The 27-year-old Chelsea and Ghana midfield player missed a large part of the season due to knee and ankle injuries and has hardly played any competitive football since December.
Milovan Rajevac, the Ghana coach, had hoped Essien would be passed fit for the tournament in South Africa this summer, but the Ghana Football Association today announced he was not expected to be back in action until the end of July.
“An evaluation by a combined team of medical experts from the Ghana Football Association and Chelsea Football Club revealed that Essien will not make full recovery until the end of July,” a statement read.
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