Fabio Capello has denied giving Danny Welbeck his England debut just to keep him out of Ghana's clutches.
Welbeck was called into Capello's squad on Tuesday morning following the withdrawal of Aaron Lennon through injury.
The striker was born to Ghanaian parents which means he is eligible to play for the Black Stars.
But he was given his first taste of international action in the 1-1 draw with the World Cup quarter-finalists.
It will not prevent him playing for Ghana as the game was a friendly.
However, it raised enough suspicions among the visiting supporters to warrant loud boos when the Manchester United youngster, who is having an excellent season on loan at Sunderland, made his entrance.
"Absolutely not," said Capello, when asked whether he was trying to block Ghana from picking Welbeck in the future. "I work for England. I always select the best players for England. Yesterday, Aaron Lennon was injured. That is why I picked Welbeck."
The striker has been mentioned often enough as a potential England striker, with Sir Alex Ferguson predicting at the start of last season that Welbeck would end up at the World Cup.
"Danny Welbeck is going to be a very important player for England and Manchester United," said Capello.
"I monitored him last year. He was an important player then. I went to see him three times but then he got injured. However, he is a really good player."
The Welbeck issue added controversy to an entertaining evening, which dispelled the idea that Wembley was playing host to a meaningless friendly.
Backed by 21,000 noisy supporters, who created a magnificent atmosphere, Ghana contributed to an excellent game.
It was hard to begrudge them their injury-time equaliser as Asamoah Gyan slalomed into the England penalty area to cancel out Andy Carroll's first-half opener.
Watch interviews with Capello, Welbeck and Gyan