Repairing his lost glory in the best of pages. Scoring in the German Cup and establishing his true credentials and footballing skills not only lifts some weight over is shoulders after a long stay on the sidelines but cements his status as one of the potential frontmen for us at the World Cup.
Wish him all the best!
Ghana striker Prince Tagoe established his credentials and silenced German football on Tuesday night after scoring in his only second appearance in the country's top competition, seven months after being told his career was over.
The 23-year-old scored for his first goal in German football even though his club Hoffenheim were defeated 2-1 by defending champions Werder Bremen in the German FA Cup game.
The attacker joined the Sinsheim outfit from Al Ettifaq last summer, but a dubious medical report from some Hoffenheim officials claimed the Ghanaian had a heart problem making him unfit to play football
Hoffenheim then aborgated his contract but his agents fought the club and had his contract reinstated and further tests showed he was fit to play.
This paved the way for him to make his debut last week, shaming the club officials, particularly sporting director Jan Schendelmeiser, who had pressed for Tagoe's contract to be cancelled.
But the Ghanaian determined to establish his credentials shamed his doubters when he scored his first goal to revive his hopes of playing for Ghana at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Werder Bremen advanced to the semi-finals of the German Cup after beating fellow Bundesliga side Hoffenheim 2-1 in Bremen.
Naldo opened the scoring for the home side in the 27th minute and substitute Hugo Almeida found the winner in the 76th, after Prince Tagoe had equalised for the visitors in the 73rd minute.
Midway through the first half Bremen took the lead after Luiz Gustavo fouled Marko Marin on the edge of the area and Brazilian defender Naldo scored from the resulting free-kick.
Surprisingly Bremen then allowed Hoffenheim back into the game and the visitors could have drawn level shortly before the break through Sejad Salihovic and Vedad Ibisevic, but both failed to find the target.
Hoffenheim coach Ralf Rangnick brought on Ghanaian striker Tagoe in the 71st minute and the substitute took just 89 seconds to get his name on the score sheet when he headed a Christian Eichner cross past Christian Vander, who had come on for injured goalkeeper Tim Wiese at half-time.
Bremen substitute Hugo Almeida put the home side back ahead just three minutes later though as he ran onto a Pizarro pass before unleashing a powerful long-range effort from just inside the area.
Hoffenheim then threw caution to the wind as they went forward in search of a winner, but the Bremen defence stood firm to see the defending champions through to the semi-final.
The three other semi-finalists will be determined on Wednesday, as three lower division clubs seek to make it into the round of the last four.
Bayern Munich are at home to second division Greuther Fuerth, while Schalke 04 travel to third division club VfL Osnabrueck.
Cologne are away to high-flying second division club Augsburg.
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