Essien injury blow for Chelsea and Ghana

CHELSEA have confirmed Michael Essien is out of the African Nations Cup with a knee injury.

Essien injury blow for Chelsea and Ghana
Tue, 19 Jan, 2010 - 00:00
Adrian Curtis

The Premier League leaders are expecting the Ghana midfielder to return later this week to their Cobham training ground, where the club’s own medical staff will assess the state of his injury.

Ghana’s team doctor has already claimed Essien, 27, will be out of action for at least a month after suffering the injury in training.

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