Today’s picks from around the web.

Black Stars and Wigan goalie Richard Kingson cannot make good his promise to keep a clean sheet for his side against Man United.

I’m introducing the new My Picks of Day which would scour the internet for one-two of the notable stories around. Hard news, features and all things you’ve come to expect from WorldCup Blog Ghana. Hope you’ll love it!

Michael Essien was named the Player of the Month for his club yesterday. Considering that he was injured for five and a half months – on national duty, too – and came back in such blistering form means that he is peaking at the right time for the qualifiers. But his services to his nation are not as hyped as they should be. That must change.

You cannot have a lot of players from Ghana who can say that playing in Egypt is enjoyable. But that is what Eric Bekoe says. With 7 goals in eleven games, the lad is knocking on the doors of the national teams. Would he be called?

Ghana are eager to erase the sting of their African Cup of Nations campaign with their first match since their third place game against the Ivory Coast. While this is just a friendly, the two teams involved are currently the highest ranked in their respective confederations (Mexico – CONACAF, Ghana – CAF) and play two [...]

Claude LeRoy (who is still around…unfortunately) recently released the list of players he’ll be taking to London to face Mexico next week. Ghana and Mexico have faced each other only once before, and that was back in March 2006 in a friendly in the United States (Mexico won 1-0). Ghana, who are still Africa’s top [...]

Sex makes you tired after all, and the last thing you need during a high stakes international training is extra exhaustion.
At least that’s what the Ghana coaches think. They told their players that during their 24 hour break time, they shouldn’t “engage in any sexual conduct (or misconduct), as that could have a toll [...]

Claude LeRoy has forbidden Michael Essien from attending the African Footballer of the Year ceremony, which will be held this Friday in Lome, Togo.
Essien was shortlisted for this award along with Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Mahamadou Diarra (Mali), Frederic Kanoute (Mali), and Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo).
The Confederation of African Football doesn’t quite understand why Essien [...]

Stephen Appiah is pissed off.
He’s so pissed that not only is he thinking about leaving his club, but he’s gone public with his complaints. And as we all know, Appiah isn’t the complaining type. He’s the sort of guy who will smile through an earthquake, he’s that composed.
Remember a few weeks ago when [...]