Ghana midfielder Michael Essien ruled out of World Cup through injury
May 28th, 2010 - 1:54 am ICT by BNO NewsACCRA (BNO NEWS) — Ghana’s Black Stars midfielder, Michael Essien, has been ruled out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup due to an injury, the Ghana Football Association announced on Thursday.
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. “The Ghana Football Association wishes him full recovery and a quick return to football action,” it said in a statement.
Essien has been recovering from a knee injury picked up at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola in January.
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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