Ghana midfielder Michael Essien says he will not be available for next month\u2019s friendly against England but he\u2019s confident the Black Stars will win.<\/p>\n
This means he will also not play for his country in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo which takes place on 26 March.<\/p>\n
Coach Goran Stevanovic and Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi had hinted that the Chelsea star will play for his country from next month.<\/p>\n
This sparked concerns in certain quarters that he is only keen on returning to play in the high profile friendly against England<\/p>\n
But Essien insists he will not play in the match scheduled for Wembley on 29 March.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will definitely return to the team at some point in the future however it won\u2019t be for the upcoming games,\u201d Essien said on his website.<\/p>\n
Despite his absence, Essien says he will be at the Wembley Stadium to support the Black Stars<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I will be there to support the team,\u201d Essien said<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a Black Stars supporter like any other player or Ghanaian so I will be there. Predictions \u2013 Ghana to win.\u201d<\/p>\n
Essien has not played for the Black Stars since the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana midfielder Michael Essien says he will not be available for next month\u2019s friendly against England but he\u2019s confident the Black Stars will win. This means he will also not play for his country in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo which takes place on 26 March. Coach Goran Stevanovic and Ghana FA […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n