{"id":448357,"date":"2011-06-27T09:36:51","date_gmt":"2011-06-27T09:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/27\/mathew-amoah-i%e2%80%99m-ready-for-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2011-06-27T09:36:51","modified_gmt":"2011-06-27T09:36:51","slug":"mathew-amoah-im-ready-for-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/27\/mathew-amoah-im-ready-for-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Mathew Amoah: I\u2019m ready for Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"78.6065737052\">\n<p>You Are Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/sports\/\" title=\"View all posts in Sports\" rel=\"category tag\">Sports<\/a> \u00bb Mathew Amoah: I\u2019m ready for Black Stars<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Page last updated at Monday, June 27, 2011 9:09 AM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mathew-Amoah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62446\" title=\"Mathew Amoah\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Mathew-Amoah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mathew Amoah<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghana and Nac Breda striker Mathew Amoah says he is always ready to play for the Black Star despite having last featured for the national team about a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The 30 year old has not played for the national team since the 2010 World Cup where he only made two substitute appearances.<\/p>\n<p>The prolific goal poacher twice failed to play make the squad for African Nations Cup qualifiers due largely to injuries but he is yet to be given a call up under new coach Goran Stevanovic.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on E-TV\u2019s Sports Live, Mathew Amoah stressed that he is looking forward to a comeback to the national team nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always ready. But this question has to go to the coach because he is the right person to answer this question,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still playing football so I haven\u2019t stopped.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran of two world cups in 2006 and 2010 added that \u201cIf I get the chance to play, I will play and if not I will play at my club in Holland and do what I can do.<\/p>\n<p>Amoah, who has had a very eventful career in Holland first playing for Vitesse Anaheim before moving to German side Borussia Dortmund, says he is not ruling out a possible move from Nac Breda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn football you never know. I can\u2019t tell you but we will see what God will do for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes I have a two year contract with them. I signed for three years and I have played one remaining two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think if I go back I will play for Nac Breda and if something is coming in, right now I don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n<p>Amoah played an important role in Ghana\u2019s first ever qualification for the World Cup in 2006, scoring three goals in three consecutive qualifying matches.<\/p>\n<p>He also finished as Ghana\u2019s leading scorer in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, scoring five times in the Black Stars\u2019 march to a second successive tournament.<\/p>\n<p>By Erasmus Kwaw<\/p>\n<h4>Comments<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2011\/06\/27\/mathew-amoah-i\u2019m-ready-for-black-stars\/\" title=\"Mathew Amoah: I\u2019m ready for Black Stars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mathew Amoah: I\u2019m ready for Black Stars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> You Are Here: Home \u00bb Sports \u00bb Mathew Amoah: I\u2019m ready for Black Stars Page last updated at Monday, June 27, 2011 9:09 AM \/\/ Mathew Amoah Ghana and Nac Breda striker Mathew Amoah says he is always ready to play for the Black Star despite having last featured for the national team about a year ago. 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