Michael Essien insists his sons will play for Ghana if they decide to become footballers

Former Black Stars midfield general, Michael Essien has revealed that his two sons will definitely play for Ghana if they decide to become professional footballers in the future.

Essien, 36, has two sons with wife Akosua Puni Essien who are likely to follow in his footsteps very soon.

Speaking in an interview with South Africa based iono.fm whiles on an ambassadorial role for giants American Beverage Company Budweiser, the former Champions League winner with the Blues has noted that he is not sure his boys will play football but if they do, they will surely play for Ghana.

“I have two sons actually. Why not? Their father comes from Ghana. So they will play for Ghana”.

“We have to wait and see. They are very young at the moment. And I don't even know if they want to play football. We just have to wait and see”, the former Olympic Lyon midfielder said.

Essien, who is currently serving as player-coach at Azerbaijani Sabail FK, has enjoyed an illustrious career playing for top clubs in Europe including Chelsea, Real Madrid, and AC Milan.