{"id":1261808,"date":"2022-12-05T18:10:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/05\/there-was-no-approach-from-ghana-to-play-for-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T18:10:50","slug":"there-was-no-approach-from-ghana-to-play-for-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/05\/there-was-no-approach-from-ghana-to-play-for-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"There was no approach from Ghana to play for Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"424\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/A2510D39-108D-420F-9C4E-60A578C3DC24-618x424-1.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"A2510D39-108D-420F-9C4E-60A578C3DC24-618x424\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; MARCH 29:  Danny Welbeck of England looks on during the international friendly match between England and Ghana at Wembley Stadium on March 29, 2011 in London, England.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote &#8211; The FA\/The FA via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brighton and Hove Albion forward, Danny Welbeck, has disclosed the Ghana Football Association (GFA) did not officially approach him over a possible nationality switch from England to Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old was born in Manchester to Ghanaian parents and made his senior debut in 2011 for the Three Lions as a substitute against Ghana in an international friendly at Wembley Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 42-capped Englishman revealed choosing to play for his country of birth was not a difficult decision to make.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wasn\u2019t like an official approach from Ghana to come and play for them or anything like that, so it wasn\u2019t as hard as a decision like people would have thought,\u201d he told the YouTube channel, Michael Dapaah,\u00a0in an interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was natural for me because I\u2019ve been playing for England since I was 14 so it\u2019s like a natural progression to try and reach that next step.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know you want to get to the next stage group, 19, 21, and the senior team.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester United and Arsenal star said making his senior England debut against the country of his parents is a memory he will always keep with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI remember this game because I made my debut against Ghana,\u201d Welbeck added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like my family, not in the England section, and they are like boo; they were booing along as well, so it was a mad moment, but one that is definitely a highlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"zRWYYQigVVQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam on Adom TV (02-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRWYYQigVVQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON, ENGLAND &#8211; MARCH 29: Danny Welbeck of England looks on during the international friendly match between England and Ghana at Wembley Stadium on March 29, 2011 in London, England. 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