Brighton and Hove Albion centre-forward Danny Welbeck has narrated how his family from the West African nation booed him a decade ago for opting to play for England.
The English attacker of Ghanaian heritage made his debut appearance for the Three Lions of England in 2011 at the Wembley Stadium against Ghana in an international friendly.
The former Manchester United starlet was eligible to wear the Black Stars of Ghana shirt through his Ghanaian parentage but he kicked against the decision despite the efforts made by the then Ghana Football Association (GFA) administration led by Kwesi Nyantakyi after the 2010 World Cup.
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."
Welbeck made his debut for England against Ghana in memorable international friendly which ended in a 1-1 draw after a late equalizer from Asamoah Gyan to cancel out Andy Carroll's first half goal for England.
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