Inaki Williams scored his tenth goal of the season against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, just one day after making his Athletic Bilbao return.
The 29-year-old’s key contribution saw Xavi’s team eliminated from the competition on Wednesday evening.
Williams immediately returned to Spain on Tuesday, having arrived earlier this month via private jet following Ghana’s elimination from next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
During the AFCON, the Atheltic Bilbao forward featured once in Ivory Coast since Ghana, who played in a group alongside Egypt, Cape Verde, and Mozambique, had not won any game.
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Cameroon eliminated Gambia from the competition on Tuesday, confirming Ghana’s fate, and Williams quickly boarded a private jet back to Spain.
Then, in the second half of a vital Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona, Williams stamped his influence on the match, scoring with his first touch in extra time to give Athletic Bilbao a 3-2 lead.
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He then set up brother Nico to seal a well-deserved 4-2 victory for Barcelona.
After scoring against Barcelona, Williams Inaki was shown in tremendous ecstasy as he gazed carefully at the camera and shouted, “I got back for a reason.”
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Many football fans and supporters have lavished accolades on Inaki Williams following his goal and assist for Bilbao against Barcelona.
While some chastised and criticised Black Stars then-coach Chris Hughton and the management team for failing to enable Inaki exhibit his skills when he was on the pitch.
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The Black Stars, meanwhile, are coachless after Chris Hughton has been sacked following the disappointing AFCON 2023 campaign by Ghana.
This was, however, a major shake-up in leadership given Hughton had been brought on board as the coach of Ghana in February 2023 taking over from Otto Addo.
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The Ghana FA announced a technical team for the national side. The Black Stars have had a poor run over the last eleven months and were left with only four wins from thirteen matches under the Irishman.
Ghana has also had tests in their last five matches they have played across all competitions aside from the defeat to Comoros in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
