Source: Team_Talk
Boateng brothers could square off
Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng could play against his brother Jerome at the World Cup this summer.[LNB] Kevin-Prince has been included in Ghana's preliminary 30-man squad for South Africa while Hamburg defender Jerome was one of 27 names revealed by Germany coach Joachim Low last week.[LNB]The brothers have a Ghanaian father and a German mother and, since neither have made their debut for either national team in a competitive match, they are still free to choose their allegiance.[LNB]Kevin-Prince appears to have picked Ghana after failing to convince Low to name him in the senior squad despite appearing for the Under-21s while Jerome, who is being linked with a summer transfer to Manchester City, looks set to make his competitive bow for Germany in South Africa.[LNB]With Ghana and Germany drawn in the same group at the World Cup, there is a strong possibility the pair will lock horns on June 23 in Johannesburg.[LNB]"We have spoken about it a few times," admitted Kevin-Prince in 11 Freunde magazine.[LNB]"If we do both make it into the starting XI, then we could actually be opponents.[LNB]"That is a bizarre scenario."[LNB]According to Ghana's assistant coach Akwasi Appiah, Kevin-Prince has been given the green light to appear for the African nation.[LNB]"He has been given permission by FIFA," he told Sport Bild magazine.
