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Former Ghana international <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/michael-essien-watches-former-clubs-real-madrid-and-chelsea-in-champions-league/c5tf8ke">Michael Essien</a> has declared that he’s “not interested” in becoming the head coach of the Black Stars.

Michael Essien ‘not interested’ in Black Stars job despite earning coaching badges | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Ayamga

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<p>Essien currently holds both the UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth A licenses and has been working as an assistant coach at the Danish club Nordsjaelland.</p>

<p>However, the 40-year-old feels he’s currently not ready to manage Ghana’s national team and has distanced himself from taking up the role anytime soon.</p>

<p>Essien’s position was disclosed by Nigerian journalist Lolade Adewuyi who met him in Denmark while travelling to cover the UEFA Champions League game between Napoli and AC Milan.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On my way to Naples, had a long layover in Denmark where I met a legend of the game, Michael Essien. He’s now a coach at FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga. He recently got his UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth Coach licenses. Future Black Stars coach? He said not interested. <a href="https://t.co/2Oigt1LSQw">pic.twitter.com/2Oigt1LSQw</a></p>&mdash; Lolade Adewuyi (@Jololade) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jololade/status/1648279382761299970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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<p>The sports journalist said he asked the ex-midfielder if he was interested in taking charge of the Black Stars but his answer was in the negative.</p>

<p><em>“On my way to Naples, had a long layover in Denmark where I met a legend of the game, Michael Essien,” </em>Adewuyi tweeted, accompanied by a photo of himself with Essien.</p>

<p><em>“He’s now a coach at FC Nordsjaelland in the Danish Superliga. He recently got his UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth Coach licenses. Future Black Stars coach? He said not interested.”</em></p>

<p>Essien immediately undertook coaching badges when he stepped back from professional football after a brief stint with Azerbaijani side Sabail FK in 2020.</p>

<p>In February, he announced on social media that he had acquired the UEFA A and UEFA Elite Youth A licenses.</p>

<p>The former Real Madrid and AC Milan midfielder then joined Danish club Nordsjaelland as one of their first-team assistant coaches.</p>

<p>In an interview in 2021, Essien said he never thought he would become a coach but noted he had a lot to impart on the younger generation of players.</p>

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