This is going to make our rich footballers and even the not so rich ones think twice before leaving their wives behind—and going the divorce route.
It has emerged that, former Black Stars defender-John Mensah has been forced to put his plush Trassaco Valley Estates mansion in Accra on sale per the orders of an Accra High Court, for divorce settlement.
Late last year, John Mensah’s now divorced wife- Henrietta filed for divorce to end their 10 years marriage, citing infidelity alongside John Mensah having neglected his fatherly responsibilities by leaving the total upkeep of their children to her alone as reasons.
The divorce was granted on 14th January, 2014 and since the two former lovers cannot agree on properties share, an Accra High Court has ordered the sale of certain properties including the above mansion—on the basis that proceedings will be equally shared.
According to Graphic Sports;
The repercussions of divorce have compelled former Black Stars defender, John Mensah, to put up for sale his plush Trassaco Valley Estates mansion in Accra on the orders of an Accra High Court.
The shocking sale of the state-of- the-art facility, and other properties belonging to Mensah and his wife Henrietta, are some of the fallouts from an agreement reached by the court following a divorce suit filed by the latter last October.
Proceeds from the sale of the house are to be shared equally between the couple.
Graphic Sports investigations can also reveal that the initial $500,000 alimony demanded by former Mrs Mensah had been beaten down to GHC 150,000 during the protracted arbitration which eventually ended last January.
Henrietta and the four children who came out of the hitherto romantic 12-year marriage had just moved out of the Trassaco facility into a rented apartment of the lady’s choice at Adjiriganor in Accra said to have cost the former Lyon, Sunderland and Stade Rennes star a fortune.
According to sources, a misunderstanding had ensued between the lovfely couple prior to the filing of the divorce papers by Henrietta, leading to the relocation of the Ghanaian international from his matrimonial home to his former house at Aplaku which he had earlier bequeathed to his mother and siblings.
John and his wife were married under Ordinance and, thus, by law were required to share equally all the properties acquired by them during the period the relationship lasted.
These included houses and plots of land in and around Accra, a beverage factory on the Kasoa- Bawjiase road and cars. The 31-year- old player was also tasked by the court to commit to a fixed monthly remittance for the upkeep of the children.
In the divorce suit, Henrietta, a former actress, accused the powerful defender of being a playboy who had neglected his family obligations. But in his defence, the player maintained that those accusations were baseless and unfounded.
Mensah, who was recuperating from a surgery at the 37 Military Hospital in the heat of the court proceedings, landed a loan deal with Slovakian top-flight club, FC Nitra, last week, boosting his chances of making a third consecutive World Cup appearance for Ghana in Brazil in June.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm very sad
Next time he will think twice before leaving his wife at home to take care of kids while chasing young girls outside
how sure are u that he was chasing young girls?? just asking oo
HMMMM THE UGLY SIDE OF MARRIAGE.
lmao@”The 31 year old footballer”..ba on a more serious note that some serious yawa oo
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Was she supposed to remain in the marriage even if she was unhappy? stop painting a picture of her as though you know for a fact she is a gold-digger….not everyone is money-driven…and after 10 years, DUH she invested just as much in the marriage – if not financially, then emotionally…put a price tag on all the times she had to put up with his cheating,lying behind!!!!!!