{"id":301629,"date":"2017-03-14T09:42:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T09:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=301629"},"modified":"2017-03-14T09:42:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T09:42:18","slug":"essien-joins-persib-fc-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/essien-joins-persib-fc-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Essien joins Persib FC in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Black Stars and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian side, Persib FC on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n
Essien has not been without a club since leaving Panathinaikos in 2016 but just last week, talks went on between Essien and representatives of the club and a suitable deal was struck.<\/p>\n
The former Chelsea man was unveiled today at the team\u2019s Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium in Bandung.<\/p>\n
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He has headed back to London and he will return to Indonesia in 10 days to join the team.<\/p>\n
Indonesian football authorities are planning a major incursion into World Cup and they want to host the World Cup in 15 years so they believe Essien\u2019s capture will help drive that move.<\/p>\n
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Persib, who won the Indonesian league in 2014, are currently top of the Indonesian League after three matches.<\/p>\n
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By: Nathan Quao\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Black Stars and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has joined Indonesian side, Persib FC on a two-year deal. Essien has not been without a club since leaving Panathinaikos in 2016 but just last week, talks went on between Essien and representatives of the club and a suitable deal was struck. The former Chelsea man was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[564,4406,5033,3],"yoast_head":"\n