Essien ruled out of World Cup

  1. Posted on Thursday 27 May 2010 - 15:19
    AfricaNews editor
    AfricaNews Monitoring Team Credit: ghanafa.org
    Ghana and Chelsea midfielder, Michael Essien, has been ruled out of the 2010 Fifa World Cup. An evaluation by a combined team of medical experts from the Ghana Football Association and Chelsea Football Club revealed that Essien will not make full recovery until the end of July.
    Essien
    The Ghana Football Association wishes him full recovery and a quick return to football action.

    The midfielder was in line of making his second consecutive appearance at the World Cup following his debut four years ago in Germany.

    Ghana opens its World Cup campaign in group D against Serbia on June 13.

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