{"id":251045,"date":"2024-11-14T19:10:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/14\/baba-rahman-opens-up-on-why-he-could-not-thrive-at-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2024-11-14T19:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T19:10:15","slug":"baba-rahman-opens-up-on-why-he-could-not-thrive-at-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/14\/baba-rahman-opens-up-on-why-he-could-not-thrive-at-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Baba Rahman opens up on why he could not thrive at Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former Chelsea left-back Abdul Baba Rahman has shared his disappointment over his injury-riddled spell at Stamford Bridge, where his career never took off as planned.<\/p>\n<p>Rahman joined Chelsea from Augsburg in 2015, but recurring injuries and limited playing time derailed his progress.<\/p>\n<p>Over his brief stint with the Blues, the Ghanaian defender made just 23 appearances before going on several loan spells, eventually settling with Greek side PAOK FC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am sad things didn&#8217;t work out at Chelsea. I just had so many bad injuries whilst I was there, and because I wasn&#8217;t 100% fit, I wasn&#8217;t able to give my absolute best,&#8221; Rahman told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He also disclosed how close he came to retiring after a second ACL injury, crediting Chelsea&#8217;s former medical director, Dr. Paco Biosca, for urging him to keep going.<\/p>\n<p>Now with PAOK, Rahman is embracing his second chance in football, grateful for the support that helped him persevere.<\/p>\n<p><b>Sports Debate: Football fans tip Sudan over Black Stars to qualify for 2025 AFCON<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"EdY2qGcCclw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Football fans tip Sudan to qualify for 2025 AFCON over Black Stars\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EdY2qGcCclw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chelsea left-back Abdul Baba Rahman has shared his disappointment over his injury-riddled spell at Stamford Bridge, where his career never took off as planned. Rahman joined Chelsea from Augsburg in 2015, but recurring injuries and limited playing time derailed his progress. 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