John Paintsil: Former Fulham and West Ham defender in stable condition after car crash

Former Premier League player John Paintsil is in a stable condition after being involved in a car accident.

The former West Ham and Fulham The defender was with two other members of Ghana's coaching staff when the incident occurred.

Paintsil is currently working as an assistant coach for the Ghana national team and was returning from a scouting mission.

Along with head coach Otto Addo and goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda, ​​Paintsil was returning from the Ghanaian town of Tarkwa when their vehicle collided with a pickup truck.

Fortunately, Paintsil's condition is stable despite the incident.

A Ghana Football Association The statement read: “The team had been on an official mission, observing the Champion of Champions clash between FC Samartex 1996 and Nsoatreman FC.

“The vehicle carrying head coach Otto Addo, assistant coach John Paintsil and goalkeeping coach Fatawu Dauda, ​​a Land Cruiser with registration number GR 6521-21, avoided a head-on collision with a pickup truck which swerved into its lane with some damage to the vehicle.

“We are pleased to report that all three members of the technical team are in a stable condition and will undergo further medical assessments, as a precautionary measure, upon their return to Accra.”

The Ghana FA also added that they were confident that the three coaches would make a speedy recovery.

Indeed, the organisation said it expects the trio to be “fit and ready to lead” Ghana in this week’s AFCON qualifiers against Angola and Niger this month.

Paintsil made his Premier League debut when he joined West Ham in the summer of 2006 after the World Cup, where Ghana reached the last 16 in their first appearance at the tournament.

During his time with the Hammers, he made 19 Premier League appearances before joining Fulham on a double deal alongside Bobby Zamora.

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At Craven Cottage, Paintsil made 75 league appearances between 2008 and 2011.

Then he joined Leicester City in the summer of 2011, after being signed by Sven-Göran Eriksson.

The defender made seven appearances before leaving English football the following year.

Paintsil is a legend of Ghanaian football, having earned 83 caps for his country, including at the 2010 World Cup, where the Black Stars narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals.