Inaki Williams, a Spanish La Liga star and Spanish-born attacker, has indicated his availability to play for the Ghana national team. The Atletico forward has been on the radar of the Black Stars for some time. During the AFCON 2020, he declined a call-up, citing arguments that he did not feel Ghanaian more than those who were born in Ghana.
After the qualification for the World Cup, the interests of several foreign-born players, including Inaki, to play for Ghana were aroused. Inaki and his brother, Nico, had been in the country for holidays after the break of the football season. Rumours were that efforts were ongoing to persuade the prolific scorer to play for the country where his mother and father originate from.
In a video, Inaki declares he is a Ghanaian because his parents are Ghanaians. He was raised with values that portray that. The only thing is that he was born in Spain. Inaki’s acceptance to play for the Black Stars adds to the number of world-class athletes who are ready to join the team. Salisu Mohammed and Tariq Lamptey are some of the players.
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As a result of Ghana's qualification for the World Cup, there have been reports of players committing to the Ghana national team in order to compete in the tournament. The problem is that it is not the players themselves who are pursuing the team; rather, it is the FA who is engaged in this pursuit. When Ghana qualified for the World Cup in 2006, there were a lot of Ghanaian-born players in the squad. However, when they qualified for the World Cup in 2010, we saw other foreign-based players coming in, such as Kevin Prince Boateng and Kwarasey, and this helped us to see how powerful the Black Stars could be. As a result, the FA is taking advantage of this chance to strengthen the team that will compete in the World Cup.
Didi Dramani, an assistant coach with the Black Stars, had this to say about the scenario in its entirety: "This World Cup provides us with the opportunity to reconstitute our game." That is why we are bringing in good players born in the year 2000 [which means young players]." When the appropriate precautions are taken, one can expect good outcomes to follow automatically. We can't talk about whether or not we're qualified for Qatar until we hear back from CK Akonnor.
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