Baba Rahman reveals he chose Baba on back of his shirt to honour dad who is a Chelsea fan

Published on: 20 August 2015
Baba Rahman reveals he chose Baba on back of his shirt to honour dad who is a Chelsea fan
Baba Rahman

Ghana defender Abdul-Rahman Baba has revealed that he chose to have 'Baba' on the back of his Chelsea shirt as a tribute to his father who keen Blues fan.

Rahman, who joined from Augsburg for £21.7m, was introduced to the English media at a press conference on Wednesday.

He answered personal questions, explaining why he has chosen to have 'Baba' on the back of his shirt, rather than his surname.

It's because my dad's name is Baba, I love my dad so that's the reason. He's a Chelsea supporter so he's very happy and proud.'

He is the third Ghanaian to sign for the champions following Michael Essien and Christian Atsu and Rahman said Essien, who was at the club for eight and a half years, had been influential in his move to the West London club.

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