Essien expects tough tie in Sudan

Milovan Rajevac and his players have begun training in Naivasha, Kenya for the game against Sudan who have picked up one point from their first two games.   Mali has often been touted as Ghana’s biggest threat but after a 2-0 win over the Eagles, Essien says the Black Stars should expect no easy games in their bid to reach both the 2010 World Cup and African Cup of Nations.   “We don’t have to single any teams out and say this or that game will be easier than the other,” he told KickOffghana.com. “I think we can expect a difficult game in Sudan because at this stage there are no easy games on the continent.”   “We have proved that we have players capable of winning away from home when the stakes are high so we have to show that.”   Essien says having experienced the World Cup before, the Black Stars players are keen to play in another one and reckons that could make the difference in every qualifying game they go into.   “Once you taste the world cup, you really want to do it all over again so we want to be there. It’s going to be a great event and we all want to be in South Africa to enjoy the event.”