‘I wanted to quit football’: Baba Rahman speaks on injury ordeal

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has disclosed how his consistent battles with injuries almost led him into retiring from the game.

Five years after making a dream move to then-reigning Premier League champions Chelsea in 2015, Rahman has suffered a series of career threatening injuries that have derailed his progress as a footballer till date.

Speaking in an interview with Sheikh Toufic, Baba Rahman said he considered quitting the game during all of the ‘hell’ time.

“It was 2019. I just wanted to stop when I first heard the news about my injury. That was the first time I slept early in my life. Normally, I take time before retiring to bed but when I heard the news, I passed out after just under five minutes.

“I wanted to call it quit but after making some calls and putting some things into consideration I felt like I still I had a chance. I feel it like I could still be on the pitch doing what I love most” he said.

He added, “I know it was an okay performance but this is football and many people don’t know what I’ve been through the past few years. I am still just trying to catch up with what I have lost and trying to get back to what I used to be.

“I have been through one hell of an injury after another. It’s affected me a lot physically and emotionally and I’m still fighting because football is something I love. At the right time, I will share details of what I’ve been through”.