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Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde has disclosed that Inaki Williams is currently unavailable after undergoing surgery to remove a two-centimetre glass in his foot.

Inaki Williams to miss Ghana’s World Cup qualifiers after glass was spotted in his foot | Pulse Ghana

Emmanuel Ayamga

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The 29-year-old striker is, therefore, now a&nbsp;major&nbsp;doubt ahead of Ghana’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR).

<a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/inaki-and-nico-williams-channel-acting-skills-in-promo-for-bad-boys-ride-or-die-movie/x6rf9zt" title="Inaki Williams to miss Ghana’s World Cup qualifiers after glass was spotted in his foot">Williams has had&nbsp;an amazing&nbsp;injury record</a> since making his Athletic Bilbao debut and even set a record after playing in 251 matches in a row.

However, he has missed some games for both club and country&nbsp;in recent times and has also&nbsp;been ruled&nbsp;out of Athletic Bilbao’s final&nbsp;game&nbsp;of the season against Royo Vallecano on Saturday.

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">💬 “Tenía un cristal de dos centímetros metido en la planta del pie”. 📌 Ernesto Valverde ha explicado en rueda de prensa el motivo por el que Iñaki Williams se perderá el último partido de LaLiga. <a href="https://t.co/5Boc5FLgxM">pic.twitter.com/5Boc5FLgxM</a>&mdash; Relevo (@relevo) <a href="https://twitter.com/relevo/status/1793982633212567931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 24, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Addressing journalists at a pre-match press conference, Valverde revealed that Williams has been playing with a glass in his foot.

According to him, the forward had an accident two years ago and a glass pierced his foot after he mistakenly stepped on it.

Valverde explained that although Williams recovered from the injury, it was discovered&nbsp;recently that part of the glass remained stuck in his foot.

The Athletic Bilbao boss, however,&nbsp;added that the Ghana forward has gone under the knife to remove the glass,&nbsp;which has made&nbsp;him unavailable.

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“We did a scan after the final,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;discovered that he still had some glass in his foot.&nbsp;When they stitched him up the first time, they left the glass in there,” Valverde said, as quoted by Football Espana.

“In addition, it’s not a small piece, it’s&nbsp;about 2cm. It was next to a bone or a tendon, but we had to extract it. The truth is that myself and the doctor were laughing because we couldn’t believe it.”

Meanwhile, Williams&nbsp;now&nbsp;faces a race against time to be fit for Ghana’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Mali and CAR.

The <a href="https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/black-stars/baba-yara-stadium-to-host-ghana-vs-central-african-republic-world-cup-qualifier/stz6s6s" title="Inaki Williams to miss Ghana’s World Cup qualifiers after glass was spotted in his foot">Black Stars</a> will travel to Bamako to face the Eagles on June 6 before facing CAR four days later at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.

Inaki Williams to miss Ghana’s World Cup qualifiers after glass was spotted in his foot

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