Joseph Paintsil dedicated his two goals in KRC Genk's 4-0 win over Kortrijk to his late father who passed away in 2022 in Ghana.
After the match, Paintsil posted a photo of himself while celebrating his goals with a touching message that reads; "In memory of my late dad Mr Joseph Paintsil. It’s been one year since you left us but you are still strongly in our hearts.I dedicate last night’s brace to you."
Paintsil went ahead to applaud his teammates for dishing out a great performance against the bottom dwellers.
"Top performance from the entire team last night. We got the job done. Eyes on the next one," added Paintsil as he celebrated his teammates."
The 25-year-old has now scored six goals, provided four assists for the Smurfs in eighteen matches this season in the Belgian Pro League as they sit 5th on the summit with 31 points.
By: Pascal Amoah
