{"id":1144821,"date":"2022-07-08T13:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/08\/inaki-williams-admits-he-feels-more-ghanaian-after-recent-visit\/"},"modified":"2022-07-08T13:08:47","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T13:08:47","slug":"inaki-williams-admits-he-feels-more-ghanaian-after-recent-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/07\/08\/inaki-williams-admits-he-feels-more-ghanaian-after-recent-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaki Williams admits he feels more Ghanaian after recent visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1657285727_140_b348ac385488ded473f4f33060fc8004cdfa067a-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Inaki Williams\" title=\"Inaki Williams\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inaki Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Inaki Williams has admitted that he feels more of a Ghanaian following his recent visit to the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic Club forward was part of the latest players to have switched nationalities to represent Ghana ahead of the next international window.<\/p>\n<p>Before his recent announcement, Inaki, who was born in Spain to Ghanaian parents had rejected call-ups to represent the country, confirming to the Guardian that he didn\u2019t feel Ghanaian enough to feature for the Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI admire and love Ghana, the food, tradition. My parents are from Accra, and I really enjoy going. Ghana tried to convince me, but I was born in Spain, in Bilbao. I won\u2019t ever forget my family roots, but I feel Basque and can\u2019t con anyone. I would be comfortable with Ghana, I\u2019m sure, but I shouldn\u2019t be there.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I wasn\u2019t born or raised there, my culture\u2019s here, and there are players for whom it would mean more. So I don\u2019t think it would be right to take the place of someone who really deserves to go and who feels Ghana 100%.\u201d Williams added.<\/p>\n<p>However, following Inaki and his younger brother, Nico Williams\u2019 recent trip to Ghana in an attempt to \u201cconnect with their roots\u201d, he has decided to play for Ghana. <\/p>\n<p>He confirmed during an interview with TV3, citing he \u201cfeels more Ghanaian now\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I was confused before but since I came here [Ghana] and saw all the people and all the things that I don\u2019t see in Spain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeeing the people is very important and they love me, they take photos of me and encourage me to play for Black Stars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was beautiful playing with Spain. I have lived all my life in Spain but I don\u2019t forget Ghana. Ghana is a special country because my parents are here, and my blood is here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGhana is here in my heart because I enjoy this country. I see my people, I see my parents. My parents are Ghanaians and I am a Ghanaian,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Inaki is expected to make his Black Stars debut during the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in September.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"qUD-uvk_Fq4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Delegates Conference: NPP warns aspirants to desist from vote-buying  (7-7-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qUD-uvk_Fq4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inaki Williams Inaki Williams has admitted that he feels more of a Ghanaian following his recent visit to the country. 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