{"id":434804,"date":"2011-06-02T15:20:15","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T15:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/02\/who-should-be-benched-essien-or-kevin-boateng\/"},"modified":"2011-06-02T15:20:15","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T15:20:15","slug":"who-should-be-benched-essien-or-kevin-boateng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/02\/who-should-be-benched-essien-or-kevin-boateng\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Should Be Benched? Essien Or Kevin Boateng"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana’s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n
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Kevin Prince Boateng is fighting with Michael Essien for the Black Stars midfield place<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The return of Michael Essien to the Black Stars fold is giving coach Goran Stevanovic a selection headache ahead of Friday\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is because the Chelsea powerhouse shares the same position with AC Milan enforcer Kevin Prince Boateng.<\/p>\n

The two players have not played together in the same Black Stars team since Boateng switched nationality last June to play for Ghana instead of Germany.<\/p>\n

Now with both players available, who should partner the Agyemany Badu or Anthony Annan in the Black Stars central midfield position?<\/p>\n

Do you think Boateng should be shifted to another position of put on the bench?<\/p>\n

Or should Essien start from the bench?<\/p>\n

Make your views known using the box below:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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