When it comes to terrible football statues, nothing will ever compare to the Cristiano Ronaldo bust sitting outside Madeira Airport in Portugal.

Southampton’s miniature Ted Bates is just as hilarious, and Maradona's recent statue in India is just as incomprehensible, but in the end they fail to compete.

But what’s that? A new challenger on the scene?

Have a look at this recently unveiled statue of former Chelsea star Michael Essien in Ghana.

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We know what you’re thinking: it’s not even that terrible. It’s just an artistic take that leaves him looking like a FIFA Street character.

And yet many on Twitter think it’s even more embarrassing than infamous Ronaldo’s bust…