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Ghana’s 1:3 loss to Cote d’Ivoire in the African Nations Cup last Friday cost Chelsea’s Ghana international Michael Essien some 30 rating points in the FTBL system.

As Ghana host Mali in another round of World Cup 2010 qualifiers on the African continent next Sunday, the two top African midfielders at the moment in the FTBL ranking, Chelsea’s Michael Essien (pictured) and Barcelona’s Seydou Keita, would have met

Chelsea’s African players had a big weekend in World Cup 2010 qualifiers, with Michael Essien (pictured right) scoring the second goal in Ghana’s 2:0 win over Sudan to earn 17.55 rating points in the FTBL system and consolidate his 2nd position in our

Inter Milan’s Sulley Muntari (pictured) led his country Ghana to a 2:0 home win over Sudan in their World Cup 2010 qualifier yesterday and captured a spot among the top 8 Serie A midfielders in the FTBL ranking.

Yuri Zhirkov, who will soon be officially presented as a Chelsea player, will have to prove he is worthy of the 25 million euro transfer fee paid for him, as his overall rating of 80.78 points remains relatively low for the English Premier League.