{"id":435203,"date":"2011-06-03T07:02:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T07:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/03\/ghana-coach-says-essien-will-be-key-in-black-stars-successes\/"},"modified":"2011-06-03T07:02:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T07:02:58","slug":"ghana-coach-says-essien-will-be-key-in-black-stars-successes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/03\/ghana-coach-says-essien-will-be-key-in-black-stars-successes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana Coach Says Essien Will Be Key In Black Stars Successes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana’s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n
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Michael Essien has returned to the Black Stars after a 16-month absence<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic says the presence of Michael Essien in the Black Stars squad will lift the side to a new level after recent successes of the team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Black Stars have the chance to extend their fine run under the Serbian boss who makes his home debut when they host Congo on Friday.<\/p>\n

But attention will be on Essien who returns to the squad after a 16-month absence.<\/p>\n

Stevanovic has been on the player\u2019s traces since taking charge in February.<\/p>\n

The Serbian coach says Essien will be key if the Black Stars are to meet expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need all of our best players if we want to meet the target of winning trophies and Michael Essien is one of those players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevanovic leads his charges to Brazzaville with an intention of grabbing a win thus an automatic qualification for the competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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