Nico Williams invests €4 million in Hotel San Mamés

El Español reported on May 21 that Athletic Club winger Nico Williams has invested more than €4 million in the San Mamés Hotel project in Ghana, describing it as one of his main business ventures away from football. The Spanish outlet said the hotel is in Akyem Achiase, in Ghana’s Eastern Region, and linked the project to Williams and his brother Iñaki Williams. El Español said the hotel was officially inaugurated in early 2024 and named after San Mamés, Athletic Club’s home stadium in Bilbao. Ghana-based coverage from 2023 and 2024 also tied the property to Iñaki Williams and placed it in Akyem Achiase, where local reports said the hotel had conference facilities, guest rooms and other amenities. (elespanol.com) ### What exactly has been reported about Nico Williams’ role? El Español said Nico Williams invested “more than €4 million” in the hotel project and presented the venture as a private off-field investment undertaken with his brother Iñaki. The report did not, in the portions available for review, specify an ownership split, a corporate vehicle or a filing that would show the exact legal structure of the investment. (elespanol.com) The same report said the brothers chose Ghana because it is the country of origin of their parents and described the project as rooted in family ties. That account aligns with other coverage that has long associated the San Mamés Hotel with the Williams family and with Iñaki Williams in particular. (elespanol.com) ### Where is the San Mamés Hotel and what is in it? Akyem Achiase is the location named by El Español for the hotel, which it placed in Ghana’s Eastern Region. The article described the property as an international-standard hotel complex. (elespanol.com) El Español said the hotel includes decorated rooms, a fitness center, conference rooms for corporate events and a rooftop bar. Earlier GhanaWeb coverage from September 2023, before the opening, said the project included a conference room, restaurant and guest rooms, while Sports Brief reported in February 2024 that the hotel had been commissioned for public use. (elespanol.com) ### Why is it called San Mamés? El Español said the hotel was named “San Mamés Hotel” as a tribute to Athletic Club’s stadium, where both Nico and Iñaki Williams built their senior careers. The report described the name as an explicit reference to the stadium. (elespanol.com) Sports Brief also reported that the hotel took its name from San Mamés Stadium, reinforcing that link between the Ghana project and the brothers’ club identity in Bilbao. ### How firm is the €4 million figure? The clearest number in current reporting is El Español’s statement that the investment was “more than €4 million.” That figure appears in the article headline and body. (elespanol.com) No public filing, company registry extract or direct statement from Nico Williams was available in the material reviewed here to independently confirm the exact amount beyond El Español’s report. (sportsbrief.com) Ghana-based reports reviewed for this article confirmed the hotel’s existence, location and opening timeline, but did not match El Español’s euro-denominated figure. (elespanol.com) ### What comes next for the story? As of May 22, the next verifiable milestone remains the hotel’s operation after its early-2024 inauguration in Akyem Achiase. Any fuller accounting of Nico Williams’ stake would likely depend on a direct statement from Williams or his representatives, or on corporate records identifying the project’s ownership structure. (elespanol.com)