The Basque attacker debuted in his first World Cup but had to rename his elastic for purely cultural reasons with the country he now represents
Yesterday was the debut of the Ghana national team in view of Portugal and Inaki Williams started from minute 0 but there was a peculiarity, he had to change his Name. The reasons respond to a purely cultural issue since his first name has no translation in the African country. However, on his elastic he still carried the “Williams”.
The new designation with which the forward of the Athletic Club it is “Kwaku” that on the tongue “Twi” it means “born on a wednesday“. The striker from Bilbao was born on June 15, 1994 and on that day they were in the middle of the week. In this way, November 24, 2022 will be a date that the player will never forget.
Another reason why Iñaki Williams changed his name to play for Ghana
It should be noted that the name change is not literal since he will use the “Kwaku” only to play with the Ghana National Team. By the time he returns to Bilbao and puts on the León club elastic, he will still be Iñaki Williams. He did this because in the African country they have that cultural custom that has been around for decades and continues to be applied to this day.
In Ghana there are many native ethnic groups such as: Akan, Ewe, Dagomba, Ga-dangme, Mossi, Gurunsi, Konkomba, among others. The forward is part of the Akan and due to his blood and roots he speaks the Twi language. That is why the decision to play with the selection of his parents and grandparents. Like the attacker explained that it is a matter of honor and pride although he is also very grateful to Spain.
And how did Iñaki Williams do in his World Cup debut?
Speaking of the sporting part, the Ghana National Team with Kwaku as the starter did not have the best start. The final result was 3-2 in favor of the Portuguese, who knew how to take advantage of the spaces in the defense made up of Rahman, Salisu, Djiku, Amertey and Seidu. The goals for the Portuguese team were the work of Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Félix and Rafael Leao.
As for the African team that despite their defeat played a good game but could not change the result, the goals came from the feet of André Ayew and Osman Bukari. Iñaki Williams played the entire game and had a good score, although he lacked the most important thing, the goal. The Ghanaian team will play again on Monday, November 28 against South Korea.
