Amoah Hopes To Win Ghana Recall

Matthew Amoah hopes his move to Dutch side SC Heerenveen
will help him win back a place in the Ghana squad.

The 31-year-old forward had an unsuccessful spell in Turkey
last season and has not played for the Black Stars since the 2010 World Cup.

But after returning to Netherlands, Asamoah told Tidesports
Source,  “I hope I haven’t played my last
match for Ghana.

“Coach Akwasi Appiah has not called me yet, but I think I
can still contribute to this team.”

Amoah made his international debut against Morocco in 2002
and has scored 13 goals in 43 appearances for his country.

He was instrumental in helping Ghana reach their first World
Cup finals in 2006 – and qualify again in 2010 – and is rightly proud of those
achievements.

“The World Cup 2006 in Germany was in my opinion Ghana’s
finest hour in football. It was the first time we attended a World Cup. We won
against the Czech Republic, which was one of the top performers in Europe at
that time,” he said.

“My role in the team in 2006 made it much more satisfying
than reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup in 2010. However, I was top
scorer for Ghana during the 2010 qualifiers.”

And Amoah believes he could play an important role in the
current squad in the qualifiers for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2014
World Cup now that he has returned to the country where he started his
professional career.

Since joining Vitesse Arnhem in 1998, Amoah has played in
Netherlands for all but three years of his career – a spell in Germany for
Borussia Dortmund between 2005 and 2007 and then last summer he joined Turkish
side Mersin Idman Yurdu.

That last move proved to be a disaster for the forward and
he revealed: “There was a great difference between the time I was introduced in
Turkey and right after signing the contract. The atmosphere suddenly changed.

“I played a couple of matches, but it just didn’t feel right
anymore. I wanted to leave as quickly as possible.”

But now Asamoah is feeling positive about the future, having
signed a two-year deal with SC Heerenveen, who are managed by legendary Netherlands
striker Marco van Basten.

“It is a club that has gone sky high over the last decade,”
he said. “They’ve become a challenger in the Dutch Eredivisie.

“Marco van Basten being the manager at the club is not the
only reason for me to sign with SC Heerenveen. However, he’s a good manager
because he is very clear about his vision and rules. You know what to expect.