Former Chelsea and Cameroon defender Geremi Njitap has urged Black Stars defender Baba Rahman to fight for a place at the club instead of caving in to pressure

Njitap,who is representing his country at the FIFPRO congress in Ghana, wants,  Baba to stay at Chelsea, saying ''he should keep his head high and fight one."

"He still has to continue to train hard and must be strong. Many footballers coil in their career when things doesn't go well.

"But instead of keeping his shin down, he must keep it up and continue to work hard to wait for his opportunity and make good use of it, " Njitap told the press during the FIFPro Africa Division Annual Congress in Accra.

"When the chance comes, he must try to do what he does better, playing football and try to play well," he added.

Rahman has not been overly impressive after joining the London giants Chelsea , necessitating a loan move to Schalke 04 last season.

He is reported to be going on loan again at the Bundesliga side for the coming season and Njitap believes it is time for him to fight for a regular please in the Blues.

Geremi Njitap played for Chelsea from 2003 to 2007 after he moved from Real Madrid on a £6.9 million transfer deal.

He arrived in Ghana, representing his country in the  Congress for the International Federation of Professional Footballers, which came off in Accra-Ghana on Wednesday.

By Fiifi Abdul Malik