{"id":606702,"date":"2019-04-10T10:13:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n2019-04-10\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/3"},"modified":"2019-04-10T10:13:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T10:13:03","slug":"ghana-needs-a-bit-of-luck-to-win-the-afcon-michael-essien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/10\/ghana-needs-a-bit-of-luck-to-win-the-afcon-michael-essien\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana needs a bit of luck to win the AFCON- Michael Essien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Wednesday, 10 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>GHANAsoccernet.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-10<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/35422755.295.jpg\" alt=\"ESS MIC\" title=\"ESS MIC\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former Black Stars midfielder Michael Essien insists Ghana will need &#8220;a bit of luck&#8221; to be able to win the Nations Cup in Egypt in June. <\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars have come close to winning the title twice in the last decade but lost agonizingly to Egypt in 2010 and to Ivory Coast in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the AFCON in June, Essien believes with a group of hungry players, good management and luck the country can end it&#8217;s 37 year wait for a major trophy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need good hungry players, good management and a bit of luck to win titles in football and I have no doubt the team will be doing everything to win it,\u201d the former Chelsea star told goal.com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt won\u2019t be easy because there are so many strong teams in Africa who will be looking to win it, so it\u2019s going to be a big battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sure the guys will be ready and we will find out in due course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana have been seeded in pot 1 of the draw to be held on Friday in Cairo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-size: 90%; background-color: #eeeaea; padding: 5px; margin-top: 10px;\">\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/03\/1551782796_787_96124592.jpg\" style=\"padding-right:2px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"border:0; padding:0;width:100%; vertical-align:middle; font-size:11px;\">Courtesy of <b>GHANAsoccernet.com<\/b> &#8211; Ghana&#8217;s leading football news website. 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