Ghanaian midfielder Micheal Essien has announced his retirement from international football.
The former Chelsea midfielder announced his retirement from the Black Stars to pave way for the younger generations.
The 35-year-old, who is currently without a club after parting ways with Indonesian outfit Persib Bandung, last featured for the Black Stars in 2014 at the Fifa World Cup in Brazil.
Micheal Essien has not featured for the Ghana Black Stars after the team’s abysmal performance in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
“If I am called to the Black Stars, No!” he told GHOne TV.
“This is because I am retired. I even retired before we went to the World Cup in Brazil but I was called to come and help.
And then in Brazil they treated me like…”
Essien has had many run-ins with the Ghana national team suffering his most horrific injuries while on duty with the Black Stars.
He made his competitive debut for the Black Stars at the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations staged in Mali.
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