.”
Partey recently signed a two-year contract with Spanish La Liga side Villarreal following his departure from the Premier League.
In a statement announcing his arrival, the club expressed confidence in the midfielder, stressing the principle of “innocent until proven guilty.”
Addae-Mensah praised Villarreal for their stance, commending the club for supporting Partey while his case is before the courts.
“The prosecutor wanted to end his career, but I’m happy that someone at Villarreal was very sensible to know that you are innocent until proven guilty. This is because most of these allegations come out with a verdict of not guilty, so I really appreciate what Villarreal have done for him.”
READ ALSO
