There are two names that are loudly heard on the streets of Bilbao. Those are Iñaki and Nico Williams. Two brothers born and raised in the Basque Country but with origins from Ghana, where his parents came from in search of a better life. The heroes of the Copa del Rey semifinals are now references in their city but there was a day when they had to ask for help.
Felix and Maria They are the parents of the Williams brothers. After crossing the Sahara desert in April 1994, They were trapped in Melilla, where they even feared their deportation.. But the opportunity arose to go to Bilbao where they met Iñaki Mardones.
The history of the name Iñaki Williams
In ‘ElDesmarque de Cuatro‘We wanted to talk to him and he revealed to us the real reason for the name of the eldest Williams. “When they arrived I was in a group of religious who attended to them. and since I knew English, I was very close to them,” Iñaki began by saying.
“María was seven months pregnant and her son was born in Bilbao. At that time, they named him Iñaki in my honor. It was the greatest gift they could have given me.“, said Mardones excitedly, who now lives with happiness the good things that happen to the Williams family.
A name that united them and by which they looked for a way to differentiate themselves. “They called him Iñaki the little one and I was called Iñaki the big one.. Now it has changed, they call him the big one and me the little one. I am glad that Iñaki and Nico are references for many people“, settled this religious man who is the culprit of two of the most successful brothers in our country.
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