Black Stars midfielder Sulley Ali Muntari has broken his silence and spoken for the first time about recent media reports suggesting he boycotted recent international matches. The player who is fit again after undergoing extensive treatment in France for a muscle injury has denied that he ever threatened to boycott the national team and has rather thanked Ghanaians for their prayers and support. He confirmed that he is now fully fit and hopeful as always of a call up for the next World Cup qualifier. "I kept quiet initially because i did not make much of all the stories but it looks like my silence may have raised doubts about my 100% loyalty to Ghana. "The Inter Milan star has been making headlines in Italy for the right reasons after becoming the second Ghanaian to win the Italian league trophy. This followed an impressive run by his club Inter Milan who clinched the Serie A title and thus making Muntari the second Black Stars player after Stephen Appiah who won the Scudetto in 2005 with Juventus. However back home in Ghana, it appears the hero has turned into a villain in some people's eyes. The peak of the controversy was when Sulley's mother, Hajiya Kande openly stated that without her son, the senior national team, the Black Stars would no longer be a force to reckon with in international soccer. “No Sulley, no Black Stars”, 42-year-old was the infamous interview aired on Fox FM in Kumasi and rebroadcast in Accra recently. The remarks seemed to have attracted disaffection and even scorn for the Inter Milan player lately. Muntari's reaction is this. "If my mum offended anyone then as her son, I say sorry. For me I see it as a mother who wants the best for her child and spoke out of emotion and not malice. Yes she got carried away because she still sees me as her little boy - she meant no harm but if people took offense then i am sorry. It is a closed chapter and we all have to move on." Muntari believes there are bigger goals to achieve and "better things to take up our time so we must not lose focus. Tracing his injury woes, the player said he picked up the injury six weeks before the end of the season but was given constant treatment by Inter doctors to enable him end the season. "I had to undergo the treatment immediately the season ended in order for me to recover." Muntari claims it would have been selfish for him to play at 60% so he informed the GFA so that a fully fit player like Kojo would get his chance. On his fracas with the former Youth and Sports Minister, the player said he only spoke his mind and was being honest. "It's a pity that people accused me of being rude to the minister. I hold nothing against him. Maybe he did not understand what I said to him and maybe I did not understand either - it is all in the past - we must focus and work hard towards South Africa 2010". The former Udinese and Portsmouth star beamed as he said he was so lucky to have the love and support of his fiance Miss Menaye Donkor "You know she keeps me in check and is always there for me so I am extremely blessed to have her by my side." The player then went on to heap tons of praises on the Black Stars especially captain Stephen Appiah who he says "commands a lot of respect and has a huge heart and fighting spirit.........he is a great captain and a great person." We have so many players with leadership qualities including John Mensah and Michael Essien whom he believes will explode by 2010 along with a fit again Laryea Kingston. "With so many players in good form we have to be optimistic but we also have to be focused so that we sail through the qualifiers." Muntari believes that Ghanaians will see an even better Kojo Asamoah next season after a tremendous campaign with Udinese in the Italian Serie A. "When I was at Udinese I was given all the support to succeed and I know Kojo will also make it there. God willing we will make to South Africa and I just pray that as individuals and as a team we peak just at the right time for Ghana." Credit: Soccerworld