Godwin Okpara (born 20 September 1972) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
The Imo State-born defender, after playing for AGIP FC of Lagos and Obanta United began his foreign professional stint in Belgium in 1989 with Beerschot.
While at Strasbourg he won the Coupe de la Ligue in 1997, playing in the final.
In August 2005, Okpara was arrested by French police on charges of raping his 13-year-old adopted daughter, Awawu Tina.
[6][7] In November 2017, he was arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrate Court for allegedly battering his wife of 25 years.