Defender Baba Rahman has promised to play games for Ghana once more however will most effective go back to the nationwide set-up when he feels solely in a position.

The 30-year-old’s most up-to-date day out for the Dark Stars got here within the 2023 Africa Cup of International locations (Afcon) qualifier in opposition to Central African Republic extreme September, when he was once jeered through some corners of the field in Kumasi.

However Rahman, who performs his membership soccer in Greece, stresses that his absence stems from a want to seem nearest his frame instead than his remedy that time.

“It’s a personal decision to take a break (from Ghana) to concentrate on my fitness because I’ve not had a great time with injuries,” the left-back tells BBC Game Africa.

“When I joined PAOK last year, I just thought it was wise to stay away a bit from international football to get my fitness back.”

Between January 2017 and September 2020, the left-back spent an agonising overall of 999 days at the sidelines nearest struggling a sequence of significant accidents, together with two times rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament.

He returned to detail within the 2021 Afcon and 2022 Fifa Global Cup campaigns, which each resulted in group-stage exits.

“Fans are asking me all the time to come back to play for Ghana but I think I need to take care of my health before everything right now,” Rahman provides.

“People know about my injury history and it has really been a difficult few years. I just want to enjoy my club football again and then I know my international career will take off again too.”