The Centre Circle

It has been confirmed by Ghana and Chelsea officials that Michael Essien has failed to recover from his long standing knee injury, which prevented him from playing for his club during the last 4 months of the Premiership season. He sustained the injury in training for the African Nation’s cup back in January and now it has ruled him of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa. This is a huge blow for the chances of Ghana who face Serbia in their first game on June 13th.