Pantsil content with Ghana legacy
Posted On Tuesday, 26th June 2012
John Paintsil satisfied to be Ghana's second most capped player
Defender John Pantsil says he will be content with his achievements with the Ghana national team if he fails to make a return.
The 31-year-old, currently unattached, was overlooked for Ghana’s opening 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zambia.
There are fears his international career is over after ten years of service.
Pantsil racked up 85 caps under his belt to emerge the second most capped national team player behind Richard Kingson.
“What I know is that national team is not for only one person, it is for all Ghanaians and therefore anyone is entitled to play,” the former Fulham defender told MTNFootball.com
“I have been in the Black Stars team for ten years and I have done what many could not do.
“If you look at people who have played most in the national team, Richard Kingson is first and I am second in the highest appearance, 85 games for the national team.
“So am proud of it, if I don’t come back again I would be pleased for what I have achieved for the nation but if I come back I will continue with my good works for the nation.”
Pantsil played at two FIFA World Cup finals and made four Africa Cup of Nations appearances.
Source: MTNFootball.com.
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John is a great player in BS,we shd gives him d needed respect but ghanaian media always put old age onto him but dey 4get Kantago of Zambia who is a military man and clubless but still active.Infact ghanaian media are very too know,dey always pretends as coaches dats why BS is like Accra to Kumasi road (not good).
Well said Bro. I think it is high time our journalists stop these unnecessary talks all the time. They should take a cue from Italy’s Pirlo who is grown but plays beautifully for the national team at the euro 2012. He’s now their anchored man in midfield. Why Ghana can’t learn from this. But our journalists always retire our cherish players prematurely with their noise. Players like Stephen Appiah can still play and makes an important impact in the team.
What?Painstil is about 42 years old.
@boss pliz dnt show yo bitternes n frustration by tokng abat our katongo.for yo own information katongo’s work rate on th pitch is > the entire ghana squad.And who tod u he is clubles, if players lik ayew can hav a club wat abt workholics lik katongo,swalow yo prid ma african brotha.