Breaking News: Kevin-Prince Boateng named in Schalke's starting line-up to face Chelsea
Posted On Tuesday, 22nd October 2013
The 26-year-old has been named as the lead striker for the German side as they take on the English club in the UEFA Champions League match.
Boateng’s availability for the match against Chelsea means he has recovered from the injury that kept him out of the match between Ghana and Egypt.
His return is likely to spark fresh doubts about his commitment to the Ghana cause even though he missed Schalke’s league match against Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday.
This showed that he had not recovered from the knee injury that kept him out of the Black Stars’ 6-1 win over Egypt on Tuesday.
The midfielder sustained the injury just two days before he was supposed to have joined the Black Stars to prepare for the Egypt match.
The timing of the injury prompted fears that he had faked the setback to avoid the tough match while preserving his hopes of playing at the 2014 World Cup which guarantees huge publicity.
Boateng has been accused of picking and choosing which matches he wants to play for Ghana and avoids tough qualifying matches in Africa.
But the midfielder has genuine knee problems which have seen him undergo surgeries for about SIX TIMES on the troublesome left knee.
The Schalke midfielder suffered a knee injury while playing for the German club during a league match two weeks ago.
Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah was hoping further tests on the left knee problem could clear Boateng to play for Ghana in the match.
But the tests in Germany revealed that Boateng must undergo treatment for the injury which meant he will not be available for the match against Egypt.
CREDIT:GHANASOCCERNET
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