Ghana winger Joseph Paintsil has shared how his twin sister, Josephine, influenced his decision to join MLS side Los Angeles Galaxy FC.
A decision that has proven to be the right one after the forward inspired the LA club to the final of the 2024 Major League Soccer final.
“I was feeling good, my twin sister was feeling good, so I think it was the right decision for me to take. So, I told my agent that, yeah, I just, we just need to do this. No matter what, how we need to do it, we need to do it. And as you can see, I’m really blessed that everything was really going as planned,” he said.
LA Galaxy will face New York Red Bulls in the final of the competition with hopes of winning the title for the sixth time.
Before moving to LA Galaxy, Ghanaians were hoping Paintsil would stay in Europe following his impressive numbers with KRC Gent.
However, his sister advised him to move to the United States.
“I never make my decision without my twin sister, because she really means a lot to me. And sometimes she feels something that, she really doesn’t like it. And sometimes she feels really something bad, she always calls me and finds out if I’m OK. And whenever she feels something bad, I also feel something that’s really off, you know?” he explained.
“It’s because I came with her in the same womb as my mom. So, I think we are connected,” Paintsil continued.
“The most important thing is my twin sister, whatever she says, it always goes with my spirit, and I always take it, and we all make the same decision, and I just took it. And as you can see, we made a good decision.”
