Retired Ghana international, Michael Essien has congratulated Karim Benzema on winning the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.
The annual award ceremony was held in France on Monday night with a lot of football stars, past and present in attendance.
At the end of the exciting ceremony to celebrate footballers and managers, Real Madrid hero Karim Benzema was named winner of the 2022 Ballon d'Or award.
Reacting to the award, Michael Essien has taken to his social media to congratulate the French Player.
The former Black Stars midfield maestro played together with the striker during his time at Real Madrid under famous Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho.
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On the night, Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane, and Gavi were among the big winners in the men’s category of the awards.