A statue of the Black Stars skipper Asamoah Gyan erected in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi doesn’t look like him.
Wearing a Black Stars shirt with the classic Puma, Essien's statue doesn't look like him. However, he looked excited when he posed for a photo with his bizarre statue erected in Kumasi in his memory.
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It is understood the statue was build to celebrate the 32-year-old for scoring 52 goals for the senior national male football team of Ghana.
It is also believed the statue was designed by the same sculptor who erected a another bizarre statue in memory of former Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien in Kumasi.