Boateng brothers could square off

Portsmouth midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng could play against his brother Jerome at the World Cup this summer. 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.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.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.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."We have spoken about it a few times," admitted Kevin-Prince in 11 Freunde magazine."If we do both make it into the starting XI, then we could actually be opponents."That is a bizarre scenario."According to Ghana's assistant coach Akwasi Appiah, Kevin-Prince has been given the green light to appear for the African nation."He has been given permission by FIFA," he told Sport Bild magazine.

Source: Team_Talk