Sports News of Monday, 30 December 2019Source: bbc.comMichael Essien's African team of the decadeMichael Essien, who spent nine years playing at Chelsea, was capped by Ghana on 58 occasionsAs 2019 comes to a close, former Chelsea and Ghana star Michael Essien has chosen his best 11 African players of the decade. Essien's own decade saw him win a European Champions League title and an FA Cup with Chelsea as well as a runners-up medal at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. At the national team level, Enyeama helped Nigeria win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2013, ending a 19-year drought for the Super Eagles. Midfield - Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast)Yaya has won the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) African Player of the Year award four times in the last decade. Forward - Mohamed Salah (Egypt)The "Egyptian King" is the only African player to make the Fifa Best top 3 this decade.

Source: GhanaWeb December 30, 2019 16:07 UTC