{"id":120917,"date":"2023-11-19T09:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/inaki-williams-earns-chris-hughtons-praises-after-win-over-madagascar\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T09:38:14","slug":"inaki-williams-earns-chris-hughtons-praises-after-win-over-madagascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/19\/inaki-williams-earns-chris-hughtons-praises-after-win-over-madagascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaki Williams earns Chris Hughton’s praises after win over Madagascar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chris Hughton and Inaki Williams <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Ghana coach, Chris Hughton praised Inaki Williams after scoring his first goal in Black Stars win over Madagascar in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.<\/p>\n

The Black Stars opened their Mundial qualifiers with a hard-fought 1-0 win over the Barea on Friday at the Baba Yara Stadium.<\/p>\n

After a boring first half, the Black Stars came back rejuvenated\u00a0and left it late as the Athletic Bilbao striker scored the only goal of the game.<\/p>\n

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Speaking after the game, Hughton described Williams as a versatile player who can play in various positions but noted that his primary strength is as a centre forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u00f1aki is a good professional. If I tell him to play in central midfield or right back, he will play there. But he is a number nine. That is his main strength,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ghana will take on Comoros in their second Group I games on Tuesday, November 21 at the Stade de Moroni with kick off scheduled at 19:00GMT.<\/p>\n

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