If the Reports below from Kickoff.Com are fully true, then my respect for Michael Essien and his career achievements is going to be thrown into the window.
After failing to sufficiently take care of his “old aged” father due to the fact that his Dad did not perform his fatherly duties when he was a child, the Chelsea football star is reported to be denying Ghana his services as a talented footballer.
I guess jilting is a disease affecting Essien’s personality. He jilted one of the most beautiful Actresses in Ghana-Nadia Buari after calling it a quit with Dela Ackumey, another beautiful Ghanaian young girl.
Now, the football ace seems to be jilting his own country and disposing the very fountainhead of our national pledge “I pledge myself to the service of Ghana”.
Essien was unable to play for Ghana during this year’s Fifa World Cup tournament as a result of an injury he suffered during the Africa Cup Of Nations.
However, Essien is back to the field and reports has it that, he has decided to concentrate on his club football and give international football a pause, ruling him out of Ghana’s opening National Cup qualifier against Swaziland.
Essien is said not to have been happy with the attention the Ghana football Association gave him during his injury. He is therefore going to put his club ahead of his country.
I guess when he retires from football; he will stay in his club then, not come down to Ghana…
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The Chelsea midfielder is back playing again after picking up a knee injury on Ghana duty at the Nations Cup in January and has played the full length of both Chelsea’s official games this season.
But reports say he has decided to concentrate on club matters in the meantime effectively ruling him out of Ghana’s opening Nations Cup qualifier against Swaziland in September.
Essien reportedly said: “I think I will be taking a break. Not retiring, just not playing all the time. I have to take the right decision for myself.
“I don’t know whether they will be disappointed because they have done fine without me.”
Rumours of Essien’s intentions to put his international career on hold began circulating last weekend. KickOffGhana.com has learnt from close associates of the player that he is grossly unhappy with the attention he got from the country’s football authorities during his long term injury.
That though will not stop the certain backlash that will follow if the reports are confirmed especially for a player whose commitment has been questioned by his critics.
Only this week Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac had said he was looking forward to the player’s return.
“Michael is still an important component of this side, he is a special player,” Rajevac told FIFA.com. “Essien brings a special dimension to this team. We are looking forward in having him back with us.”
Essien has 51 caps for Ghana and has represented the country at every level except for the Olympics.
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