However, because the match was a friendly, Welbeck is still eligible to play for Ghana.
That was imposed after serious crowd trouble during Togo's final qualifying match for Ghana 2008.
Kingston says he remains committed to Hearts, but he played for Ghana because he is fit.
His appearance for Ghana last Sunday was his first in any competitive match this season.
Boateng stepped up for the kick to seal victory for Ghana and give the home fans some relief.
The 24-year-old forward, who scored three times for Ghana at the World Cup, has signed a four-year deal.
The Portsmouth midfielder has applied for national switch to enable him play for Ghana at the World Cup.
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Centre-half Isaac Vorsah in particular looked very authoritative at the back for Ghana.
Sturm Graz striker Charles Amoah scored the vital equaliser for Ghana six minutes from time to cancel out Assani Bajoba's first-half goal.
"We have a lot of respect for Ghana but we'll really be up for this game, " coach Jorge Barcellos said.
Earlier this year, the 27-year-old was called up for Ghana but was not happy with his invitation to the national team.
The result is a turnaround in cocoa production, in what some say is the start of a solid recovery for Ghana's cocoa industry.
"I follow English football and I know Sunderland have incredible fans, " added the forward, who has scored 22 goals in 44 games for Ghana.
The Black Stars midfielder turned out twice for Ghana last week - despite not having played for Scottish side Hearts so far this season.
At the time, Obama bypassed his father's native Kenya and opted for Ghana, describing it as a model of peace and democracy in the continent.
But still, some serious hurdles lie ahead for Ghana's economic prosperity.
During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Boateng featured for Ghana in group game against Germany, with his brother Jerome playing for the European side in their 1-0 win.
It was a scrappy first-half with both sides struggling for control, while Ghana clearly settled for counter attacks.
And I very much appreciate the efforts that President Mills has taken not only to ensure fair and free elections, but also to root out corruption, increase transparency, make sure that government is working for the people of Ghana and not just for the few.
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Slingshot has been under development for more than a decade and was recently tested by Coca-Cola in five towns in Ghana for six months.
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In the afternoon, the President will host President John Evans Atta Mills of Ghana for a meeting in the Oval Office.
"I saw a report on CNN with the Snow Leopard who qualified from Ghana for the Winter Olympics in 2010, " he explained.
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Some analysts say the long-term outlook for cocoa in Ghana is gloomy.
West African countries do not limit immigration from their neighbours, so lots of people cross borders, for example from Ghana to oil-rich Nigeria.
Nonetheless, progress is being made in other countries: for example in Ghana, the number of female teachers among the new recruits is higher than in the current teaching force.
That said, the one thing everyone seems to agree on is that unless you talk about football in Ghana for the next few weeks, no one is going to listen to anything you have to say.
So that in Ghana, for example, the journalists fanned out throughout the country.
Ghana, for example, has raised wages for some medical staff and offered incentives to the highest-skilled to come back.
In Ghana, for example, Vega has sponsored schools, clinics and sports teams, most notably the national teams in track and field and boxing.
In Ghana, for example, sixth-graders sitting a simple multiple-choice reading test scored on average the same mark that would be gained by random guessing.
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