Michael Essien and Drogba Gave clubs confidence to spend on African players

Former Ghana midfielder Michael Essien says doubts about clubs paying big money for African players were cleared following the performances of himself and Didier Drogba in the Premier League. Essien moved from Olympique Lyon to join Chelsea in 2005, a year after Drogba had made the switch to the London side, also from Ligue 1. … Read more