Inaki Williams of the Black Stars has been awarded the best African player in La Liga following the first round.
The Athletic Bilbao midfielder defeated fellow Black Stars teammate Joseph Aidoo, who plays for Celta Vigo, Moroccan goalkeeper Yaccine Bono, and Mozambican left-back Reinildo Mandava of Atletico Madrid.
Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano), Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal CF), Youssouff Sabaly (Real Betis), and Djené Dakonam (Getafe CF) were also in the running for the prize, but it was won by the Spanish-born Ghanaian.
Inaki Williams appeared in 18 of 19 games for Athletic Bilbao, scoring five goals and assisting once. Athletic Bilbao is presently ninth in the league standings.
"Inaki Williams has long established himself as a fantastic footballer whose name will forever be etched in the LaLiga history books and he is a popular and worthy winner of the LaLiga Santander Mid Season African MVP Award.
"The award is a tribute to the huge contribution made by so many world-class African players to LaLiga over the years and also an acknowledgement of the huge growth of LaLiga amongst Africa’s passionate football fans.
"We warmly congratulate Inaki for this award and thank everyone who participated in this popular competition," said LaLiga’s The Southern Africa Managing Director of La Liga, Marcos Pelegrin.
The 28-year-old was a member of Ghana's squad that competed in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
He appeared in all three of Ghana's tournament matches.