Ghana national football team

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Ghana
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Black Stars
Association Ghana Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach James Kwesi Appiah[1]
Asst coach Maxwell Konadu[2]
Captain Asamoah Gyan
Most caps Richard Kingson (90)
Top scorer Abedi Pele (33)
FIFA code GHA
FIFA ranking 22
Highest FIFA ranking 14 (February, April, May 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking 89 (June 2004)
Elo ranking 40
Highest Elo ranking 14 (30 June 1966)
Lowest Elo ranking 97 (14 June 2004)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria 
(Accra, Gold Coast; 28 May 1950)
Biggest win
 Kenya 0–13 Ghana Ghana
(Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana Ghana
(Leon, Mexico; 2 October 1968)[4]
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2006)
Best result Quarter-finals; 2010
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 19 (First in 1963)
Best result Winners; 1963, 1965,
1978, 1982

The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. Prior to 1957, the country played as the Gold Coast.

Although the team did not qualify for the senior FIFA World Cup until 2006, they had qualified for five straight Olympic Games Football Tournaments when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times[5] (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982) and has been runners up 4 times (in 1968, 1970, 1992, and 2010).

After going through 2005 unbeaten, Ghana won the FIFA most improved team of the year award and they reached the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became the third African team in history to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. They are currently playing qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and have granted a tryout to a 52 year old American man with no experience in competitive futbol. The team was emotionally moved after hearing of the man's dream of playing for the Black Stars.

The Ghana national team in 2013 became the only African side to qualify for at least the Semi-Final of the African cup four times in a row twice; this occurred between 1963 and 1970 and between 2008 and 2013.[6]

Contents

History

Further information: Football in Ghana

20th Century

Ghana national football team members in the 1960s pose with some of Ghana's successive international football trophies won.

The Ghana Amateur Football Association was founded in 1957, soon after the country's independence, and was affiliated to Confederation of African Football and FIFA the following year. Englishman George Ainsley was appointed coach of the national team.

On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Black Stars played Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish champions, former European champions and intercontinental champions, and drew 3–3.[7]

Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and Ghana won successive Africa Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965, and achieved their record win, 13–0 away to Kenya, shortly after the second of these. They also reached the final of the tournament in 1968 and 1970, losing 1–0 on each occasion, to DR Congo and Sudan respectively. Their domination of this tournament earned the country the nickname of "the Brazil of Africa" in the 1960s.[8] The team had no success in FIFA World Cup qualification during this era, and failed to qualify for three successive African Cup of Nations in the 1970s, but qualified for the Olympic Games Football Tournaments, reaching the quarter finals in 1964 and withdrawing on political grounds in 1976 and but making little progress in continent-wide competitions until the appointment of Burkhard Ziese as coach in 1991. The 1992 African Cup of Nations, after three failures to reach the final tournament, saw Ghana finish second, after a Côte d'Ivoire win on penalties in the final.

21st Century

Ghana national football team vs. Argentina national football team, at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, Argentina.

Disharmony among the squad, which eventually led to parliamentary and executive intervention to settle issues between two of the team, Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah, may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams. Ghana slipped to 89th place in the FIFA World Rankings, but a new generation of players who went to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final became the core of the team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations, and were undefeated for a year in 2005 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first time the team had reached the global stage of the tournament. Ghana started with a 2–0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, but wins over the Czech Republic (2–0) and USA (2–1) saw them through to the second round, where they were beaten 3–0 by Brazil.

Ghana national football team members line-up before a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification match.

The Black Stars went on to secure a 100 percent record in their qualification campaign, winning the group and becoming the first African team to qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on 4 December 2009 saw the Ghanaian team being placed alongside Germany, Serbia and Australia in Group D.

The team reached the last 16 where they played the USA, defeating them 2–1 in extra time to become the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarterfinals.

The team then lost on penalty shootout with Uruguay in the quarterfinals, having missed a penalty kick in extra time after a certain goal was saved off the goal line by Luis Suárez's deliberately parried handball who was then shown a red card for his actions.

Ghana national football team (The Black Stars) vs Brazil national football team (A Seleção)

World Cup record

Ghana vs. Germany in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group D match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 23 June 2010.

Ghana have qualified for two FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006 and 2010.

In 2006 they were the only African side to advance to the Second Round of 2006 FIFA World Cup and were the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup.[9] Ghana had the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 years and 352 days,[9] and were praised for their improving performance.[10][11] FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament.[12]

In the 2010 World Cup Ghana progressed beyond the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. Ghana were defeated by Uruguay on penalties after Luis Suárez controversially handballed on the goal line deep into extra time, denying Ghana an almost certain winning goal.[13] Had Ghana won their quarter final they would have become the first African nation to progress to the semi finals of the world cup. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th.[14]

Ghana vs. Serbia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group D match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on 13 June 2010.
Ghana vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010.
FIFA World Cup results (in green reached quarter-finals)
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1962 Did not qualify
1966 Withdrew
1970 to 1978 Did not qualify
1982 Withdrew
1986 to 2002 Did not qualify
Germany 2006 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 4 6
South Africa 2010 Quarter-Final 7th 5 2 2 1 5 4
Brazil 2014 To Be Determined
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total 2/13 9 4 2 3 9 10

African Cup of Nations record

After the 1963 and 1965 triumphs, Ghana hosted and won the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations trophy for keeps in 1978, and four years later, won it again in Tripoli, Libya. The team have won the African Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the second most successful team in the contest's history, together with Cameroon; Egypt has won the past three tournaments (2006, 2008, 2010) to give it a record seven titles.

The Ghana national team at the 2008 African Cup of Nations before the quarter-final match against Nigeria.
Number of Africa Cup of Nations (in brown with 4 titles)
African Cup of Nations
Titles: 4
Appearances: 19
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Sudan 1957 Did not enter Ghana 1978 Champions Burkina Faso 1998 Round 1
Egypt 1959 Did not enter Nigeria 1980 Round 1 GhanaNigeria 2000 Quarter-finals
Ethiopia 1962 Did not qualify Libya 1982 Champions Mali 2002 Quarter-finals
Ghana 1963 Champions Ivory Coast 1984 Round 1 Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Tunisia 1965 Champions Egypt 1986 Did not qualify Egypt 2006 Round 1
Ethiopia 1968 Second Place Morocco 1988 Did not qualify Ghana 2008 Third Place
Sudan 1970 Second Place Algeria 1990 Did not qualify Angola 2010 Second Place
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify Senegal 1992 Second Place* GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Fourth Place
Egypt 1974 Did not qualify Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals South Africa 2013 Fourth Place
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify South Africa 1996 Fourth Place Morocco 2015 TBD
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympic record

Olympic medal record
Men's Football[n]
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Team

^ Note: Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Match results

This is the senior Ghanaian national teams forthcoming International Friendly, 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches
Key
      Win       Draw       Loss
For 2012 match results, see Ghana national football team 2012

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

On 30 July 2011, for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ghana were placed in the 1st pot and drawn in Group D with Zambia, Sudan and Lesotho. Ghana will commence their qualifying campaign in early June 2012, with the finishing top team in Group D advancing to the final Third round of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications.[15]

Group D
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6
 Lesotho 3 0 2 1 1 8 −7 2
 Sudan 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
  Ghana Lesotho Sudan Zambia
Ghana  — 7–0 4–0 6 Sep
Lesotho  16 Jun — 0–0 1–1
Sudan  7 Jun 6 Sep — 0–3
Zambia  1–0 8 Jun 15 Jun —


1 June 2012
 Ghana  7 – 0  Lesotho
9 June 2012
 Zambia  1 – 0  Ghana
24 March 2013
 Ghana  4 – 0  Sudan
7 June 2013
 Sudan  vs.  Ghana
14 June 2013
 Lesotho  vs.  Ghana
6 September 2013
 Ghana  vs.  Zambia

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

2013 Africa Cup of Nations Preliminary & First Rounds qualification
Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification – First Round

Ghana received a bye for the Preliminary Round and First Round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications. Ghana will play the Malawi national football team over a Second Round Two-legged tie. In the First Round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications, Malawi defeated the Chad national football team 4–3 on aggregate, and then advanced to the Second Round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.

Second Round
Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification – Second Round

The team in the Second Round of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification with the best result over the Two-legged tie will qualify for the 29th Africa Cup of Nations to be held in South Africa from 19 January 2013 – 10 February 2013.

8 September 2012
15:30 UTC±0
 Ghana  2 – 0  Malawi Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Atsu Goal 8'
Annan Goal 53'		 Report
13 October 2012
14:30 UTC+2
 Malawi  0 – 1  Ghana Civo Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Khalid Abdelrahman (Sudan)
Report Acquah Goal 4'

Ghana won 3 – 0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 at the Durban International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa. Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Zambia along with host South Africa were the top seeded teams for the draw of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[16][17] Ghana was placed in group B along with Mali, Niger, and Congo DR.[18]

Group B

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Mali 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Congo DR 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Niger 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
20 January 2013
17:00 UTC+2
 Ghana  2 – 2  Congo DR Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
24 January 2013
17:00 UTC+2
 Ghana  1 – 0  Mali Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
28 January 2013
19:00 UTC+2
 Ghana  3 – 0  Niger Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

2013 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-final

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-finals
2 February 2013
17:00 UTC+2
 Ghana  2 – 0  Cape Verde Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa

2013 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-final

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Semi-finals
6 February 2013
20:30 UTC+2
 Ghana  1 – 1 PSO 3 – 2  Burkina Faso Mbombela Stadium,
Nelspruit, South Africa

Team honours

Abédi Pelé – the three time African Footballer of the Year with Ghana's African Cup of Nations trophy – four titles
Winners (4): 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
Runners-up (4): 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010
Third place: 2008
Fourth place (3): 1996, 2012, 2013
Winners (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
Gold medal: 2011
Bronze medals: 1978
Football at the All-Africa Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991
Runners-up: 2009

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Ghana James Kwesi Appiah
Assistant coach Ghana Maxwell Konadu
Goalkeepers' coach Ghana Nasam Yakubu
Spokesman Ghana Ibrahim Sannie Daara
Team Doctor Ghana Dr. Adam Baba
Physiotherapist Ghana Ofosu Anim
Psychologist Ghana Patrick Ofori
Protocol Officer Ghana Alex Asante
Welfare Officer Ghana Sarbahn Quaye
Masseur Ghana Samuel Ankomah
Kit Manager Ghana Ismail Hamidu
Team Drummer Ghana Joseph Langabell

Last updated: January 2013
Source: Ghana Football Association official website

Squad

Current squad

Match Date: 24 March 2013
Opposition:  Sudan
Caps and goals correct as of: 24 March 2013, including the match against  Sudan

Note: The following 24-man squad have been called-up for the World Cup qualifier against Sudan on 24 March 2013.[19]
# Player Date of birth/Age Height (m) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1 Daniel Agyei (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 1.86 5 0 Ghana Liberty Professionals
16 Abdul Fatawu Dauda (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 1.80 12 0 Ghana Ashanti Gold
22 Adam Larsen Kwarasey (1987-12-12) 12 December 1987 1.90 18 0 Norway Strømsgodset
Defenders
4 Yaw Frimpong (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986 1.67 0 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
5 Mohamed Awal (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 1.90 2 0 South Africa Maritzburg United
15 Isaac Vorsah (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 1.92 43 1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg
17 Baba Rahman (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 1.90 0 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
19 Jonathan Mensah (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 1.88 20 1 France Évian
21 John Boye (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 1.85 24 2 France Rennes
23 Harrison Afful (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 1.70 33 0 Tunisia Espérance
30 Richard Kissi Boateng (1988-11-25) 25 November 1988 1.83 4 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
Midfielders
6 Emmanuel Frimpong (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 1.78 1 0 England Fulham
8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 1.69 41 7 Italy Udinese
10 Albert Adomah (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 1.85 10 1 England Bristol City
11 Sulley Muntari (1984-08-27) 27 August 1984 1.79 76 18 Italy Milan
13 Mohammed Rabiu (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989 1.88 10 0 France Évian
14 Solomon Asante (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 1.73 12 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazembe
20 Kwadwo Asamoah (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 1.75 54 3 Italy Juventus
24 Wakaso Mubarak (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 1.76 10 7 Spain Espanyol
27 Christian Atsu (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 1.72 15 3 Portugal Porto
Forwards
3 Asamoah Gyan Captain (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 1.80 71 32 United Arab Emirates Al-Ain
7 David Accam (1990-09-28) 28 September 1990 1.74 0 0 Sweden Helsingborg
9 Abdul Majeed Waris (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 1.72 6 1 Russia Spartak Moscow
18 Mahatma Otoo (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 1.80 1 0 Ghana Hearts of Oak

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Ghana squad within the last 9 months. Retired and Discarded Players are not listed.

Name Date of Birth (Age) Height (m) Caps Goals Club Last Call-Up
Goalkeepers
Ernest Sowah (1988-03-31) 31 March 1988
1.80
1
0
 Ghana Berekum Chelsea v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)
Robert Dabuo (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990
1.84
0
0
 Ghana All Stars v.  Malawi
(13 September 2012)WD
Brimah Razak (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987
1.91
0
0
 Spain Guadalajara v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Philemon McCarthy (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983
1.80
2
0
 Ghana Hearts of Oak v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Defenders
David Addy (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990
1.80
7
0
 Portugal Vitória Guimarães v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)
Nana Akwasi Asare (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986
1.75
7
0
 Netherlands Utrecht v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)
Samuel Inkoom (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989
1.79
39
1
 France Bastia v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)
Jerry Vandam (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988
1.86
0
0
 France Lille v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Daniel Boateng (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992
1.88
0
0
 England Arsenal v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Daniel Opare (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990
1.73
10
0
 Belgium Standard Liège v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Rashid Sumaila (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992
2.00
0
0
 Ghana Asante Kotoko v.  Tunisia
(13 January 2013)
Midfielders
Richard Mpong (1990-04-07) 7 April 1990
1.78
2
1
 Ghana Asante Kotoko v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Torric Jebrin (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991
1.70
0
0
 Turkey Trabzonspor v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986-04-15) 15 April 1986
1.80
18
2
 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Afriyie Acquah (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992
1.79
3
1
 Germany Hoffenheim v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)
Alfred Duncan (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993
1.78
1
0
 Italy Internazionale v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)
Kevin-Prince Boateng (1987-03-06) 6 March 1987
1.86
9
1
 Italy A.C. Milan v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
André Ayew (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989
1.76
43
4
 France Marseille v.  Egypt
(10 January 2013)WD
Yahaya Mohamed (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988
1.79
0
0
 Ghana Asante Kotoko v.  Tunisia
(13 January 2013)
Anthony Annan (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986
1.71
65
2
 Spain Osasuna v.  Mali
(9 February 2013)
Forwards
Benjamin Acheampong (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990
1.80
0
0
 Ghana Asante Kotoko v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)WD
Jeff Schlupp (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
1.81
1
0
 England Leicester City v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)WD
Akwasi Asante (1992-09-06) 6 September 1992
1.83
0
0
 England Birmingham City v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)WD
Ishmael Yartey (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990
1.71
0
0
 France Sochaux v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)WD
Jordan Ayew (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
1.82
10
2
 France Marseille v.  Malawi
(8 September 2012)
Kwame Nsor (1992-08-01) 1 August 1992
1.88
0
0
 Germany Kaiserslautern v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Ransford Osei (1990-12-05) 5 December 1990
1.72
2
0
 Ghana Asante Kotoko v.  Cape Verde
(14 November 2012)WD
Richmond Boakye (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
1.86
5
2
 Italy Juventus v.  Mali
(9 February 2013)
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad due to personal reason.

Top goalscorers

# Player Career Caps Goals Goals per
match
1 Abedi Pele 1982–1998 67 33[20]
0.49
2 Asamoah Gyan 2003–present 71 32[21]
0.45
3 Tony Yeboah 1985–1997 59 29[22]
0.49

Managers

Head coaches
Date appointed Manager name
2012–present Ghana James Kwesi Appiah
2011–2012 Serbia Goran Stevanović
2010–2011 Ghana James Kwesi Appiah intrm
2008–2010 Serbia Milovan Rajevac
2008 Ghana Sellas Tetteh intrm
2006–2008 France Claude Le Roy
2004–2006 Serbia Ratomir Dujković
2004 Ghana Sam Arday intrm
2004 Portugal Mariano Barreto
2003 Germany Ralf Zumdick
2003 Germany Burkhard Ziese
2002 Ghana Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie
2002 Serbia Milan Živadinović
2001–2002 Ghana Fred Osam-Duodu
Date appointed Manager name
2001 Ghana Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
2000 Ghana Fred Osam-Duodu
1999–2000 Italy Giuseppe Dossena
1997–1998 Netherlands Rinus Israël
1996–1997 Ghana Sam Arday
1996 Brazil Ismael Kurtz
1995 Romania Petre Gavrilla
1994 Ghana E.J. Aggrey-Fynn
1993–1994 Denmark Jørgen E. Larsen
1993 Ghana Fred Osam-Duodu
1992–1993 Germany Otto Pfister
1990–1992 Germany Burkhard Ziese
1988–1989 Ghana Fred Osam-Duodu
1986–1987 Germany Rudi Gutendorf
Date appointed Manager name
1984 Ghana Herbert Addo
1984 Ghana Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie
1982–1983 Ghana C. K. Gyamfi ^
1978–1981 Ghana Fred Osam-Duodu ^
1977–1978 Brazil O. C. Sampaio
1974–1975 Germany Karl Weigang
1973–1974 Romania Nicolae Nicuşor Dumitru
1968–1970 Germany Karl Heinz Marotzke
1967 Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira
1963 – 1965 Ghana C. K. Gyamfi ^
1963 Hungary József Ember
1959–1962 Sweden Adreas Sjolberg
1958–1959 England George Ainsley
Notes

Competitive statistics

FIFA World Cup Record
FIFA World Cup Record GP W D L GF GA GD
World Cup Finals 9 4 2 3 9 10 −1
World Cup Quals (H) 32 22 8 2 70 17 +51
World Cup Quals (A) 30 7 8 15 31 39 −8
World Cup Total 71 33 18 20 110 66 +42
African Cup of Nations Record
Nations Cup Record GP W D L GF GA GD
Nations Cup Finals 78 43 16 19 107 67 +40
Nations Cup Quals (H) 32 23 6 3 71 23 +48
Nations Cup Quals (A) 32 12 8 12 43 31 +12
Nations Cup Total 142 78 30 34 221 117 +100

West African Nations Cup [SCSA Zone III] Record

Year Venue Round Position GP W D L GF GA GD
1982  Benin Final Winner 5 3 2 0 14 8 +6
1983  Ivory Coast Final Winner 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
1984  Burkina Faso Final Winner 5 2 3 0 9 5 +4
1986  Ghana Final Winner 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10
1987  Liberia Final Winner 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12
Total 5/5 5 Finals 5 Championships 25 18 7 0 56 19 +37
  • The Tournament was not held in 1985.

Nations Cup Record by team

Venues

Ghana does not have a specific home national stadium like many other national teams and as such, often rotate their home World Cup qualifying and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches through various venues: the Essipong Stadium or Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, the Len Clay Stadium, Kumasi Sports Stadium or Abrankese Stadium in Kumasi, the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast, the Accra Sports Stadium in the capital Accra and the Tamale Stadium in Tamale. Some smaller regional stadia were used in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying and 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification qualifying campaigns.

Since September 2010, Ghana have played many high profile international friendlies in Europe, and more recently in Asia, where they played against South Korea at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium, South Korea in 2011, and the match was well attended. Ghana played at the Wembley Stadium, London in 2011 against England and drew 1–1. The match drew a sell-out attendance, and was the largest away following for any nation since the opening of the Wembley Stadium in 2002.[23] The match was watched by 700 million people globally.[23] They have most recently played a high profile international friendly against Brazil at Craven Cottage, London.

Kits

Ghana home kit 2008.svg
Ghana away kit 2008.svg
Ghana 2006 FIFA World Cup home and away kits

The Ghana national football team (The Black Stars) are currently sporting an all-white and partly black football kit instead of a kit that coordinates in color of the Ghana national flag, and in general, Pan-African colours. The Black Stars home kit color choice has been all-white from the years 1950 to 1989, and a change of kit colors to coordinate with the national flag of Ghana was worn from the years 1990 to 1999 designed with the national colors yellow with red and green visibly decorated on its kits. The kit design was also used in the sixties and seventies, and designed with vertical stripes yellow-green and red shoulders. The Black Stars home kit was changed back to an all-white and partly black kit, at the beginning of the 21st century.

Black star.svg

The Ghana national football team symbol of continuity, is the, black star, that is present in the Ghana national flag and Ghana coat of arms in the center of the primordial national crest. Adopted following the independence of Ghana in 1957, the black star has always been included on its kits, and is currently located on the front of the 2012–2013 Black Stars home shirt.

Kit evolution

1990–1999
1950–1989
2000–present
2010–2011 Home
2010 Africa Cup of Nations & 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010–2011 Away
2010 Africa Cup of Nations & 2010 FIFA World Cup

See also

References

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  12. ^ Black Stars 13th ranked – 2006 FIFA World Cup
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  15. ^ 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures – African Zone. FIFA.com. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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  17. ^ "Orange CAN 2013 draw result". CAFonline.com. 24 October 2012. 
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Titles

Preceded by
1962 Ethiopia 		 African Champions
1963 (First title)
1965 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
1968 Congo DR 
Preceded by
1976 Morocco 		 African Champions
1978 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
1980 Nigeria 
Preceded by
1980 Nigeria 		 African Champions
1982 (Fourth title)		 Succeeded by
1984 Cameroon 
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions		 West African Champions
1982 (First title)
1983 (Second title)
1984 (Third title)
1986 (Fourth title)
1987 (Fifth title)		 Succeeded by
Defunct
 
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