Legal action  could be taken against former Black Stars right back John Paintsil, after his "friend with benefits" accused him of owing her R3000 he received as loan from her last month.

Lebo , a 24-year-old lady, told Sunday World how she sexually got involved with Paintsil, the assistant coach of South African giants Kaizer Chiefs.

"I was stuck on the side of the highway because my car was overheating. John stopped and assisted me, that's how we hooked up and started having sex. We are not dating, it's just a hook up where we just have sex," she said.

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Paintsil, 35, however denied the allegation of sexual relationship with August, saying she is only his friend and they do take pictures together.

"I owe her R3000? What did I buy from her?'' he quipped, in a telephone interview with Sunday World.

"I don't have a girlfriend with that name.''

He went on to claim the person who is accusing him of owing August money is out to destroy him.

August contacted reporters or Sunday World and said Paintsil called and begged her to deny knowing him or having had sex with her.

"He wanted us to chat through SMSes so that he can use it as proof when he opens a case against Sunday World," she said.

"He told me that if the story was published, his reputation and job will be on the line.

"What angers me is that in all these conversations he says nothing about paying back my money.''

August explained that Paintsil was a "good guy since we hooked up", claiming he former Ghana international started misbehaving along the line.

"We sometimes slept at my place or at his place in the south [of Joburg], next to The Glen shopping mall. We also slept at a hotel once because there was no electricity at his townhouse.

"What pissed me off is that he borrowed money from me claiming that his bank card was swallowed by an ATM and he never paid me back. He promised to pay me back the following day but he has been giving me a run-around ever since.

"He is basically refusing to pay me back and I had saved that money for my younger brother's school transport,'' she said.

August her little brother has not been able to go to school for a week due to Paintsil's delay in repaying the money he borrowed.