It was the most anticipated piece of news all week and the fact that it has come means injury permitting, the Portsmouth midfielder will play a key role for Ghana at the World Cup in South Africa.
The player will be thrilled by the prospect having effectively decided his international future did not lie with Germany where he was born and bred and for whom he played a few times at Under-20 level.
Refreshingly he did not hide the fact that his choice of Ghana while naturally influenced by the background of his Ghanaian father was fast tracked by the fact that Germany had consistently overlooked him.
Not that many people in Ghana will complain. Thanks to the availability of the English Premiership in every corner of the country, Boateng already has one of the key things required to do well in Ghana football which is the respect of it’s knowledgeable and highly opinionated football following.
After KickOffGhana.com broke the story on Wednesday morning and put it up on my status on Facebook, the response told the story of a nation expecting a lot from the 23-year old.
