'You don’t take care of your son': Maduka Okoye’s ex calls out footballer amid Cardi B dating rumours

Model Jelicia Westhoff publicly accused Okoye of being an absent father after he was seen dining with Cardi B in Italy

Maduka Okoye’s former partner has publicly accused the footballer of being an absent father after he was seen dining with rapper Cardi B in Italy, as speculation continues over the pair’s relationship.

Model Jelicia Westhoff shared and later deleted a series of Instagram Stories in which she criticised the 26-year-old goalkeeper following reports of his dinner with Cardi B.

 

 

 

 

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“Imagine i shut my f**ing mouth, Lied about what YOU did to me, so you Could continue YOUR career and all you do is embarrasing US,” Westhoff wrote. She also alleged, “YOU DONT TAKE CARE OF YOUR 1 and only SON! BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO BE WITH YOU I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.”

Westhoff claimed Okoye does not call or visit their three-year-old son, Isaiah Emil Jr. Okoye, and alleged he failed to visit the child while he was in hospital last December.

She wrote, “MY son got hospitalized 4 times, ON the intensive care, with an ambulance!!!” and added, “Which father doesn’t go to his child when your child is fighting for his life?”

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She also alleged that Okoye had been unfaithful during their relationship and accused him of physical abuse.

In a statement to Page Six, Westhoff clarified that while she has “nothing against” Cardi, her outrage stems from the father of her son "going out with any woman in public knowing that you don’t take care of your child.”

The allegations emerged after TMZ published footage showing Cardi B and Okoye dining together with a group at Gio’s restaurant inside the St. Regis hotel in Italy.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Cardi B and Nigerian soccer star Maduka Okoye are keeping the good times rolling in Italy ... sitting side by side for a swanky dinner overlooking a Venice canal. pic.twitter.com/CdAPUpzHq8

— TMZ (@TMZ) July 19, 2026

Earlier this month, the pair were also seen together at the Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture show during Paris Fashion Week, where they were filmed talking and interacting, fuelling speculation about their relationship. No public display of affection was reported during either appearance.