against Togo, Tagoe was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations by Ratomir Dujković. He only played a total of 49 minutes (appearing in two games), as the team exited the tournament at the group stage. Tagoe was selected by Milovan Rajevac as part of the final 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He played in all three group matches, as a starter, but did not feature during the knockout stage, where Ghana was eliminated by Uruguay in the quarter-finals. Style of play Tagoe played primarily as a centre forward or a striker. In 2006, prior to the 2006 African Cup of Nations, Ghana coach Ratomir Dujković stated that "He is a promising player and I think he will be one of Africa's best players in the near future,". With a height of over six feet, Tagoe could be played a target man with good aerial controls and heading ability. He boosts of having speed and an outstanding vision along with an eye for goal and clinical finishing which contributed to him scoring 18 goals in the 2004-05 Ghana Premier League. These qualities and his goal-scoring prowess earned him the nickname the ''Prince of goals''. In 2006, FIFA.com, also made reference to him being seen as the ''Prince of Darkness'' to his defenders and markers who he could outrun and punish by scoring goals due to his lanky physique and speed. Due to his speed he was mostly played as a right winger by Milovan Rajevac during the 2010 FIFA World Cup . He later on revealed that he struggled in that role and referred if he had been a backup striker to Asamoah Gyan or played in a two top striker formation along with Gyan as the duo did whilst playing for the Black Meteors, the Ghana under-23 team. Television, punditry In March 2021, After playing outside Ghana for over 13 years, Tagoe returned to Ghana and was recruited to work as a sports television panellist along with Charles Taylor on Angel TV sports programme. In 2021, he showed his plight with new Ghana national team budget of $25 million which Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo disclosed had been earmarked for the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations tournament campaigns. Statistics Club International International goals Ghana score listed first; score column indicates