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Former Ghana defender John Paintsil has now switched his attention to acting after years of active football.
John Paintsil has been featured in a yet to be released Kumawood series titled Agya Bofoe.[ads2]
The series which has the likes of Clement Ebo Bonney alias Mr. Beautiful, Sylvester Sly is a production from popular actor Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin who also features in the series as a character.
Paintsil is among the characters for the series – this was disclosed in a picture trending online with the former Fulham right back and other Ghanaian movie stars.
As a footballer, John Paintsil played for Berekum Arsenal and Liberty Professionals in the Ghana Premier League before traveling abroad with his first stop being Israel where he played for the likes of Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv.[ads3]
Just after the 2006 World Cup where he shone he made a move to England where he played for West Ham before joining Fulham and then to Leicester City then back to Israel and spent his last playing days was spent in South African playing for Maritzburg United and Santos before hanging his boots.
He was appointed as the assistant coach of South African Premier League club Kaizer Chiefs in 2016.
Then 35-year-old worked alongside Chiefs head coach Steve Komphela, who was in charge of Paintsil at Maritzburg United before he was released some few months later.[ads4]
He now works for Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities as part of their backroom staff .
He made 89 times appearances for Ghana from 2001 -2013 playing at two World Cups 2006, 2010 and several AFCON tournaments.[ads5]