The Athletic Club player Iñaki Willliams has been called up for the first time by the Ghana national team to play the African team's next two friendlies, preparatory to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The Atletico striker will make his debut with the black stars against Brazil next on the 23rd in the French city of Le Havre and will complete this stage on European soil against Nicaragua on the 27th at the Francisco Artés Carrasco stadium in the Murcian town of Lorca.
Williams, an under-21 international and once a senior with Spain, announced in early July his decision to play for the national team of Ghana, the country of origin of his parents. "Trains pass only once and I got on board. It's an opportunity that was never going to be given again and I think I made the right decision. I'm going to try to enjoy the moment, my roots and try to give Ghana back the opportunity it gave me." just gave", said the striker.
The oldest of the Williams will be one of the important pieces of Ghana in the World Cup that will be played this winter in Qatar, in which his team has been framed in group G along with Portugal, Uruguay and South Korea.
The striker for the rojiblanco team has been included by the Ghanaian coach, Otto Addo, in a list of 29 players that also includes two other players from the Spanish league, Joseph Aidoo (Celta) and Iddrisu Baba (Mallorca). Williams will concentrate with Ghana after the League match in San Mamés against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, September 17, and will return to Athletic on Wednesday, September 28, ready to put himself under Valverde's orders before hosting Almería at home.
