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Feature: What happened to Nii Odartey Lamptey 'the new Pele'?

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  • Ghana ba 7 years ago

    God bless you man and who ever cheated you will get they're pay on earth.

  • Mallam Tulla 7 years ago

    "Lamptey burst onto the scene as a 14-year-old at the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Scotland". This is a lie. Odartey Lamtey was then playing for Cornerstones in Kumasi and would not have been less than 19 years then. ...
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  • Exposure 7 years ago

    I also heard of the age-cheating without much evidence. The writer will do readers a lot of disservice if he doesn't go back to research into this allegation of age-cheating. Let's have the records straight.

  • ST. GHFUO, BLACK EXCELLENCE! 7 years ago

    BCOS OF POLITICS. MOST NDC PATRONIZERS ARE ALSO HEARTS FANS AND VICE VERSA. SUKER ROBBED KOTOKO TO APPEASE NDC PATRONIZERS..

  • Kojo 7 years ago

    where was the politics?aponkye ba

  • Truthiness. 7 years ago

    Ag cheating alone does not explain this. Let's assume for argument's sake that he was 20 when he said he was 14. He could still have played good football for about 15-20 more years. Ibrahimovic and Francisco Totti are still ...
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  • Sammy the Sheriff 7 years ago

    Thank you Mallam. When I was reading this, I suspected age cheating and believed the guy might have been in his early twenties playing in the under 16 age group especially when they mentioned the death of his two children.

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  • NNT number to treat 7 years ago

    Despite all the things he went through he doesn't go around accusing people and playing victim. He's still . What dosent kill you makes u stronger

  • Papa Alajo 7 years ago

    Very sad story but God has always been on ur side, remember the evil that men do lives after them they'll loss more than u have lost.

  • Mpunipu thoughts 7 years ago

    Soccer and business wise. He played at several countries leagues, national team, got rewards globally and running his business. His exposures and experiences deserve novels for future feetball juveniles to take note. Importan ...
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  • Mpunipu thoughts 7 years ago

    Odartey Lamptey is. Uniqueness in style and experiences.Pele has his days so Messi, then Odartey.

  • Mpunipu thoughts 7 years ago

    Truth? Are you a philosopher? My mattress was bought new. I am a witness of savior masaiah, not philosophying. I see no wrong in circles, because life is like circle. Even Teddy Panderglass knew that. Circles has no corners b ...
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  • Mpunipu thoughts 7 years ago

    And Charles Koch (74) of New Jersey played on my ordeal. People who exempt themselves from fallible or mortal mere man situations. Thinking monies makes them immuneable to sin, crimes and punishments. Idiotic, thwerb fiendish ...
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  • Issah mohammed 7 years ago

    Odartey did his best for his country,and we are all proud of him. Unlike our corrupt leaders, Rawlings,kuffour ,mahama and nana addo,odartey did not steal from the national purse.

  • Truth 7 years ago

    Shame on those criminals especially the woman who cheated this guy, shame on them

  • Knockout 7 years ago

    In Ghana than anywhere in the world ,yet to be discovered

  • Isaac Aidoo 7 years ago

    His words are Yea and Amen. Faith makes PoSsiBle All ThiNgS.

  • Isaac Aidoo 7 years ago

    Nii know that His words are 'Yea and Amen'. Covenant Keeping God

  • P6 7 years ago

    Ghanaians should have taught him how to read and write when he was serving the country in initernational competitions.

  • Ghanabaa 7 years ago

    When World pele said he is de next pele jealousy from home..... Ur Master.. He destroyed Odartey.... Its froh Ghana... I dont Want to mention names.... Kw3 Black Stars in de 90s too much Voodoo

  • Boss 7 years ago

    I do like his spirit a lot. Probably the saddest may have been having discovered that his adult children with his former wife were not his own. As the saying goes even though I fall down a 1000 time, a 1000 times will I rise ...
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