Reason Why Girlfriend of Super Eagles Goalkeeper Okoye Called Him Out on Social Media

Reason Why Girlfriend of Super Eagles Goalkeeper Okoye Called Him Out on Social Media

  • Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was recently called out on social media by his girlfriend
  • Jelicia Westhoff, in a now-deleted Instagram post, claimed she had dumped the German-born goalkeeper
  • She cited reasons bordered on disrespect but quickly deleted the post and apologised for her actions

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Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye was recently called out on social media by his girlfriend, Jelicia Westhoff, as the reason emerges for the incident.

Okoye rose to prominence with the Super Eagles during Gernot Rohr's rein, making his debut as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Brazil in 2019, replacing the injured Francis Uzoho.

Maduka Okoye celebrates after Udinese beat US Lecce.
Maduka Okoye celebrates after keeping a clean sheet for Udinese against US Lecce. Photo by Timothy Rogers.
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He retained the starting shirt and was in goal at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations but lost his place after conceding a cheap goal in the round of 16 elimination to Tunisia.

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He stepped away from the national team for a while and recently returned after the 2023 AFCON, where Nigeria reached the final with Stanley Nwabali in goal.

Why Okoye's girlfriend called him out

Okoye and Westhoff have been in a relationship for an unspecified time, have kept their relationship off the internet, and do not even follow each other on social media.

According to Pulse Sports, the 30-year-old Dutch model called the Udinese goalkeeper out on Instagram, claiming she has walked out of their relationship.

She quickly deleted the posts and apologised for her initial messages. Her reason for calling him out bordered around disrespecting her, her family and their relationship.

As seen in one of her Instagram posts, the couple have a son and celebrated his birthday last month, dressing him up in Udinese, Ajax and Real Madrid jerseys.

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The goalkeeper earned an invitation for the September games against Libya but faces an uphill task to displace Nwabali, who has cemented his spot as the first-choice goalkeeper.

Partey and three others withdraw from Ghana squad

YEN.com.gh also reported that Ghana suffered a blow after Thomas Partey withdrew, along with three others, from the squad for the AFCON qualifier matches against Sudan.

Joseph Paintsil, Osman Ibrahim, and Kingsley Schindler, who were initially named in the squad for the doubleheader, have all been excused from the team due to injury woes.

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