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Michael Essien will have 20,000 reasons for ending his exile from the Ghana side as he watches his country face England on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The World Cup quarter-finalists, who tugged at the neutrals\u2019 heart strings in South Africa last summer, have risen to 16th in the Fifa rankings-and much of the recent amazing journey has been completed without the Chelsea midfielder.<\/p>\n

Essien has not represented his country since being injured in the African Cup of Nations in Angola almost 14 months ago.<\/p>\n

Despite playing for Chelsea he has turned his back on the international stage.<\/p>\n

But 20,000 fervent Ghanaians at a sell-out Wembley for the friendly will remind Essien of what he is missing and assist Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi in his task of restoring the 28-year-old African icon to the side.<\/p>\n

Essien has taken time out on his international career -a decision criticised in Ghana -to help save his body from more wear and tear.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cI had two bad knee injuries playing for Ghana and they were part of the reason for taking a mini break. I had to give my body a chance to recover and so far, so good.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will be there at Wembley to support the team. I am a Black Stars supporter like any other player or Ghanaian. I also expect Ghana to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael Essien will have 20,000 reasons for ending his exile from the Ghana side as he watches his country face England on Tuesday night. 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