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Title: How much would Ghana miss Essien at World Cup?
Post by: Zeppo on April 24, 2010, 03:26:21 AM

How much would Ghana miss Essien?

At their first World Cup four years ago, Ghana's campaign came off the wheels when Chelsea star and midfielder Michael Essien missed the second round clash against Brazil.

Even with him the Black Stars' hopes were slim but without a man whose group displays were heroic, those hopes were wafer-thin - as shown when Brazil won 3-0.

Now Ghana's World Cup dreams are being revised again with the news the midfielder may not just miss the last five months of Chelsea's season but June's finals as well, because of a nagging knee problem.

"Until I know how the injury improves, it'll be difficult to say whether I'll make the World Cup," he told Ghanaian media this week.

(continue) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/piersedwards/2010/04/how_much_would_ghana_miss_essi.html)

Title: Re: How much would Ghana miss Essien at World Cup?
Post by: Tallman on May 11, 2010, 10:12:31 AM

He's been named to the 30-man provisional squad.