{"id":52475,"date":"2023-03-31T16:58:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/derek-boateng-defends-struggling-black-stars-striker-inaki-williams\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T16:58:16","slug":"derek-boateng-defends-struggling-black-stars-striker-inaki-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/31\/derek-boateng-defends-struggling-black-stars-striker-inaki-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Boateng defends struggling Black Stars striker Inaki Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/1x-1-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WCup Portugal Ghana Soccer\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghana&#8217;s Inaki Williams gestures at the end of the World Cup group H soccer match between Portugal and Ghana, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Black Stars midfielder, Derek Boateng believes striker,\u00a0Inaki Williams will need time to settle into the Black Stars team.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who switched nationality last year June\u00a0is yet to find the back of the net for the senior national team.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old featured in Ghana\u2019s all three games at the Mundial in Qatar without a goal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>In the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] qualifiers against Angola, the Athletic Bilbao forward played both games but was unable to find the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>But the former Fulham attacker has called for patience for the Spanish-born striker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Inaki Williams and other players who switched nationality don\u2019t understand African football.\u00a0They don\u2019t know what is going on here. Our style and others. So, I think Inaki needs time but ask yourself if we can be patient with him,\u201d he said on <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong>\u2018s <strong>Sports Nite <\/strong>show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, we shouldn\u2019t depend on these kinds\u00a0of players because they don\u2019t understand our style,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will return to action in June to take on Central Africa Republic and Madagascar and Inaki Williams will hope to end his goal drought in the final round of games in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.<\/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=\"E7BUiFX_IQg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom Trotro: Should women contribute to buying items for marriage (31-03-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E7BUiFX_IQg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana&#8217;s Inaki Williams gestures at the end of the World Cup group H soccer match between Portugal and Ghana, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar) Former Black Stars midfielder, Derek Boateng believes striker,\u00a0Inaki Williams will need time to settle into the Black Stars team. 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