Why are the Boateng brothers from different countries?

The Boateng brothers play for different countries because Kevin-Prince Boateng has dual nationality of Germany and Ghana, and Kevin-Prince Boateng lacks the ability to be The chance to be called up by Germany and thus play for Ghana.

On June 24, 2009, Kevin-Prince Boateng announced that due to the lack of opportunities to be called up by his home country, he would play for Ghana and hoped to make the Ghana team for the 2010 World Cup. One of the army lists. He failed to feature for Ghana as his application to change his nationality has still not been approved by FIFA. On May 7, 2010, Ghana head coach Milovan Rajevac included him in the preliminary 30-man squad for the 2010 World Cup. On May 12, FIFA finally approved his application to change nationality, making it clear for him to represent Ghana in the 2010 World Cup.

Extended information:

Kevin Prince Boateng fulfilled his wish to play for the Ghana team in the 2010 World Cup and wear the No. 23 jersey. On June 23, 2010, in the World Cup group match, Ghana, where Kevin Boateng played, met Germany, where his younger brother, Jerome Boateng, played. Both started as starters. As a result, the German team ended with 1 -0 wins.

This is the first time that two brothers have played for two teams against each other in an international competition. On June 26, Ghana, the only African team to advance to the knockout rounds, eliminated the United States 2-1 in overtime in the round of 16. Kevin Boateng opened the scoring for Ghana with a wonderful goal in the game. This was also his first goal for Ghana.

The Boateng brothers have the same dark complexion and the same football talent, just because they are connected by blood. But different living environments created two completely opposite personalities for the brothers. Jerome's tattoo reads "Be the greatest" in Ghanaian. He loves listening to Ghanaian music and has made Ghanaian friends in Germany, but his dream is to wear the German team jersey. Prince's tattoo reads "The world is yours" in English.

Prince is dressed in a hip-hop outfit with baggy jeans and fancy T-shirts, showing his uninhibitedness and flamboyance. He grew up in a Berlin slum. When his father Boateng left home, he was only 1 year old. There are also 4 brothers and sisters. Jerome, who does not smoke or drink and has received formal education, has the rigor of a German in his movements. The reason why Prince was not selected for the German team was because he always wanted to be the main player and always arrived late and left early in training. At the age of 27, he decided to switch to Ghana. As a midfielder, Jerome was once willing to be a substitute for the German team.

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