Kevin-Prince Boateng was on Sunday included in Ghana's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals.
Berlin-born Boateng played for Germany at every level up to and including under-21, but he recently opted to switch his allegiance to Ghana after becoming frustrated with a lack of opportunities under Joachim Low.
And he survived the cull which saw coach Milovan Rajevac reduce his squad from 30 players to the required 23. Stephen Adams, Eric Addo, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Laryea Kingston, Haminu Draman and Bernard Kumordzi were the men to miss out. Boateng's inclusion sets up a tasty encounter against Germany in Johannesburg on June 23.
The Portsmouth midfielder recently came in for criticism for a heavy challenge on Germany captain Michael Ballack in the FA Cup final which led to the Chelsea star being ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.
The match against Germany could also see Boateng come up against his half-brother Jerome, who plays for Hamburg.
Ghana were dealt a blow last week when it was confirmed key midfielder Michael Essien had been ruled out due to knee and ankle injuries which saw him miss the majority of the Barclays Premier League season with Chelsea.
Ghana and Germany are joined in Group D by Serbia and Australia.
The Ghana squad is: Richard Kingson, Daniel Agyei, Stephen Aholu; John Paintsil, John Mensah, Samuel Inkoom, Hans Adu Sarpei, Rahim Ayew, Lee Addy, Isaac Vorsah, John Mensah; Kwadwo Asamoah, Anthony Annan, Sulley Muntari, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Stephen Appiah, Andre Ayew, Derek Boateng; Asamoah Gyan, Prince Tagoe, Dominic Adiyiah, Matthew Amoah.
Source: PA
