Essien denies refusing to warm up before Portugal game

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Obournana 9 years ago

Too many people around the team. GFA mafia needs to be checked. They are corrupt. Sack all of them instead of the recycling process going on over there. We need A;haji Grunsah type of people in GFA. Ghanaians must listen inst ...
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Too many people around the team. GFA mafia needs to be checked. They are corrupt. Sack all of them instead of the recycling process going on over there. We need A;haji Grunsah type of people in GFA. Ghanaians must listen instead of blaming government propaganda by the opposition.
KOFI 9 years ago

ESSIEN IS FUCKING. WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

ESSIEN IS FUCKING. WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.
PROF 9 years ago

THE PLACES DID NOT TRUST THE CORRUPT GFA OFFICIALS.
WE ALL KNOW HOW CORRUPT THESE PEOPLE ARE.
IF YOU WANT THE PLAYERS TO PLAY FOR FREE JUST TELL THEM. IF THYE AGREE TO PLAY FOR FREE THERE WONT BE ANY PROBLEMS. YOU DONT PRO ...
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THE PLACES DID NOT TRUST THE CORRUPT GFA OFFICIALS.
WE ALL KNOW HOW CORRUPT THESE PEOPLE ARE.
IF YOU WANT THE PLAYERS TO PLAY FOR FREE JUST TELL THEM. IF THYE AGREE TO PLAY FOR FREE THERE WONT BE ANY PROBLEMS. YOU DONT PROMISE AND BREAK YOUR PROMISE ALL THE TIME.
THE PLAYERS DID NOT TRUST THESE 419 OFFICIALS.

IF U CANT GIVE THEM $100,00, U TELL THEM AND AGREE BEFORE THE GAMES. JUST BE TRUTHFUL AND THE BOYS WILL TRUST YOU. BUT THESE 419 GFA PEOPLE KEPT LYING.
GHFUO: NYANTAKYI MUST BE JAILED! 9 years ago

@CHAKA
ITS TRUE. I GHFUO IM MENTAL, SERIAL KILLER, BABY SNATCHER, SERIAL RAPIST, PILL POPPER.......
THERE IS MORE TO COME......CANT U SEE IM IMMORTAL! I DRIVE WITH MY EYES CLOSED, AT NITE!
YOU FAGGOT CHAKA WHO COMES ON GH ...
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@CHAKA
ITS TRUE. I GHFUO IM MENTAL, SERIAL KILLER, BABY SNATCHER, SERIAL RAPIST, PILL POPPER.......
THERE IS MORE TO COME......CANT U SEE IM IMMORTAL! I DRIVE WITH MY EYES CLOSED, AT NITE!
YOU FAGGOT CHAKA WHO COMES ON GHWEB WITH DIFFERENT NAMES.
U ARE A COWARD.U DONT EVEN KNOW WAT TO DO WITH FREE PUSSY...AUNTY AUNTY N GOODNITE NKOAAA.
FUCKING RON BROWZ WANNABE!...MUAHAHAHAAAAAAAA
YOUR MODA WAS SELLING BANKU SHEW AND TOTO SHEW IN ACCRA.
YOU ARE ONE OF MY ILLEGITIMATE PICKINS. U STUPID BOYE!
U DEY BRONX WORKING AS DRY CLEANER. KWASIA, GO TO BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE N LEARN SOMETHING.
YOU DONT HVE PAPER SO YOU STUCK IN BRONX TILL U DIE, NIGGA. YOU CANT EVEN GO N VISIT
YOUR EBOLA PUSSY WOMAN. OH CHAKA....MUAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA

AFTERALL I BEEN THRU. I STILL GO EVERYWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE LIKE DIPLOMAT. SELLING PILLS LIKE AMOATENG.
NIGGA, IM UNTOUCHABLE LIKE NICKI BARNES!
I'LL BE IN BRONX IN NOVEMBER. COME TO THE TOWERS I'LL BE THERE. FOOL!
UR MODA'S PUSSY NSUO NSUO,WATER WATER EBOLA ASH3 MU MA!
SULLEY IS A FAG 9 years ago

WHY ISN'T HE OWNING UP TO FACTS NOW?HE WILL GO BACK AND CONVINCE THAT STUPID FAGGOT MUNTARI TO ACT THE FOOL AT HIS TURN.

WHY ISN'T HE OWNING UP TO FACTS NOW?HE WILL GO BACK AND CONVINCE THAT STUPID FAGGOT MUNTARI TO ACT THE FOOL AT HIS TURN.
MR TRUELY TRUELY 9 years ago

THE PROMISES AND FAIL SYNDROME OF GHANA LEADERS WAS THE PROBLEM NOT THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY. TOO MANY MANY UNWANTED PEOPLE USES THE OPPORTUNITY OF GHANA BLACK STARS TO DOING SCRUPULOUS BUSINESS. ESSIEN SAID THAT NEED TO BE CH ...
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THE PROMISES AND FAIL SYNDROME OF GHANA LEADERS WAS THE PROBLEM NOT THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY. TOO MANY MANY UNWANTED PEOPLE USES THE OPPORTUNITY OF GHANA BLACK STARS TO DOING SCRUPULOUS BUSINESS. ESSIEN SAID THAT NEED TO BE CHECKED. GOOD TO KNOW THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY THAN JUST BLAMING ESSIEN MUNTARI KEVIN BOATENG.
theAntidote 9 years ago

Ghanaian officials have a tendency to travel with too many entourage who have no business being there or are nonfunctional yet live at the expense of the taxpayer. Any international assignment becomes a quick avenue for corru ...
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Ghanaian officials have a tendency to travel with too many entourage who have no business being there or are nonfunctional yet live at the expense of the taxpayer. Any international assignment becomes a quick avenue for corrupt official to make quick bucks. African mentality. One reason why businesses don't thrive. We lost the Ghana Airways to officials using the airline to fly friends and family free. The aircraft is always overloaded with free cargo from friends and workers who accept bribe to load up passenger luggage for free. The airline was our first NGO, a non-profit organization. Now we have too many competing foreign airlines flying to Ghana and making a lot of money. Dumb inept asses
Ghfuo: hang nyantakyi, NOW!!! 9 years ago

How to win afcon!
To win afcon, Ghana must have a team with these qualities
1. Experience coach: the coach's relative experience must be at par or supercede that of his competitors in africa
2. Skillful Players: for when t ...
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How to win afcon!
To win afcon, Ghana must have a team with these qualities
1. Experience coach: the coach's relative experience must be at par or supercede that of his competitors in africa
2. Skillful Players: for when the game make hard like atwomo, tawhiii. U need skillful players, no fear niggas who can get the ball into the 18 with spectacular dribble, freekicks outside 18. U need more players like gyan,.Dede,.assifuah, yiadom....abedi (komfo, abodam, skillful players) who are willing to push the the envelope and MAKE THINGS HAPPEN!
3. Experience Players: the more experience players, the better your team will be at making it deep into the tournament with a clear head, composure when the going gets tough.
Folks, these are the 3 ingredients every trophy winning team must have to win a trophy. It's easy to.win afcon becos many African teams lack these 3 qualities. Shehata was able to win over and over becos his team always had these qualities...
KATAKYIE OF ST LUKE HOUSE 9 years ago

ESSIEN HAS SUBSTANTIATED KWASI APPIAH'S TESTIMONY THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE TEAM'S BUS.ARE THE MANAGEMENT MEMBERS TECHNICAL MEN? THEY SHOULD STAY BACK HOME FOR THE TECHNICAL MEN TO TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM.

ESSIEN HAS SUBSTANTIATED KWASI APPIAH'S TESTIMONY THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE TEAM'S BUS.ARE THE MANAGEMENT MEMBERS TECHNICAL MEN? THEY SHOULD STAY BACK HOME FOR THE TECHNICAL MEN TO TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM.
justice 9 years ago

Shut up, disappointed liar you are very disgraced to Ghana black stars for such bad attitude emerged during the world cup. You better stop lamenting and provide your apology to the nation for that insubordination behaviour ...
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Shut up, disappointed liar you are very disgraced to Ghana black stars for such bad attitude emerged during the world cup. You better stop lamenting and provide your apology to the nation for that insubordination behaviour. It's too bad. ....
mohammed 9 years ago

@ justice and kofi lean how to solve problems amicable and peaceful not insults

@ justice and kofi lean how to solve problems amicable and peaceful not insults
Roger. 9 years ago

Hee justice, do you really understand the word fact and being realistic? Are you commenting through sentiment or professionally? How I wish your comment would be published alongside your picture on daily graphic. Hmmmm. Ghana ...
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Hee justice, do you really understand the word fact and being realistic? Are you commenting through sentiment or professionally? How I wish your comment would be published alongside your picture on daily graphic. Hmmmm. Ghanaians speak with pride and integrity, not this.
kelvin 9 years ago

Shut up you illiterate fool...before speaking ill of others perhaps you should consider taking up some grammar studies... stop disgracing yourself on a world wide medium by showing how stupid you are.. idiot

Shut up you illiterate fool...before speaking ill of others perhaps you should consider taking up some grammar studies... stop disgracing yourself on a world wide medium by showing how stupid you are.. idiot
obed koomson 9 years ago

justice u are rather a disgrace to Ghana idiot did u take money from them that's why u are defending them? shame.

justice u are rather a disgrace to Ghana idiot did u take money from them that's why u are defending them? shame.
salinsa 9 years ago

nyantakyi, kwesi appiah, saban quaye were there giving testimony holier than thou. blaming! blaming!! blaming!!!

nyantakyi, kwesi appiah, saban quaye were there giving testimony holier than thou. blaming! blaming!! blaming!!!
kwame ansah otu 9 years ago

i am very happy that at long last you have spoken but you should have reveal all the facts that the two kwesis sold the first match b/n ghana and america that broke the camel back because you the senior players play for honou ...
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i am very happy that at long last you have spoken but you should have reveal all the facts that the two kwesis sold the first match b/n ghana and america that broke the camel back because you the senior players play for honour and you went there for a purposes not for fun and that too many people around the team had nagative effect,some were doing buss. with the team.that is why the fa president was doing every possible to prevent you the player from appearing before the commission
Great Olympics 9 years ago

Opanin toto!!!
Kululu man!
yenka "my Daddy" ar anka ntem!

Opanin toto!!!
Kululu man!
yenka "my Daddy" ar anka ntem!
Anokwale 9 years ago

I like Essien but I have to be objective:
1. He is not the same due to many knee surgeries and should not have been selected.
2. As a senior player he should have been able to quell the chaos. Not warming up sent a bad ...
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I like Essien but I have to be objective:
1. He is not the same due to many knee surgeries and should not have been selected.
2. As a senior player he should have been able to quell the chaos. Not warming up sent a bad message.

Now we know that there should not be a focus on "big names" anymore.
Jee -Jerry 9 years ago

This is what happens when these players forget where they come from and point to their father's house with their left hand.Osei Kofi,Polo and rest should be paid this so call fees. This was a plot, that is why 24 players were ...
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This is what happens when these players forget where they come from and point to their father's house with their left hand.Osei Kofi,Polo and rest should be paid this so call fees. This was a plot, that is why 24 players were selected.
EDUARDO DOMINGO 9 years ago

IF A PLAYER DID NOT WARM UP WHAT DID THE COACH DO? BUT KWESI APPAIAH MADE A NOTE ABOUT IT TO GFA, WHO WAS THE COACH THEN?

IF A PLAYER DID NOT WARM UP WHAT DID THE COACH DO? BUT KWESI APPAIAH MADE A NOTE ABOUT IT TO GFA, WHO WAS THE COACH THEN?
lee 9 years ago

How can he say that the coaches did not lose control of the dressing room and at the same time complain that there were too many people around the team... If these people were in the way, as he claimed, then the coach does no ...
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How can he say that the coaches did not lose control of the dressing room and at the same time complain that there were too many people around the team... If these people were in the way, as he claimed, then the coach does not have full control of the dressing room..
Bfire 9 years ago

Yes there are broken promises, but the players should have shown maturity and professionalism at the 11th hour. Players should have known they are not playing for those GFA bosses, but the women both old and young, the people ...
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Yes there are broken promises, but the players should have shown maturity and professionalism at the 11th hour. Players should have known they are not playing for those GFA bosses, but the women both old and young, the people of Ghana and the inspiring young who are coming. Ghanaians will definitely stand by the players when they learn that their monies have not been paid.
Now the question is who looses, the people of Ghana yours fans or the GFA bosses who also received the same money you held the country for ransom for?
blhc@bronx 9 years ago

he is right by saying reserve players don't warm up. By doing doing so kwesi appiah noted that. out of nine surgeries seven of them because of blackstars. people wise up.

he is right by saying reserve players don't warm up. By doing doing so kwesi appiah noted that. out of nine surgeries seven of them because of blackstars. people wise up.
NPP 9 years ago

U are right!

U are right!
DISCIPLINE HOLLAND 9 years ago

FOOLISH GFA PLUS SPORTS MANAGEMENT.

FOOLISH GFA PLUS SPORTS MANAGEMENT.
I go do 9 years ago

Oh my God listen to that wise monkey, foolish talk,shut your pussy mouth hey hey hay why can't you bee a man,

Oh my God listen to that wise monkey, foolish talk,shut your pussy mouth hey hey hay why can't you bee a man,
YELLVUHINAA 9 years ago

IN THE FIRST PLACE I AM SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED AT THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION TO INTERVIEW THIS PARTICULAR PLAYER IN ABSENTIA. BE IT DONE OVER VIDEO CONFERENCING, SKYPE OF TELEPHONE ETC...THIS IS A NASTY PRECEDENCE SET. H ...
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IN THE FIRST PLACE I AM SERIOUSLY DISAPPOINTED AT THE DECISION OF THE COMMISSION TO INTERVIEW THIS PARTICULAR PLAYER IN ABSENTIA. BE IT DONE OVER VIDEO CONFERENCING, SKYPE OF TELEPHONE ETC...THIS IS A NASTY PRECEDENCE SET. HE OUGHT TO BE MADE TO OBTAIN/REQUEST PERMISSION AND COME DOWN TO FACE THE COMMISSION. THIS IS A NATIONAL COMMISSION DELVING INTO A CASE OF GHANA'S MONEY AND GHANA'S POOR PERFORMANCE BY HE AND HIS COLLEAGUES. THEY COLLECTED THE MONEY AS A RAMSOME THROUGH THE USE OF FIFA /INTERNATIONAL COERCION.....MY BRO JDM OUGHT TO HAVE REQUESTED THE TOTAL REPATRIATION OF THE TEAM WHEN THEY GAVE MONEY AS A PRECONDITION FOR FEATURING AGAINST GERMANY AND PORTUGAL. HE COULD HAVE ALSO DEALT STRAIGHT WITH FIFA THAN PAYING THE MONEY. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION COULD HAVE BEING SPONSORED TO GO THERE TO MEET ESSIEN AND HIS COLLEAGUES IF COST WAS TOO MUCH A FACTOR.....OR ON WHAT GROUNDS CAN THE COMMISSION RECOMMEND PUNISHMENT TO SOMEBODY FOR MALFEASANCE WHEN DUE DILIGENCE HAS NOT DONE INTERROGATING ALL KEY WITNESSES PHYSICALLY TO THE BLACK STAR CAMP CONFUSIONS, FRACAS AND THE SUBSEQUENT POOR PERFORMANCE. WE ALL SAW THE GHANA HOLLAND MATCH CLEAR AS TO WHAT HAPPENED.TO ALLOW ESSIEN SIT IN HIS ROOM AT HIS COMFORT AND OPEN HIS FOUL MOUTH TO LIE AND LIE IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!. CAN THIS BOY TELL GHANAIANS THAT HE WAS NOT EVEN PAID TO PLAY YEN "AKANFUOH PROPAGANDA" POLITICS WITH THE TORNNEY? ARE GHANAIANS NOT AWARE THE CAMP WAS DIVIDED ON POLITICS PARTISAN BASIS. THE COMMISSION MUST MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS. I AM ALSO TOLD IN THE DAGOMBIAS CAPITAL CITY OF TAMALE, EVEN THE ENGLISH LEAGUE HAS BEEN COLOURED WITH CHEALSEA BRANDED FOR THE ANDANI GATE AND MANCHESTER UNITED FOR ABUDUS GATE...JUST IMARGINE! I PERSONALLY AGREE THAT MISTAKES WERE MADE BY THEN DEPUTY SPORTS MINISTERS. HIS UTTERANCES PRIOR TO THE SHIPMENT OF THE SUPPORTERS TO BRAZIL AND THAT COULD PROVOKE UNACCEPTABLE POLITICAL UNDERTONES AND BEHAVIOURS.HE ESSIEN AND OTHER YENAKAN BOYS ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE OFFICIALS WAS A CLEAR MARK OF POLITICAL PASSIONS AND UNDERTONES AT ENSURING NOTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF IT.IT IS A SAD BUT BITTER OBSERVATION BUT SUCH IS THE KIND OF GHANA WE ARE BUILDING NOW. CAN SOMEBODY WEARING A A CLEAR MIND WITH ME TELL ME WHY HE ESSEIN REFUSED TO ACCEPT AND TO OBEY THE PRESIDENT'S PLEA AND PROMISE TO ENSURE THE FULL PAYMENT OF THEIR MONEY WITHOUT ANY DOUBT? HE REFUSED AND WENT AHEAD TO SWAY OTHERS.IF I AM THE MINISTER AND OTHERS TO BE RE-INVITED TO THE COMMITTEE, I WILL NOT GO. THEY EQUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO TOWARDS THEIR COUNTRY.MINISTRY OF SPORTS IS NOT ONLY THE ART OF PLAYING SOCCER. SO IF HE CAN REFUSE COMING DOWN TO FACE THE COMMISSION AND GO SCOT FREE WITH THOSE FALACIOUS AND ILLOGICAL COMMENTS, THEN ANY OTHER PARTICIPANT ON THE WORLD CUP CAN DO SAME. WAS HE ESSEIN NOT ONE OF THE POINTS OF CONFUSION? HE OBVIOUS DENIED REFUSING TO WARM UP USING TECHNICAL LANGUAGE BECAUSE THE QUESTION IN ITSELF WAS WRONGLY POSTED.HIS REFUSAL TO WARM UP TO REPLACE THE RABIU IN HOLLAND WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE PROBLEMS...THE GROSS DISOBEDIENCE AND FRICTION WITH THE COACH.NEXT WAS THEIR REFUSAL TO TRAIN PRIOR TO THE MATCH WITH PORTUGAL. WE NEED ANSWERS AS TO WHAT HE DID AS ONE OF THE ELDERLY STAR PLAYER?.WHAT WRONG HAVE THEY COMMITTED? WAS IT AN OFFENSE FOR THE OFFICIALS TO BE APPOINTED MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS TO OVERSEE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE TEAM AT THAT POINT IN TIME? THIS BOY MUST BE TAMED!!!!!!
abena kwabena 9 years ago

THE WILL TO WIN IS WHAT WAS MISSING. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE PLAYED FOR THE FLAG. I DO RESPECT ESIEN BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL DUTY. WHAT HAPPENED IN BRAZIL WAS UNFORTUNATE, WE HAD A GOOD AND PATRIOTIC COACH ...
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THE WILL TO WIN IS WHAT WAS MISSING. GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE PLAYED FOR THE FLAG. I DO RESPECT ESIEN BECAUSE OF HIS COMMITMENT TO NATIONAL DUTY. WHAT HAPPENED IN BRAZIL WAS UNFORTUNATE, WE HAD A GOOD AND PATRIOTIC COACH AND EXPERIENCED PLAYERS LIKE ESIEN AND MUNTARI BUT WE DID NOLT HAVE UNITY. IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO WIN, YOU COULD HAVE WON ALL YOUR MATCHES, BECAUSE I THINK THE QUALITY OF PLAYERS WAS GOOD, AA DID A GOOD JOB. AA IS NOT A TOP COACH, I AGREE, BUT YOU COULD HAVE COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT HIM AND MAKE HIM SUCCEED KNOWING THAT WE WERE ON THE WORLD STAGE DEMONSTRATING TO THE WORLD THAT WE COULD DO IT OUR SELVES. INSTEAD SOME OF YOU PULLED HIM DOWN AND BROUGHT SHAME TO US ALL.
Kwame 9 years ago

Abena. I agree with what you saying and I think most of these players will play for free if asked to. But when you are playing your heart out and know that someone else (GFA official) are chopping left and right in your name ...
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Abena. I agree with what you saying and I think most of these players will play for free if asked to. But when you are playing your heart out and know that someone else (GFA official) are chopping left and right in your name it affects you mentally. No matter how patriotic you are if someone is chopping Ghana's and your money and giving you empty promises it does something to your psyche. AA was not the best coach but he was and is good enough to handle the BS. The players are also good enough to play any team at any level. The problem is GFA management they mess up and use AA as a scape goat. We will continue to have these same issues if the GFA management don't change the way they do things.
xola sosu kwabotwe lll 9 years ago

wasting time on the useless commission just to take more sitting allowances-sucks as hell!!!

wasting time on the useless commission just to take more sitting allowances-sucks as hell!!!
Alhaji Moro 9 years ago

Essien ,Steven Appiah and Sule Mutari made the black stars black stars .Let us never reject them. If
we do , their guidian angels will not forgive Ghana. Black stars will go back to square one.

Essien ,Steven Appiah and Sule Mutari made the black stars black stars .Let us never reject them. If
we do , their guidian angels will not forgive Ghana. Black stars will go back to square one.
Rodondo Ampah 9 years ago

If the leaders will respect the players,pay them what is due them, they will play their hearts out. If ministers will leave coaches alone to select the best players base on form or strategies of the coach, our teams will do ...
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If the leaders will respect the players,pay them what is due them, they will play their hearts out. If ministers will leave coaches alone to select the best players base on form or strategies of the coach, our teams will do well. When arête going to learn Ghana and gfa? Se kukukuku no gyayia kekakeka no nso beggar
CHAKA, USA. . 9 years ago

IMF loan for sanitary pads? Misplaced priority!!! Please use it instead to improve the security at Ankarful Mental Hospital so that misfits like this public "albatross" GhFuo can't escape. Ghweb, you've got a problem!!!

IMF loan for sanitary pads? Misplaced priority!!! Please use it instead to improve the security at Ankarful Mental Hospital so that misfits like this public "albatross" GhFuo can't escape. Ghweb, you've got a problem!!!
wisdom amevor 9 years ago

very good brown essien u have said dead fact it is really true date there are so many people around de team. this evidence alone is enough for we de wise ones of ghana god bless h

very good brown essien u have said dead fact it is really true date there are so many people around de team. this evidence alone is enough for we de wise ones of ghana god bless h
lone prophet of Jehovah 9 years ago

WHO AND WHO IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH? WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IN BRAZIL?????? WAKE GHANAIANS DISSOLVED BS OFFICIALS NOW.

WHO AND WHO IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH? WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IN BRAZIL?????? WAKE GHANAIANS DISSOLVED BS OFFICIALS NOW.
k philla 9 years ago

You are an asshole.Essien didn't need that money, besides that, he is still one of the players in Africa today

You are an asshole.Essien didn't need that money, besides that, he is still one of the players in Africa today

Essien denies refusing to warm up before Portugal game

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