John Paintsil: Photos of New Ghana Assistant Coach as an Actor Trends Following Appointment

• Joseph Paintsil has been appointed Ghana's assistant coach
• The ex-Fulham defender will join Otto Addo's backroom staff
• The Black Stars will face Nigeria in a friendly in Morocco

Former Ghana defender, John Painstil has been all over the news in his native following his appointment as the new assistant coach of the Black Stars.

His inclusion into the new backroom staff of the senior national team has raised questions with followers of Ghana football doubting his coaching expertise.

While others have doubts over his abilities, it is his role in a Ghanaian move that has dominated social media.

Old photos of the ex-Fulham and West Ham player acting has been trending for the past two days on various social media platforms.

Top facts about Royal AM players, history, achievements and much more

Football

The 42-year-old has also come under intense criticism for backing the current Ghana Football Association following the Black Stars' early Africa Cup of Nations exit.

How social media reacted to Paintsil's appointment

@Blaqqkoffi wrote:

Few months ago Ghana assistant Coach John Paintsil was into Movies

@manuelphrimpz added:

If you want to give up in life just remember that John Paintsil was once an actor and now Black Stars Assistant Coach

@garyalsmith posted:

We now understand why John Paintsil espoused those views on UTV a month ago. Nothing wrong with those views at all, but there's nothing wrong with us also putting two and two together. Las las, everybody go dey OK.

@PayaseVandamme tweeted:

Please who made Kumawood star John Paintsil our assistant Black Stars coach? Eii Ghana Football, so this is where we reach

@yobeng added:

John Paintsil worked his way proper to be assistant coach of Black Stars. You wanted him to critic the FA on UTV. Man has bread to make

Ghana's World Cup squad in 2022: Who is in, out, and why?

Football

@Muftawu_Nabila wrote:

I would be shocked if the Ghana FA decides to keep John Paintsil as assistant coach. It is a massive own goal to score. The optics? That's a PR disaster. Not healthy though I wish him and the rest of the team well.

Otto Addo names squad for Nigeria clash

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Mohammed Kudus and Andre Ayew have been named in Otto Addo’s 26-man list for Ghana’s upcoming international friendly games against Nigeria and Uganda.

The Black Stars will face the Super Eagles on March 22 at the Grande de Marrakech, Morocco, before taking on the Cranes of Uganda four days later in the same venue.

According to Complete Sports, captain Ayew, forward Jordan Ayew, Kudus, Osman Bukari, Salis Abdul Samed, and Elisha Owusu have been named in Addo’s first squad since his return as coach was confirmed on Friday.