{"id":435708,"date":"2011-06-04T00:39:49","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T00:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/04\/agyeman-badu-dedicates-goal-to-returnee-michael-essien\/"},"modified":"2011-06-04T00:39:49","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T00:39:49","slug":"agyeman-badu-dedicates-goal-to-returnee-michael-essien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/04\/agyeman-badu-dedicates-goal-to-returnee-michael-essien\/","title":{"rendered":"Agyeman-badu Dedicates Goal To Returnee Michael Essien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"47\">Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Patrick Akoto<\/strong><\/p>\n<div readability=\"7\"><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-30634\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/06\/agyeman-badu-dedicates-goal-to-returnee-michael-essien\/img_6572\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30634\" title=\"Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanasoccernet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/IMG_6572-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Agyeman-Badu scores to welcome Michael Essien back to the Ghana squad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu dedicated his classy goal to teammate Michael Essien who made a return to the national team after a one-year retirement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Udinese player netted a thunderbolt in the 78th minute that sealed a 3-1 win over Congo in a Nations Cup qualifier four minutes after goalkeeper Richard Kingson has made a howler to reduce the deficit to 2-1 against Congo in<\/p>\n<p>He ran to the dug-out to embrace the Chelsea ace and he paid glowing tribute to the man who played his first match for the Black Stars after a year absence due to a career threatening injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dedicate the goal to Essien because he has given me lots of support and confidence. I told him I was going to score during training and that is why I went to him after the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ghanasoccernet.com\/2011\/06\/agyeman-badu-dedicates-goal-to-returnee-michael-essien\/\" title=\"Agyeman-badu Dedicates Goal To Returnee Michael Essien\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agyeman-badu Dedicates Goal To Returnee Michael Essien<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Welcome to Ghanasoccernet.com, Ghana&#8217;s most authoritative football news website. 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