Is it ironic that...

From the BBC - following a footballer from Ghana called Boateng, badly tackling a German player Ballack and preventing him from taking part in the World Cup.

"Ironically, Boateng could be part of the Ghana squad that will face Germany in Group D at the finals in South Africa."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8684774.stm