Asamoah Gyan wants to continue seeing his name on the goal charts for Ghana after striking his first against Serbia at the World Cup.

The Rennes striker scored from a spot kick to give the Black Stars a deserved 1-0 victory in Group D.

His importance to Ghana has been underlined by his crucial goals including the vital opening goal against the Czech Republic at Germany 2006 and also the opening goals in the last two African Nations Cup tournaments.

However, he talks proudly of his scoring record with the national team. "If you see the past record, I was the first guy to score for Ghana in the World Cup – ever," he told FIFA.com.

"And I was the first guy to score in 2008 in the opening game. And I scored [Ghana's] first goal in the 2010 African Cup of Nations. This World Cup I was going there to just make sure I keep doing what I have been doing. I was saying to myself, 'if you score once again you can be the happiest man', you know. So when I was playing I was just concentrating, and I knew, I knew, I would score. I knew I would score, definitely."

Gyan, 24, is familiar with the expectations that come with his role in the Ghana set-up, having finally been laid off by a section of the supporters for their claim of a lack of goals.

"I've scored quite a lot of goals with my club and with the national team, and I've regained my confidence," he said.

"For a lone striker to be scoring all the time boosts your confidence."