Celestine Babayaro was born in Kaduna, Nigeria on 29 August 1978.
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Celestine Babayaro was born in Kaduna, Nigeria on 29 August 1978. In his native Hausa language (one of 300 Nigerian dialects) Babayaro means 'father of the boy'. At Chelsea he is known as Baba. Celestine comes from a large family; he has six brothers and two sisters. One elder brother is also a footballer; he is Nigeria's reserve goalkeeper and played alongside Celestine at the Nigerian First Division side Plateau Utd. When Celestine was a young boy he played street football with his friends. He says his interest in football was developed when his elder brother took him to watch him play for Kanuda Highlanders. While playing street football Celestine also leant and practised his acrobatics. The first team Celestine played for was Rancher Bees, a boys club. He then played for Kanuda Highlanders and Plateau Utd in Nigeria. He made his first international appearance for the Golden Eaglets, Nigeria's Under-17 team...

