GFA Reveals Main Reason Why Inaki Williams Retired From Black Stars

Henry Asante Twum, the Communications Director of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), recently shared that Inaki Williams has decided to retire from the national team to focus on his club career.

Twum mentioned that the forward from Athletic Bilbao communicated his choice to head coach Carlos Queiroz, expressing a need to dedicate his efforts entirely to his club at this point in his career.

He also noted that during his four years with the Black Stars, Inaki demonstrated no signs of regret or dissatisfaction with the team.

“Inaki Williams spoke to the coach and the GFA president to explain his decision to retire from national team duties. His reason was to concentrate on club duties. He has been with the national team for four years now, and he has not shown any signs of being unhappy,” he told Asempa FM.

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Addressing criticisms of the winger’s underwhelming statistics with the national team, Asante Twum admitted that the GFA did not expect such a decision from the player.

He urged the public to accept Inaki’s retirement and continue supporting him, noting that he served the nation with commitment.

“I admit that his numbers have not been good for the Black Stars, but we would have loved to keep him in the team. Knowing who Kurt Okraku is, if he was not convinced, there was no way he would have allowed Inaki Williams to announce his retirement. He has decided to retire from the national team, and we must accept it,” he added.

Inaki’s statistics, two goals in 28 appearances, have been widely discussed in assessing his performances for Ghana.