The 24-year-old was part of the Black Stars team that reached the semi-finals of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, but his career took a nosedive afterwards and lost his place in the Black Stars.

Richmond Boakye Yiadom, however has rediscovered his form, remaining the only Ghanaian striker to bag 30 goals in 2017 at club level and justified himself on his return to the Black Stars, scoring a brace against Congo in a 1-5 win.

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Boakye Yiadom has explained how he managed to get his career back on track.

“When I was young like around my 20’s everybody was saying that I have talent. In football we have ups and downs. Sometimes it happens and I sat down and analyzed certain things that I realized was wrong with me,” he told Pulse Ghana Sports.

“When I went to Latina unfortunately I got a groin problem which took me out for four to 5 months. The injury caused me.

After the injury I just put my bad fortunes aside and put things in place with my manager Mr Oliver and my personal advisor Sharaj Ahmed and we came with a solution. This is what is working for me now and I am following that trend.”