Copa del Rey: Ghanaian Footballer Nico Williams Wins Final MVP, Video Sparks Joy: “Fufu Won”

Copa del Rey: Ghanaian Footballer Nico Williams Wins Final MVP, Video Sparks Joy: “Fufu Won”

  • Ghanaian-Spanish footballer Nico Williams stole the spotlight after winning the coveted Copa del Rey final MVP title
  • He earned the award in the final match between his side Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain
  • A heartwarming video capturing Nico Williams receiving his MVP award has sparked accolades for him on social media

Ghanaian-Spanish football star Nico Williams clinched the enviable Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain

Athletic Bilbao won the Copa del Rey final and ended their 40-year trophy drought by beating Mallorca 4-2 on penalties.

Nico Williams shines at Copa del Rey finale.
Ghanaian footballer Nico Williams wins MVP at Copa del Rey finale. Photo credit: @rfef.
Source: Twitter

Nico Williams was Athletic's only bright spot in the first half, scoring a disallowed goal and hitting the side netting.

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The football star also created the equaliser less than five minutes into the second half. Oihan Sancet finished it.

The MVP title significantly recognises his effort in the victory that has delighted fans.

Watch the video where Williams receives his award below:

Netizens hail Nico Williams

A thrilling video capturing the moment when Nico Williams received his Most Valuable Player (MVP) award following the Copa del Rey final has garnered praise for the talented footballer.

@1joespencer someone said:

How good he’ll look in the Chelsea team.

@honourable_DK commented:

Fufu won not Bilbao.

@KKyini said:

That fufu deɛɛ it’s big oooo 5 people demma fufu he alone ate.

@JosephNyar56056 said:

That guy can cook, we need him in Barcelona.

@Wyx_Pet wrote:

That’s my guy.

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@Barcaworlds said:

On the way to Barca.

Iñaki Williams' mum serves him and his brother Nico Fufu and groundnut soup

In a previous story, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian professional footballer Iñaki Williams shared a heartwarming video of his mother serving him and his younger brother, a Spanish professional footballer, Nico Williams, fufu and groundnut soup at home.

In the video, the brothers, who play football for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, are seen in a joyous mood as their mother prepares a table of fufu and groundnut soup for them to enjoy.

Iñaki asked his younger brother in Twi whether he was coming to eat fufu, and he responded back in Twi, saying yes, he was coming to eat fufu.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Nathaniel Crabbe (Human-Interest editor) Nathaniel Crabbe is a journalist and editor with a degree in Journalism from the Ghana Institute of Journalism, where he graduated in 2015. He earned his master's from UPSA in December 2023. Before becoming an editor/writer of political/entertainment and human interest stories at Asaase Radio, Crabbe was a news reporter at TV3 Ghana. With experience spanning over ten years, he now works at YEN.com.gh as a human interest editor. You can reach him via nathaniel.crabbe@yen.com.gh.