Chelsea Star Michael Essien’s Late Father To Be Buried This Weekend

Date: 07-11-2013 10:23 am (10 years ago) | Author: Victor A. Ofoma
- at 7-11-2013 10:23 AM (10 years ago)
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Michael Essien and his dad chilling at Essien’s mansion at his East Legon residence

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien will bury his father in a traditional Ghanaian funeral in his hometown of Agona Odobeng this weekend.

The funeral for James Essien will start on Friday night with the wake keeping before he is buried the following day in a funeral expected to be heavily attended.

The final church service will be held on Sunday as family members will go to church to complete to complete the funeral rites.

James Essien, a former Hearts of Oak player, passed away on September 2 in his native country after battling illness.

Essien lost his father days before Ghana’s crucial 2014 World Cup qualifier against Zambia in Kumasi but decided to postpone the funeral to play for the Black Stars before giving his father a befitting burial.

A high-powered Ghana FA delegation including president Kwesi Nyantakyi and other top executives will travel to support the Ghana international at the funeral.

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah and his technical team are also expected to attend the funeral to offer their support to the midfielder.

He becomes the latest Ghana player to lose a loved one after William Amamoo, John Boye, Asamoah Gyan, Isaac Vorsah and Anthony Annan.

Meanwhile the GFA will be torn between attending the funeral of Essien’s dad and former international Emmanuel Quarshie who will also be buried on Saturday in Takoradi.

Posted: at 7-11-2013 10:23 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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