Good to be back: Inkoom excited with Black Stars return

US based Samuel Inkoom has expressed profound delight and gratitude to new Black Stars coach, Avram Grant for handing him a return to the national team.

A hitherto regular feature in the Black Stars since breaking through in 2010, Inkoom did not play for even a minute at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil even though he was in the 23-man squad and has not earned a recall for international duty since.

Until now, that is.
The right wing back has been handed an international lifeline after he was named by Coach Grant in the national team's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations provisional 31-man squad that begins training in Accra today ahead of their departure to a pre-AFCON camping in Spain on Saturday.

'I'm very grateful for yet another opportunity to prove myself in service of my homeland . I am very happy for the show of confidence and excited to prove to Avram Grant that he made the right choice," Inkoom has said.

Meanwhile, the player has blasted a section of the Ghanaian media for apparent 'inaccurate' reports that his agent was not aware of Inkoom's recent transfer from DC United to Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer. A transfer the player says has yet to be agreed even though both clubs' official websites confirmed.

"It was drawn to my attention that on December 28, 2014, some websites in Ghana had publications about me which stated that my agent is unaware of a transfer involving me. This is simply not true," Inkoom said.

 'As far as my agent and I are concerned, Houston Dynamo went through the appropriate channels in their attempts to secure my service. We are however yet to find an agreement with them. I therefore wonder why publications will put together a story when they have not gathered any of the facts,' Inkoom quizzed.

The comments attributed to me in the Ghanaian media regarding Samuel Inkoom's proposed move to Houston Dynamo are completely inaccurate. — christian emile (@ChristianEmile) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0