The Black Stars captain took part in a full training session for club Chelsea on Wednesday as he prepares to report for international duty by joining up his colleagues in Angola before the start of the competition on Sunday.
Essien had been allowed to stay on Chelsea as he recuperated from a hamstring injury in a Champions League match against Apoel last month.
Ghana's opening Group B game is against Togo on Monday and it will be followed by the clash against Ivory Coast four days later before the final match with Burkina Faso.
Black Stars Squad
Coach: Milovan Rajevac
1 McCarthy Phelimon [Accra Hearts of Oak, Ghana]
2 Sarpei Hans Adu Sarpei [Bayer Leverkusen, Germany]
3 Gyan Asamoah [Stade Rennias, France]
4 Osei Ransford [Fc Twente, Holland]
5 Mensah Jonathan [Granada, Spain]
6 Annan Anthony [Rosenborg, Norway]
7 Inkoom Samuel [Fc Basel, Switzerland]
8 Essien Micheal [Chelsea, England]
9 Agyemang Opoku [Al Saad, Qatar]
10 Asamoah Kwadwo [Udinese, Italy]
11 Narry Moussa [Auxerre, France]
12 Addy Lee [Bechem Chelsea, Ghana]
13 Ayew Andre [Arles, France]
14 Amoah Mathew [NAC Breda, Holland]
15 Vorsah Isaac [TSG Hoffenhiem, Germany]
16 Adyei Daniel [Liberty Professionals, Ghana]
17 Ayew Ibrahim [Zamalek, Egypt]
18 Addo Eric [Roda JC, Holland]
19 Badu Emmanuel Agyeman [Udinese, Italy]
20 Adiyiah Dominic [AC Milan, Italy]
21 Afful Harrison [Esperance, Tunisia]
22 Kingson Richard [Wigan, England]
23 Draman Haminu [Krasnodor, Russia]
