Former Ghana international Edwin Gyimah has detailed a harrowing fall from professional football to homelessness, alleging that a toxic mix of family betrayal, spiritual attacks, and a damaging agent fallout destroyed his career and personal life.
In a candid and emotional interview on Oyerepa FM’s Oyerepa Afutuo, the 35-year-old former Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United defender painted a picture of rapid unravelling, losing his reputation, his assets, and now a stable home for his wife and children.
Gyimah’s troubles, he says, began escalating after a public falling out with his former agent, Ratshibvumo Mulovhedzi, in 2025.
Following a failed move to Magesi FC, the agent’s public criticism over alleged unprofessional conduct, Gyimah claims, left him blacklisted.
“That single interview tarnished my name,” Gyimah said. “Clubs, colleagues, even close friends distanced themselves.”
Despite receiving what he says were 21 contract offers within a year, none materialized. The former Bidvest Wits and Black Leopards enforcer found himself frozen out of the game he once commanded.
But the most devastating blows, he alleges, came from home.
Gyimah claims that while still in South Africa, his sister asked him to temporarily transfer ownership of his eight-bedroom house in Ghana for GHS 25,000, a request later raised to GHS 50,000. When he returned, he says, the property had been permanently taken over.
“Today, my wife, my children and I have nowhere to stay. We move from place to place,” he said. “I sacrificed everything for my family, especially my mother and siblings. Now I feel completely neglected.”
He further alleges spiritual attacks orchestrated by relatives, citing a string of accidents, injuries, and unexplained misfortunes since his return to Ghana.
“I believe I am under spiritual attack from my own family. I have suffered accidents, injuries and constant struggles. At this point, I don’t know what to do anymore.”
Once a respected enforcer in South Africa’s PSL and a Black Stars squad member, Gyimah now describes himself as “deeply embarrassed and broken.” He says his pleas for support, including spiritual help from family, have been ignored.
His story serves as a sobering reminder of how swiftly fortunes can reverse in football, and how battles off the pitch can prove far more unforgiving than those on it.
Gyimah is currently back in Ghana, struggling to rebuild his life with his family while calling for help.
“The industry has abandoned me. My bosses, friends, colleagues, even my own family, have all turned their backs on me.”
