"It was a bitter sweet moment" - Danny Welbeck reveals how his family booed him for picking England over Ghana

English footballer of Ghanaian heritage, Danny Welbeck, has disclosed that some of his family members actually booed him when he made his England debut against Ghana in 2011.

Despite the Ghana Football Association's efforts to persuade the then Sunderland striker to represent the Black Stars, he ultimately chose to play for his native country over the land of his parents.

In response to a question about whether he could have played for Ghana, Welbeck stated, "Well, it's possible, yeah. Like my mum and dad are from Ghana," he told TNT Sports while answering a question on whether he could have played for Ghana.

Reflecting on his England debut, which took place against Ghana at Wembley, he described it as a bittersweet experience because he was met with boos from the crowd.

"It was mad. It was like bittersweet moment. Obviously, I'd walk out at Wembley, coming on from the sidelines. And I've got loads of family, friends, family in the stands. All my family is here and...And yeah, I'm hearing boo, boo when Welbeck's coming on and I'm like oh! Thinking this is mad here. Bare boos."

He further explained that after the match, his cousins revealed that they were the ones behind the boos.

"Speaking to my cousins after the game, they was like 'Yeah. We were booing you when you were coming on."

The memorable friendly ended in a 1-1 draw after Asamoah Gyan scored a spectacular equalizer in injury time, canceling out Andy Carroll's first-half goal for England.