The 29-year-old winger appeared on the pitch on Monday evening in the 89th minute of the match against Mozambique, with his team leading 2-0 after Jordan Ayew’s penalty kicks.
However, in added time, Ghana conceded two goals and was eliminated from further participation in the tournament held in Côte d’Ivoire.
The next day, Iñaki Williams traveled to Paris, from where he returned to Bilbao by private plane this morning.
He will probably be able to play in the King’s Cup quarter-final against Barcelona, which starts at 9:30 p.m. According to the Catalan “Sport”, he will be in the starting lineup, while “Mundo Deportivo” claims that he will start the match on the bench.
In the current season, Iñaki Williams is, next to Gorka Guruzeta, the most effective player of Athletic.
In 18 league matches, he scored eight times and provided three assists.
During the African Cup of Nations, he came off the bench in the 62nd minute of the 1-2 defeat against Cape Verde, while he started in the starting line-up in the 2-2 draw against Egypt.
The Ghana international holds the record for the most consecutive LaLiga appearances. Between 2016 and 2023, he played in 251 games.
🛩️ Iñaki Williams lands in Bilbao and is in the squad to face Barça tonight.
🇬🇭 The international with Ghana has done everything possible to be available: stopover in Paris from the Ivory Coast and private plane to Bilbao first thing in the morning. pic.twitter.com/iPe0wKl3xo
— Carlos Monfort (@monfortcarlos) January 24, 2024
