The Bilbao-born Ghanaian international has enjoyed another a stellar season, propelling Athletic Club to Champions League football next season.

Williams is the first back-to-back winner in the history of the award and came on top with 32 per cent of the vote conducted among expert journalists and fans across the continent.

Athletic Club forward and Ghanaian international, Iñaki Williams, has been crowned the 2024/25 Sporty La Liga MVP, an award recognising the best African player in La Liga EA Sports this season.

Williams’ win was announced on Africa Day at a media event in Johannesburg, South Africa, featuring former Cameroon international and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, Soccer Africa presenter Thomas Mlambo, and a panel of local football experts, bringing the Sporty La Liga MVP to African soil for the first time ever.

The results, which combined the votes of an expert jury of 25 football journalists from across Africa and thousands of fans living in Sub Saharan countries who cast their vote via the online MiLiga Fan Zone, saw Bilbao-born Williams come out on top with 32 per cent of the vote.

He was followed by Villarreal CF and Senegal midfielder, Pape Gueye, (12 per cent) in second place, and CA Osasuna and Cameroon defender, Flavien Enzo Boyomo, (10 per cent) in third place.-