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The whole of Africa will watch as the Black Stars of Ghana will try to shine over 2006 World Cup hosts and bronze medalists Germany. Former Ghanaian President J.A Kufour made a joke to Franz Beckenbauer four years ago in which he revealed his dream of having a World Cup final between Ghana and Germany, with the Africans winning the encounter by a lone goal to nil.

Will the world witness something similar to this joke on Wednesday night at the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg?

Ghana vs Germany: The Kevin-Prince Boateng Factor

The first thing that makes the Ghana vs Germany encounter more exciting is the Kevin-Prince Boateng factor. The 23-year-old German-born midfielder will be experiencing the most important moment in his career so far when he will feature for the Black Stars on Wednesday. Kevin, who forced his way into the Ghana squad ahead of the 2010 World Cup after choosing to have a Ghanaian identity, is Germany’s number one enemy.

Everyone knows the story behind the resentment that lies between the player and German fans. It doesn’t only have to do with the fact that the Europeans were left puzzled by Kevin-Prince Boateng’s decision to change his German passport for a Ghanaian one.

In fact, it’s all down to what happened back in May when his reckless tackle on Michael Ballack – for which he didn’t see red – deprived the German captain from participating in the 2010 World Cup because of the injury that the Chelsea man sustained.

Pressure will be high on Kevin-Prince Boateng to surmount his emotions against Germany on Match-day Three as he might have to face a hostile treatment from fans of his country of origin. Coach Milovan Rajevac, who had to sweat before securing the services of Kevin-Prince Boateng for Ghana’s national football team, expressed his confidence over the state of his creative player by declaring:

“We keep talking to him, and he is preparing for the match. It is our responsibility to prepare him for such a game. Kevin is a professional and he will be ready for the challenge.”

But the Germans ruled out the Kevin-Prince Boateng factor as an important one, as Bierhoff insisted:

“It won’t be right for us to use our feelings or emotions and direct them against a single player. No matter who will be on the pitch for Ghana, we will need to concentrate on the game and avoid being provoked. We won’t be playing against Kevin-Prince Boateng after all, but against Ghana.”

Ghana Cautious

Sulley Ali Muntari’s misbehavior in the Ghanaian squad has let the majority of Ghanaian fans to call for the exclusion of the player. The Inter Milan midfielder is believed to have voiced angry comments at his coach and his team mates following the Black Stars’ failure to clinch promotion into the Last 16 against Australia.

Muntari was on the bench for most of that game while he didn’t participate at all in Ghana’s historic 1-0 victory over Serbia. With Kwadwo Asamoah, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Kevin-Prince Boateng, and Dede Ayew putting up impressive performances in Milovan Rajevac’s revolutionized Ghana squad, many Black Stars supporters have concluded that Muntari is of no use now.

Fans will pray that the former Udinese player, known for collecting yellow and red cards, won’t distract the team.

Now German-speaking Ghanaian defender Hans Adu Sarpei has another reason to be concerned. He called for his team mate to keep their cool throughout the game despite the tension that is expected to reign in the atmosphere. He said:

“I was born in Ghana but I grew up in Germany where I’ve spent my entire career so far. This is a big game and the do-or-die factor makes it much bigger. Myself, Kevin-Prince Boateng, and the rest of the team should be calm and go into the game with our minds and not our emotions as we have to avoid red cards.”

However, Hans Adu Sarpei is confident that his side can seal their qualification into the Last 16 of the 2010 World Cup as he revealed in a statement:

“Germany are strong, they are experienced. Their previous World Cup achievements explain how strong they are. But they also have a weakness which is in defense. We will certainly have a chance to score.”

Germany Ready To Overcome Ghana’s Threat

Surprisingly, Germany are not in the position to relax against Ghana. The 2006 World Cup hosts lost 1-0 to Serbia and now have it all to do against Ghana if they want to avoid an upset in Group D. Germany’s Per Mertesacker branded Wednesday night’s battle as an ‘absolute knockout game’ for his side while Coach Joachim Lowe praised the Ghanaians before boasting about his boys potential.

“Ghana are fast. They can play well on the counter and they don’t shy away from one-to-one duels because they are strong. They have players who can sprint fantastically.

“ Against Ghana, the general tempo will be higher than it was in our match against Serbia… The game will be quicker but fitness in the German squad is written with a capital ‘F’ and we can cope with it.”

Miroslav Klose won’t take part in this crucial encounter as he is serving his match-ban following the red card he sustained against Serbia. It has been revealed that Cacau will start upfront with Lucas Podolski. Watch out for Schweinsteiger and Podolski to create dangers against Ghana.

Ghana As Africa’s Only Black Hope

Without disrespecting Cote d’Ivoire who are still in with a chance of producing a comeback to survive Group G, Ghana stand out as Africa’s only hope. Sunday saw Cameroon eliminated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup which is the first staged in Africa. There were two more casualties on Tuesday as the host nation crashed out despite beating France in their last group game.

The story on the night of that day was more sorrowful as giants Nigeria miserably threw glorious opportunities to beat South Korea and thus reach the Round of 16 alongside Argentina. What’s wrong with Africans? Isn’t there any nation than can offer pride to the Black Continent?

Algeria actually earned respect already by playing a famous 0-0 draw against England last week. But talking about black countries (or sub-Saharan countries preferably), the Black Stars of Ghana should definitely be seen as Africa’s only hope. They could be the first – and only perhaps – sub-Saharan nation to qualify into the next stage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Can the Ghanaians show to rivals Nigeria and to the rest of Africa's 2010 World Cup contenders how to bring honor to Mama Africa?
 
 

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