Prince Harry loses penalty shootout to German politican on TV

By : AFP

Date: 10 September 2023 2:52pm WAT

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Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (L) arrives with Mayor of Düsseldorf Stephan Keller (3rdR) in front of the City Hall of Düsseldorf, western Germany on September 9, 2023, prior to the opening of the 2023 Invictus Games. - The Invictus Games for wounded, ill, and injured service men and women will be held for the first time in Germany from September 9 until September 16. The 6th edition of the international sports festival is jointly hosted by the German Armed Forces Bundeswehr and the city of Düsseldorf. Around 500 competitors from 21 nations will compete in ten disciplines. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Prince Harry lost a penalty shootout with Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on German TV without scoring a goal on Saturday.

The Duke of Sussex, in Duesseldorf to open the Invictus Games, took on Pistorius and two athletes in the shootout on German late-night television.

Harry failed to convert any of his six shots against a modified goal, which included two openings for players to score in the absence of a goalkeeper.

Pistorius, a previous minister for sport in the German state of Lower Saxony, converted two of his six attempts.

Having promised to wear a Germany shirt if he lost the shootout, Harry donned a scarf of Bundesliga side Mainz when a Nationalmannschaft kit could not be found.