Inaki Williams and brother Nico hints at nationality switch to play for Ghana ahead of 2022 World Cup

The Spanish-born of Ghanaian descents has caused stir on social media after liking a twitter post about the West African nation’s draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Athletic Bilbao prolific striker Inaki Williams has hinted a possible allegiance switch with his brother Nico Williams to represent Ghana at the 2022 FIFA World Cup slated for November to December.

Williams liked a tweet from the official twitter handle of the senior national team of Ghana after a post was made about the draw for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Ghana has been paired alongside Portugal Uruguay and South Korea in Group H of the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be staged in Qatar.

Inaki Williams in an interview confirmed that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) contacted him to switch nationality to represent the four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions but he felt it could be disrespect to those who were born in Ghana.

Born to Ghanaian parents in Spain, the Williams has been a long-term target for the West Africans who have been keen to lure him away from Spain.

Ghana’s efforts over the years have so far been futile, with the forward turning down every approach from the Football Association.

Ghana’s qualification to the 2022 FIFA World Cup has become a major factor to convince the 27-year-old centre-forward to announce his decision to represent Ghana with his younger brother, Nico Williams.

Inaki Williams is one of the highly-rated strikers in Spanish La Liga after scoring 74 goals and providing 44 assists in his 331 appearances for Athletic Bilbao in all competitions.

He is eligible to represent Ghana at the senior level despite playing 30 minutes for Spain in an international friendly against Bosnia Herzegovina in 2016.

His younger brother, Nico Williams who is a winger has also scores three goals with an assist in his 34 game outings for Athletic Bilbao since his promotion to the senior side in 2021.

It is believed that Chelsea FC star Callum Hudson-Odoi has also agreed to switch his allegiance to feature for the Black Stars at the World Cup after being snubbed by England coach Gareth Southgate since 2019.

Brighton and Hove Albion full-back Tariq Lamptey is another Ghanaian-born footballers who has been contacted to switch his nationality from England to Ghana.