Ghana Captain Andre Ayew Welcomes New Black Stars Forward Inaki Williams

• Captain of the Black Stars of Ghana Andre Ayew is happy about Inaki Williams' nationality switch to represent Ghana
• Inaki Williams confirmed in nationality switch on Tuesday in a heartwarming video posted on Twitter
• The Athletic Cub forward will represent the West African nation at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year

Ghana captain Andre Ayew has saluted Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams following his confirmation that he has decided to represent the Black Stars.

Inaki announced his switch of allegiance through a video post on his Twitter page, declaring his readiness to represent Ghana at the international level.

The Athletic Bilbao forward paid a visit to Ghana during the post-season holidays last month and took the opportunity to hold talks with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) about a possible switch of nationality.

Initial reports suggested that Williams had turned down the opportunity to represent the four-time African champions.

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But it appears he has quashed those reports by declaring his readiness to play for the Black Stars.

Reacting to a post on the Twitter page of Inaki Williams, Andre Ayew said:

“Welcome home brother.”

Inaki Williams will represent Ghana at the 2022 World Cup and he is expected to make his debut in the AFCON qualifiers against Angola in September.

This positive news comes as a major boost for coach Otto Addo as he prepares to lead Ghana to its fourth appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has been working assiduously to convince players with dual nationality to switch international allegiance.

With barely four months left for the start of the FIFA World Cup, the president of the Ghana FA Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku has confirmed there has been a breakthrough with negotiations of convincing foreign-born players with Ghanaian lineage.

The list includes marauding Brighton wing-back Tariq Lamptey, who was in Ghana last month, Spanish-born forward Inaki Williams and Hamburg centre-half, Stephan Ambrosius.