{"id":27058,"date":"2022-10-31T17:18:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/nico-williams-will-return-home-ghana-fa-boss-kurt-okraku"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:32:26","slug":"nico-williams-will-return-home-ghana-fa-boss-kurt-okraku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/nico-williams-will-return-home-ghana-fa-boss-kurt-okraku","title":{"rendered":"Nico Williams will return home \u2013 Ghana FA boss Kurt Okraku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has refused to give up on Nico Williams, despite the youngster committing to Spain. Williams was called up to the senior Spain squad for the first time ahead of this month&#8217;s UEFA Nations League games, and he made two appearances against Switzerland and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old was on Ghana&#8217;s radar following his senior brother Inaki Williams&#8217; decision to play for Ghana earlier this year, but he chose Spain when the opportunity arose last month and could be included in the squad for the World Cup in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Inaki played for Spain before joining Ghana, and Okraku is hopeful that something similar will happen with Nico. \u201cHe\u2019s been summoned to Spain and I wish him the best, but he will return home (to Ghana)\u201d, Okraku said in an interview with Marca.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he is coming home. In\u0303aki also played for Spain. We\u2019ll continue talking, he\u2019s one of us.\u201d Nico is still eligible for Ghana until he makes more than three appearances for Spain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Ghana Football Association President Kurt Okraku has refused to give up on Nico Williams, despite the youngster committing to Spain. Williams was called up to the senior Spain squad for the first time ahead of this month&#8217;s UEFA Nations League games, and he made two appearances against Switzerland and Portugal. 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