Ghana Football Association Confirms Nationality Switch of Athletic Bilbao Star Iñaki Williams

Ghana Football Association Confirms Nationality Switch of Athletic Bilbao Star Iñaki Williams

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • The Ghana Football Association have begun the process of getting Spain-born Ghanaian Iñaki Williams to play for the Black Stars
  • The Athletic Bilbao star arrived in Ghana this week for holidays but will seize the opportunity to complete his nationality switch
  • Iñaki Williams was born in Spain to Ghanaian parents making him eligible to represent his African roots

Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams could soon become a player of the Ghana national team, according to General Secretary of the Ghana Football Association, Prosper Harrison Addo.

The GFA scribe revealed that the process of switching nationalities has already begun but Williams can only play when FIFA clears him.

In an interview with Kessben FM, Prosper Harrison Addo explained other players including Eddie Nketiah, Tariq Lamptey and Callum Hudson-Odoi have all started the process.

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Iñaki Williams is set to become a Black Stars player following nationality switch. Credit: Getty Images @ghanasoccernet
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"You know our style of doing things, we don’t talk much until everything is finalized we like to keep things on the low. Is a process, each person’s application is different. FIFA will be asking for different documents concerning every player, For some of the players, you will get through the process at once, but for some others too you will have to provide different documents," he said.

Iñaki Williams and his brother are in Ghana for the holidays following a long season in Spain with Athletic Club.

Despite stating in the past he feels more Spanish than Ghanaian, Williams seems to have changed his mind with the 2022 World Cup fast approaching.

The process is expected to be completed before September, and could play in the AFCON qualifiers against Angola before the trip to Qatar for the World Cup.

Inaki Williams in Ghana for nationality switch

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Iñaki Williams and his younger brother, Nico Williams, have have arrived in Ghana ahead of their imminent nationality switch.

The Spain-born duo arrived on Monday to begin the process of changing their nationality ahead of the World Cup later this year.

According to top Ghanaian Sports Journalist Michael Oti Adjei, the pair will have a meeting with the Ghana Football Association before finalizing their switch.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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