Medeama SC striker Nathaniel Asamoah ended the first half of this season’s FCPPL as top scorer on Wednesday.
He took his tally to twelve goals with a brace in Medeama’s 3-1 victory over B.A United at the T&A Park in Tarkwa – a result which placed his club fourth on the league table.
The 25-year-old marksman has put his rich form down to “hard work and determination” after returning from an unsuccessful sojourn in Europe last season.
It will be recalled that Asamoah left Asante Kotoko after five games in his second season to sign for Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade in a four-year deal worth. He however endured a torrid time with the European outfit and cancelled his contract after one year over unpaid wages.
Asamoah returned to Ghana and signed a two-year deal with Medeama SC. He reveals he was short of confidence in his return to the local league last year.
“It’s all about hard work and determination,” says the goal getter.
“When you go to Europe and return [to local football], you struggle to play. First and foremost, you feel you have failed and disappointed yourself. It is there you need to psyche yourself.”
“It is one of the reasons I struggled to shine last season but this term, I have been so determined that come what may, what I know how to do best – that is, playing well and scoring, I will do it and it has come to pass.”
The local Black Stars forward believes his exceptional ability in applying the basics in scoring are paying off as he concedes most teams are tactically better now than the previous seasons.
“These days the teams are more tactical especially in defending and I think that has accounted for the less goals in some of the matches,” he opined.
“Most of the teams are tactically good but sometimes, it needs intelligent minds to open up defences and score. I think I have that quality to take on defenders and move at the right time and that is paying off.”
His closest shot at the goalking title was during his first season at Asante Kotoko four years ago. He was the leading scorer until he was displaced by then Berekum Chelsea striker Emmanuel Clottey at the latter stages of the 2011 season.
This term, Asamoah is widening the gap as early as possible by scoring four more than his closest peers. Gilbert Fiamenyo, Nuhu Fuseini, Noah Martey and Stephen Baffour Asare lag behind with 8 goals each at the end of the first round.
Asamoah’s 12 first round goals chronicled
Nathaniel Asamoah grabbed a brace four times with the rest being single goals in the eight games in which he found the back of the net during the first round of the 2015 First Capital Plus Premier League.
Match day 4 – Medeama 2-0 AshGold - Brace
Match day 6 - Medeama 1-0 Chelsea – One goal
Match day 8 - Bechem United 2-1 Medeama – One goal
Match day 9 – Medeama 1-1 Liberty – One goal
Match day 11 – Medeama 3-0 Edubiase – Brace
Match day 13 – Medeama 2-0 Aduana – Brace
Match day 14 – Hasaacas 2-2 Medeama – One goal
Match day 15 – Medeama 3-1 Aduana – Brace
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