Michael Essien is one of the most respected footballers in Ghana, and an sculptor thought it would be a good idea to create a statue to pay his respects.
Everything seemed to be on a roll, but the final result was somewhat strange, as the shape of the player's body looks nothing like a regular torso.
The statue shows Essien holding on to the ball wearing Chelsea's jersey. Have a look at the "homage".
Of course, fans and experts didn't waste any time to mock the work of art.
Assume the designer of this Michael Essien statue was using FIFA 99 as their inspiration pic.twitter.com/uDvDv11BC0
— Adam Newson (@AdamNewson) January 3, 2018
This statue of Michael Essien in Ghana makes the Cristiano Ronaldo one look like the work of Leonardo da Vinci. pic.twitter.com/X9nWvU4p3F
— Coral (@Coral) January 3, 2018
Ronaldo: My statue was bad!
— Mike P Williams (@Mike_P_Williams) January 3, 2018
Maradona: Mine was worse!
Michael Essien: Hold my beer... pic.twitter.com/CG6iGpzPJY
Michael Essien joins the ugly statue gang. pic.twitter.com/MChz1zb9eW
— Soccer Memes (@SoccerMemes) January 4, 2018