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Kevin-Prince Boateng reveals reason why he wouldn't ever have his first name on his shirt

The 30-year-old, the Ghanaian player, opts for 'Prince' on his jersey

Kevin was a birth certificate mistake, that is coming from Ghana midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng.

He has expressed his dislike for the his first name because of a small mistake on the birth certificate which stopped him being called Kelvin-Prince.

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Speaking to local station HIT Radio FFH while explaining why he only has the name 'Prince' on his shirt, he said "I don't like my first name. I should have been called Kelvin, that would have been a top name: Kelvin-Prince. That was a mistake on the birth certificate - no one knows that.

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He explains that his mum couldn't intervene because his mum had surgery right after the birth.

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The 30-year-old, the half-brother of Germany star Jerome Boateng, has played all 11 Bundesliga games for Eintracht since joining in August after a hurried departure for family reasons from Spanish club Las Palmas.

Boateng has played for AC Milan, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Hertha Berlin and Schalke.

He made the last of his 15 appearances for Ghana at the 2014 World Cup, but left the tournament under a dark cloud after a row with the then coach.

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