CARSON, Calif. -- LA Galaxy forward Joseph Paintsil has been called up to the Ghana national team for its upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, the club announced Wednesday.
Paintsil will join the Black Stars for fixtures against the Central African Republic on Oct. 8 in Morocco and against Comoros on Oct. 12 in Ghana.
JP called up 🇬🇭
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) October 2, 2025
Joseph Paintsil has been called up by the national team for Ghana for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Central African Republic in Meknès, Morocco on October 8 (9:00 a.m. PT) and Comoros in Accra on October 12
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This latest call-up follows his previous selection during the September international window, where Ghana faced Chad and Mali. It comes as the 27-year-old is in exceptional form for his club.
Since returning from his previous call-up, Paintsil scored a first-half hat-trick in the Galaxy's 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Sept. 27, a performance that earned him MLS Player of the Matchday honors.
Paintsil has been directly involved in 14 goals in his last 11 home matches for the Galaxy.
As a result of his international duty, Paintsil will miss the Galaxy's MLS match against FC Dallas on Oct. 11. The Galaxy travel to face FC Dallas this Saturday, Oct. 4, in their final match before the international break.