AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has been axed from Ghana’s squad to face Nigeria in a friendly as exclusively revealed by GHANAsoccernet.com days ago.
The German-born player is not part of coach Goran Stevanovic's 18-man squad for the game against the Super Eagles in London on 9 August.
Angry coaching staff is understood to have taken the decision after another question of his loyalty to the Ghana cause emerged.
Boateng claims he is recovering from surgery and wanted to be excused for the game but angry officials opted not to contest his claims but to give the chance to other players.
It now looks like the coaching staff are ready to get rid of Boateng if he does not show more commitment to the West African country.
Despite claiming he is not fit for the Nigeria game, Boateng played for AC Milan in Wednesday’s a friendly against Solbiatese.
He has since been training very hard with AC Milan but not fit enough to play for the country that rescued his dwindling career.
The latest revelation adds to a catalogue of Ghana matches Boateng has missed for suspicious reasons.
He suffered a massive public backlash in March when he refused to turn for the crucial Nations Cup qualifier against Congo away in Brazzaville.
But two days later he presented himself to play in the high-profile Ghana-England friendly which sparked fury among Black Stars players and fans.
He was snubbed by team officials who suspected he was picking and choosing the matches he wants to play for the Black Stars.
The latest revelation will do little to endear him to Ghanaians who feel used by the German-born player whose career was going nowhere when he was rescued by Ghana last year.
He was sacked from the German youth national team for indiscipline and was offloaded by Tottenham for non-performance before he secured a switch to the then struggling Portsmouth.
His career was saved when he secured a nationality switch to play for Ghana at the 2010 World Cup and got the move to AC Milan after the Black Stars excelled at the tournament in South Africa.
Already Ghanaians, including some popular pundits are alluding to the fact that he opted for Ghana only to market himself at the World Cup.