[PAR] [TLE] SC Bastia Reserves and Academy [SEP] The SC Bastia Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and academy of French football club Bastia.  The Plaine de l’Igesa serves as the home facility for the club's Reserves and Academy sides, which play their home matches at the Stade Erbajolo and Stade Armand Cesari.  It is located in the commune of Haute-Corse, located in the western suburbs of Bastia.  Notable graduates of the academy include Alex Song, Michael Essien, Nicolas Penneteau, Yannick Cahuzac, Wahbi Khazri, Claude Papi and Charles Orlanducci.  Ghislain Printant was the first director of the training centre.  Benoît Tavenot and former Bastia and French international player Frédéric Née is the current director. [PAR] [TLE] Michael Essien [SEP] Michael Kojo Essien (born 3 December 1982) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Indonesian club Persib Bandung.  He has also played for the Ghana national team more than 50 times.  He is a physically strong midfielder who has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert energy in supporting offensive and defensive play and for his powerful and tough tackling playing style which has earned him the nickname "The Bison".  Essien can also play as a defender, both on the right of defence and in the centre.
[PAR] [TLE] SC Bastia Reserves and Academy [ SEP ] The SC Bastia Reserves and Academy are the reserve team and academy of French football club Bastia . The Plaine de l’Igesa serves as the home facility for the club 's Reserves and Academy sides , which play their home matches at the Stade Erbajolo and Stade Armand Cesari . It is located in the commune of Haute - Corse , located in the western suburbs of Bastia . Notable graduates of the academy include Alex Song , Michael Essien , Nicolas Penneteau , Yannick Cahuzac , Wahbi Khazri , Claude Papi and Charles Orlanducci . Ghislain Printant was the first director of the training centre . Benoît Tavenot and former Bastia and French international player Frédéric Née is the current director . [PAR] [TLE] Michael Essien [ SEP ] Michael Kojo Essien ( born 3 December 1982 ) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Indonesian club Persib Bandung . He has also played for the Ghana national team more than 50 times . He is a physically strong midfielder who has often been touted as a box - to - box midfielder for his ability to exert energy in supporting offensive and defensive play and for his powerful and tough tackling playing style which has earned him the nickname " The Bison " . Essien can also play as a defender , both on the right of defence and in the centre .
An SC Bastia player earned what nickname for his  powerful and tough tackling playing style?
An SC Bastia player earned what nickname for his powerful and tough tackling playing style ?
"The Bison"
"The Bison"