Former Ghana international footballer, Kevin-Prince Boateng has shared the impact his current wife, Marsi (fourth marriage) had in his life particularly guiding him to discover a new path, that is his Christian faith and walk with Christ.

Kevin in October 2023 shared a post of his baptism on his official Instagram account along with Bible verses, including John 14:6 (“I am the way, the truth, and the life”), to mark the occasion.

Recounting how his faith journey began after his encounter with his wife who led him to church for the first time in his life as a 36 year-old man at the time Kevin detailed that it was the time for him to return to Berlin from Sydney when he got the invite from his wife to visit church.

A decision which was so hard for him to make as many voices in his head spoke against his going until, he finally went. Few minutes into the service he caught himself sobbing so hard that he bagn to hope no one saw him. That was a turning point in his life.

He said, “Never in my life have I been to church. I always said when I go to church, my skin is going to burn. You know, that's how I felt…. But my time to take off was Thursday to go back to Berlin. All my friends left. I stayed. Wow. I stayed and I went to church. On the way to church; no, it's spiritual. So many voices told me, "Don't go. Don't go. It's not for you. Don't worry about that. Why are you going? Just tell her you're sick. You can't come. You don’t go.

And it's like, I can't do it. She said, "Yeah, of course you do it. Go inside. Don't worry about it. It's all good…..I said, "Can you stay on the phone?" You know, like a little 5-year-old. I said, "Please, can you stay on the phone while I walk in?" So I walk inside, she stays on the phone. After five minutes, I don't know what happened. Something inside of me, I stood up, lifted my hands, started crying in that church, always like peeking a little bit. It's like, "No one should recognize me. Please, please. Look to the right. There's another real man there crying, looking at me. We nodded our heads. I'm like, "Okay, it's okay to cry here." And I just cried. I don't know. The spirit hit me so much; conviction and I felt so sorry....”he said during an interview with Josh Mansour’s UNSCRIPTED which was aired on Thursday November 27.

He shared how his wife played late on purpose just to allow him choose God for himself and not because of her. According to him, “So I rang her up. I said, "Where are you?. Yeah, sorry, I'm running a little bit late. She did it on purpose. She did it on purpose because she wanted me to go in there for Christ, not for her. You know, it's all spiritual”, he added.

Kevin also revealed that his wife after their encounter said for his transformation, a gesture he feels was worth it in his faith journey. He intention was not to have any romantic relationshi p with him but was just to draw him to God.

He said, “My wife says, "You want to come to church?" She prayed that, "God, if you want me to help this man, I will help him." She never saw me as a husband or nothing. She just knew God brought me into her life so that she would help me go through all my trauma and everything. So she said to God, "God, if you want me to help him and be there for him, he comes to church”.

One of the highlights for him was his encounter with an usher who met him at the entrance of the church when he was still deciding if he should enter the church or retreat.

“So I walk inside.....and I see this woman coming to me, "Hi." I was like, "Wow, why are they so nice?" You know, we're not used to that, you know? I'm so dark. Like I come in there like this, you know. I put on a turtleneck so they don't see my tattoos. I was like kind of ashamed of that”.

His new life in Christ he says has given him a new perspective, openned him up to easily forgive and cherish family more. It was common knowledge during his peak days in football that, he had strained relations with his parents particularly his dad, a Ghanaian.

His dad was barely present in their lives and his mom who he stayed with until he was fifteen didn’t make their home such a good place to be because they were always exposed to alcohol.

Despite the pains and discontent he felt for his dad and the years of struggling to deal with him, he finally was able to let go and now with excitement and love, he is able to call his dad, and even bear him up in prayers.

“He renews your heart. Doing that, you have to forgive; otherwise he can't forgive you. You have to stop these things you did before. Die to sin. So I was drinking, I was like lustful and all that stuff. So he took that away from me. But then he made me go and ask for forgiveness, forgive people. But I met my father. I sat down with him. That was early stages. But I knew I needed to meet with him. And I don't have a good relationship with him.

“We don't talk and I wish him nothing but the best because God is going to meet him where he is, you know. So I'm in peace with that. Every time I pray for my whole family, I pray for him that he's going to find the right way. And there's only one way. But it's the most important thing because we live with a grudge or something”.

About Kevin

Born in Berlin, West Germany, Boateng's football journey began in Hertha Berlin's youth ranks, and he eventually made his way into the senior team in 2005. Despite his modest beginnings, he went on to represent some of Europe's top clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund, and AC Milan.

Boateng's impressive career also saw him don the jerseys of AC Milan, Schalke 04, Barcelona, Fiorentina, and Monza, before returning to Hertha Berlin for a final stint.

Throughout his career, Boateng amassed an impressive collection of trophies, including Serie A, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana, DFB Pokal, and La Liga titles.

On the international stage, he proudly represented Ghana at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, earning a total of 15 caps and scoring two goals for his national team.

He first got married in 2007, but divorced. His current marriage to Marsi in 2025 marks his fourth.They have no children together yet as a couple but Kevin has two children with his first and second wife. His 3rd marriage lasted about 14 months.