Ghanaian Michael Essien, former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Milan midfielder, believes Egyptian Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah deserves better recognition, but stressed that Liberian George Weah is the best in African history. .
Essien is in Egypt to participate in the launch of the Right to Dream Academy.
Salah has provided incredible levels with Liverpool since joining the team in 2017 and finishing fifth in the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
Essien said, in statements to MBC Egypt, in the early hours of Friday morning, “Mohamed Salah has become a world-class player. He doesn’t despair. See how he left the English Premier League and then came back again.”
He added: “I don’t think Mohamed Salah has been wronged for not having received the Ballon d’Or yet, but I think he deserves more appreciation, however, these things don’t stop Salah, I expect him to keep breaking records.”
And speaking of the best between Salah and Senegalese Sadio Mane, the former star of Liverpool and Bayern Munich, the Ghanaian champion explained: “I don’t like to make comparisons, but we are lucky because we see them representing Africa on the European continent. , I will not prefer one to the other, because both are good. “
Regarding the best player in the history of Africa, he said: “The black continent has presented great players before Salah. I will choose George Weah because he has won everything and he is the only African to have won the Ballon d’Or.”
