England international striker Danny Welbeck has donated food items to feed thousands of people in his native Ghana following government's lockdown of the country to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The former Manchester United and Arsenal striker, whose parents come from the West African country, was moved to donate to help the needy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis that has brought business activities to a halt in Ghana.
Thousands of residents of Nkawiepanin in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti region, the maternal hometown of the Watford attacker, received food and sanitary relief items to the tune of GHC 70,000 from the footballer.
Welbeck, who also played alongside Asamoah Gyan at Sunderland, also donated some PPEs and hand sanitizers to Nkawie Government Hospital to be used by frontline workers like doctors and nurses who are helping to treat those directly affected by the virus.
“Danny has been very concerned about how his people would survive these trying times; though he has never lived here, he has a great affection for the people of Ghana, so he felt it prudent to offer some help in the very small way that he can to support the government’s efforts in these times,” said Charlotte Adwoa Tumutuom, the aunt of the striker, who presented the items on behalf of footballer to the traditional chiefs.
The Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality is among one of the 14 districts of the Greater Kumasi Metropolitan Area which is currently under a partial lockdown because of coronavirus.
The lockdown has confined most people to their homes and with many people living hand-to-mouth, the move has brought untold hunger on individuals under the 3-week curfew.