“CK Akonnor is the greatest Ghanaian player i have ever watched “- John Paintsil

Ex black stars defender John Painstil has opted for CK Akonnor as the greatest Ghanaian player he has ever watched.

He explained that CK Akonnor is a team player, because he is not selfish and he could pop up to score goals at crucial stages to salvage the situation for his outfits.

CK Akonnor played for the Black Stars from 1992 to 2002 and featured in the 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations and even captained the Black Stars at the peak of his career.

John Paintsil, a former Black Stars defender, when quizzed to pick his greatest Ghanaian player surprisingly chose CK Akonnor over several football greats from the West African powerhouse like Abedi Pele, Mohammed, Abdul Razak, Asamoah Gyan, Michael Essien, etc.

“Football has two things; selfish play and playing for the team. CK was a player who could shoot from all angles. People who don’t believe can go and check out his goals. He can move to the right side and hit with the left. He was scoring 40, 30 yard free kicks. I don’t believe in players who like to dribble the entire field to score. I called that selfish play”.he told Kasapa FM in an interview.

John Paintsil represented Ghana at two FIFA World Cups: 2006 and 2010.

Credit:Thomas Freeman Yeboah