Chelsea star Michael
Essien
is waiting to hear the
results
of tests after he limped
out
of Ghana's training
session
at the African Cup of
Nations
on Sunday with a knee
injury.
The midfielder was
taken to
hospital in Angola by
ambulance and
underwent
tests to gauge the
nature
and severity of the
problem.
The former Lyon man
had
played only 45 minutes
against the Ivory Coast
due
to a hamstring problem
he
carried into the
tournament,
but damage to the knee
he
injured in 2008 could
be far
more serious.
On that occasion Essien
was
out for six months with
a
ruptured ligament, but
club
and country will be
desperate to have the
dynamic Ghanaian back
as
soon as possible.
The Black Stars face a
make-or-break clash
with
Burkina Faso on
Tuesday,
needing a win to stay in
the
competition after their
3-1
defeat at the hands of
Didier
Drogba's Ivory Coast
side.
Chelsea did not appear
to
miss their African
contingent
during a 7-2 thrashing
of
Sunderland, but have
struggled in Essien's
absence in the past.
"I don't know the extent
of
the injury but we will
find out
later," Ghana coach
Milovan
Rajevac told BBC Sport.