Ghana’s Kevin Boateng doubtful for Sudan clash
Posted On Sunday, 25th September 2011
Kevin-Prince Boateng could be ruled out of Ghana's 2012 Nations Cup qualifier at Sudan
Ghana midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng is unlikely to be fit for the Black Stars’ crucial clash against Sudan early next month because of injury.
The AC Milan player has been ruled out of the club’s next two matches against Cesena on Saturday and the clash with Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League in midweek.
He could be out for longer because of a rib injury which means he is unlikely to be available when Ghana open camp early next week for the game in Khartoum.
Milan have been beset by injuries this season, particularly to their forwards.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Pato are all recovering but according to AC Milan coach Allegri, Boateng will be out for long.
“Tomorrow’s basically impossible for Ibrahimovic. On Sunday we’ll see how he and Ambrosini are feeling,” Allegri said.
”They have the best chance of playing in the Champions League but not Boateng. Robinho is getting better. I hope to have him back soon.”
Ghana must get a result in Sudan to secure Group I’s automatic place at the 2012 African Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Boateng is struggling to recover from a rib injury he suffered while playing for the Italian side in their league opener against Lazio.
He aggravated the injury in the 2-2 draw with Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the Uefa Champions League.
The former Germany youth international is unlikely to be named in Ghana’s squad for next month’s 2012 Group I Nations Cup decider at Sudan.
AC Milan need victory against rock-bottom Cesena on Saturday to start climbing up the table.
After taking two points from their opening three games, Milan sit two places above the relegation zone and five points below the early pace-setters.
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This is old news. The match between Milan and Cesena has already been played. We want u to make your reporting current ghanasoccernet pls.
He did not even feature yesterday for Milan. The por lad is hurt. Ghanasoccernet please quit being nrgative towards the lad. It appears to me that you guys are always trying to incite negativity from the fans towards KPB. Even if KPB decides never to don a Ghana jersey again so what!
the match is not a world cup match=kvp injured lol. look we need to stick with the squad we used to play brazil. we have tallents so lets ignore this fool.
This is not about insult my brother when he scored against USA in the world cup i don’t you so him as a fool just stick to what u said keep the squad and thats all.
I guess anyone can say what they want on this site. It is really bad to read insults. People behaving like they are the overall judges of situations they do not even know of. KPB is a good player and a very good player for Ghana. What most of you do not realize, Our striking problem is not due to Ghana not having good strikers. Strikers need to be fed the ball in certain positions on the field to ensure maximum success,they do not get that supply most of the time.
When we played Brazil, Jordan did not get any supply that was worthy. We need play makers as much as strikers. There is Chemistry and style of delivery and understanding that should happen between Strikers and Playmakers. In a game of two or three goals we have to have at least two playmakers on the pitch in the hole.( Attacking mid-field) The playmaker has to also be a ball winning box to box player. Ghana has very few players with that quality. Most of you do not realize that. Kevin boateng is the best we have in that regard after Stephen Appiah who was perfect for that role. the dual role is key to transitional midfield play. So people should stop wishing that he never plays for the stars. Do not count the Brazil Game. Ghana had something to prove, Brazil did not really, even though they needed to win. We went in playing harder than they did. If it was a qualification match it would have been different.
Kevin is very much needed.
Useless comments…
Adahunzu, my friend, you make some good points except one. The problem with fans is that they go with whatever the coach thinks is best. The best playmaker on our team is Derek Boateng but ofcourse people will think I’m crazy. Go back to his junior level days and you’ll se what I mean. But you get these dumb coaches who do not not understand the theory that each player is fit for a certain position based on his body structure and style of play. Derek Boateng is not a defensive midfielder; he’s an assistant striker. But again, nobody will ever understand because you’ve been blinded by these dumb coaches who coach based on luck and talent.
who cares
Fake injury… Sudan forget, Boateng will not go. It is time we snub this guy.
Coby, you’er right! Derek Boateng is a supporting striker and NOT a defensive midfielder. He can play as a playmaker which we so much need in the BS. At U20, that was the role he played. He’s strong on the ball and has good ball control which is good for creating goal scoring opporunities. BS coaches give him a try in this position.
ghanasoccernet wat is this suppose to mean???i respect u a lot but i guess u guys hav a vry big problem wif kpb boateng.his injury is very serious.how can u guys insult somebody just like that without knowing the true fact???he is injured n hasnt featured in ac milans games for the past two weeks.
ghanasoccernet pls put a BIG STOP to this kind of behaviour towards kpb becuz u guys are found of doing that.LEAVE HIM ALONE,HEIS INJURED PERIOD.
Michael Essein was doing the same guess what? He is experiencing the real deal.I wish him speedy recovery though. KPB feigns injury. To hell with him. For qualifying series he does not want play. He pick and choose what he want play. He is not Madonna or Pele. Talents are abundant in Ghana.
you may be right Coby and all you guys writing about Derek’s position. He does not play attacking mid now with his club and he hasn’t played that for many years. That might be his choice or the coaches might have realized he is better at the Defensive mid position. He will undoubtfully tell his coaches his preference. somehow he has been moved to the D-mid position and I have not heard of him complaining about it ever. For a carear a lot of players shift position to get included in teams and for different reasons. the D-mid position is a rare position. Coaches have a lot of difficulty finding players who are good and want to play it. That is the most difficult position to find players for( those that are good) Siezing the opportunity to play it can get you on a team faster than any other position. Normally we convert center D-Backs into that position. He has to play that position for his club to be selected to play there for the Black Stars.
I told one of my friends that he will fake injury before the Ghana Congo clash. I was insulted. The same friend who insulted me call me to break the news. I told him I was not surprise.It was a trend. After the match between Ghana and Congo he will recover. Let forget him.