In what year did Essien make his senior team debut for Ghana?
2000
2001
2002
2003
Answer
Essien made his senior team debut for Ghana in 2002, at the age of 18. He was part of the Ghana team that won the 2002 African Cup of Nations, and he was also part of the Ghana team that reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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