{"id":47048,"date":"2026-09-12T05:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/inaki-williams-athletic-club-forward-retires-from-ghana-duty\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T05:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T05:06:52","slug":"inaki-williams-athletic-club-forward-retires-from-ghana-duty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/inaki-williams-athletic-club-forward-retires-from-ghana-duty\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaki Williams: Athletic Club forward retires from Ghana duty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Athletic Club forward Inaki Williams has announced his retirement from international duty with Ghana.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 32-year-old scored two goals in 28 caps for the Black Stars after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/africa\/63039487\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">making his debut in September 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He featured for the West Africans at the 2022 and 2026 Fifa World Cups and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Williams appeared twice at this year&#8217;s World Cup as Ghana were knocked out in the last 32 by Colombia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I feel the time has come to bring my journey with the Ghana national team to an end,&#8221; he said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I leave happy, proud and with the peace of mind of knowing that I gave everything every time I wore this shirt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Williams, who was born in Bilbao to Ghanaian parents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/africa\/63519139\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">chose to represent the Black Stars after previously playing for Spain<\/a> at youth level and in a 2016 friendly at senior level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">His younger brother Nico, who also plays for Athletic Club in Bilbao, chose to represent Spain and has gone on to become a World Cup and European Championship winner with La Roja.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Inaki Williams&#8217; announcement comes a week after it was confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/clyeqly7r0po\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Carlos Queiroz would return as Ghana coach<\/a> in the build-up to the 2027 Afcon in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said his time with Ghana had given him &#8220;much more than football&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It has allowed me to come back home, feel even closer to my roots and experience the enormous pride of representing my country and wearing this flag on my chest,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has been part of this journey and for all the love you have always shown me.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Ghana will always be a part of me. I will continue supporting the Black Stars as one of you, wherever I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/c7v41ype378o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletic Club forward Inaki Williams has announced his retirement from international duty with Ghana. The 32-year-old scored two goals in 28 caps for the Black Stars after making his debut in September 2022. He featured for the West Africans at the 2022 and 2026 Fifa World Cups and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). 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