An injury crisis at the left-back position for FC Schalke 04 has presented another opportunity for Ghanaian international Abdul Baba Rahman to make a case for himself.

The Royal Blues have been without the services of Bastian Oczipka and have been dealt another blow with summer newcomer Hamza Mendyl ruled out with an ankle injury.

How long the already hard-hit Schalke have to do without Mendyl is not yet clear. An accurate diagnosis should be made on Friday, but the situation does not look really good.

The only replacement is currently Baba Rahman who was at the beginning of the season in Domenico Tedesco's starting eleven, but has struggled to make the Schalke squad lately.

The On-loan Chelsea star will be looking to take full advantage of the unfortunate situation in the coming weeks to prove why he was once touted as one of Europe’s most promising full-backs.

By Daraja Mutari