Ghanaian defender Gideon Baah became a father on Christmas Day when his wife gave birth a baby girl.

He took to micro-blogging website Twitter to announce the birth of the baby and posted: “Merry Christmas to everyone, my Christmas gift Jst came on time #too#much#blessings!!!!Natalie-Renee.”

The HJK Helsinki player is on holidays in his native Ghana after a successful season abroad which saw his side win the league.

Baah, a former Asante Kotoko defender, was named in the Europa League Group Stage Best XI despite his side’s inability to progress.

Merry Christmas to everyone,my Christmas gift Jst came on time #too#much#blessings!!!!Natalie-Renee pic.twitter.com/PFcYsqxeZM

— gideon baah (@gbaah3) December 25, 2014