Former Ghanaian footballer, John Paintsil reveals his biggest regret in life. Furthermore, he stated he regrets being friends with some colleague footballers.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Paintsil\u2019s simple advice to young and upcoming footballers was<\/p>\n
\u201cbeware of who you call your friend and who you allow into your home\u201d.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Ghanaian right back made these comments in an interview with Serwaa Amihere on GhOne TV\u2019s \u201cCheers\u201d show.<\/p>\n
John Paintsil about his wife, and his football colleagues<\/h4>\n
\u201cMy advice to the young players is that they should be very careful who they call a friend and who they allow into their homes. The mistake I made was that I was very open and regarded most people as brothers but someone I call a friend sent a picture to my ex-wife while we were out and that started a whole lot of issues.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He added that he saw his real friends during his alleged assault case with his wife, Richlove somewhere in 2013 which landed him in Police custody.<\/p>\n
John Paintsil, 37, played for West Ham United, Fulham and Leicester City before hanging his boots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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