Red Hot Ghana Winger Suffers Fresh Injury Ahead of Next Month's AFCON Qualifiers

• Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil has been hit with an injury setback
• The Black Stars winger suffered a shoulder injury in Genk's game against Royal Antwerp
• KRC Genk was beaten at home by the in-form Royal Antwerp

Joseph Paintsil could miss Ghana's upcoming AFCON qualifiers against Angola next month after picking up an injury while playing for KRC Genk.

The Black Stars forward suffered a shoulder injury during the match against Royal Antwerp and had to be replaced in the 81st minute.

The pacy winger, who has scored ten goals and provided ten assists in the Belgium First Division A League, is set to undergo a scan to determine the extent of his injury.

Paintsil was replaced by Angelo Preciado on Sunday as the Belgium league leaders lost narrowly to the in-form Royal Antwerp.

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"Painful defeat yesterday with an unfortunate shoulder injury. Thanks for the well-wishing messages. Hoping to be back stronger," Paintsil wrote on Twitter.

The extent of his injury could determine whether he will be available for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers next month against Angola.

Having missed the World Cup in Qatar, the 25-year-old is hoping to make a return to the national team following his blistering form in Europe.

Ghana will play Angola in a two-legged game.

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The winger opened the scoring for the visitors with a cleverly converted strike in the 17th minute.

But the hosts responded 12 minutes later through Stef Peeters, who scored from the spot to see the spoils of the game shared.

Paintsil blasts ex-Ghana coach

KRC Genk winger Joseph Paintsil has blamed former Ghana coach Otto Addo for taking away his World Cup dreams from him.

Paintsil has been in red-hot form for the Belgium league leaders, but the immediate-past Black Stars coach dropped him from the tournament in Qatar.

The 25-year-old was Ghana's best forward in Europe before the final team announcement, having scored six goals and provided six assists in 14 matches.