GhanaNicknameBlack StarsAssociationGhana Football Association (GFA)ConfederationCAF (Africa)Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)Head coachOtto AddoCaptainJordan AyewMost capsAndré Ayew (120)Top scorerAsamoah Gyan (51)Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeGHA First colours Second colours FIFA rankingCurrent 72 (22 December 2025)[1]Highest14 (April–May 2007, February 2008)Lowest89 (June 2004)First international Gold Coast and British Togoland 1–0 Nigeria (Accra, British Gold Coast; 28 May 1950)Biggest win Nyasaland 0–12 Gold Coast (Nyasaland; 15 October 1962)[2]Biggest defeat Brazil 8–2 Ghana (São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; 27 March 1996)[3]World CupAppearances5 (first in 2006)Best resultQuarter-finals (2010)Africa Cup of NationsAppearances24 (first in 1963)Best resultChampions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)West African Nations Cup / WAFU Nations CupAppearances8 (first in 1982)Best resultChampions (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2013, 2017)COSAFA CupAppearances1 (first in 2015)Best resultQuarter-finals (2015)
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football.[5] The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana.[6] It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana.[7] Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.[8]
Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006.[9][10] The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), while finishing as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015).[11] They he also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).[12]
As at November 20, 2025, Ghana ranked 72nd in the world and 17th among African football nations.[13]
History[edit]On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, Ghana hosted Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish champions, drawing 3–3.[14]
Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, leading Ghana to successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965. The Black Stars achieved their record win, 13–2 away to Kenya, in the latter.[15] They reached the final of the tournament in 1968 and 1970, losing 1–0 on both occasions, to DR Congo and Sudan respectively.[16] Their domination of the tournament earned them the nickname "the Black Stars of Africa" in the 1960s.[17]
Fortunes changed for the Black Stars however, after they failed to qualify for three successive AFCONs in the 1970s.[18] In the early 1980s, however, with emerging talents such as Abedi Pele, the Black Stars defeated 1982 AFCON hosts Libya in the final to win their fourth and to date, last continental title.[19] Fortunes changed again however, as in the 1984 tournament, they were knocked out in the group stages, before failing to qualify for the 1986, 1988 and 1990 tournaments.[20] In 1992, the Black Stars would finish runners-up to the Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw, which saw every player on the pitch take a penalty, in which they were beaten 11-10,[21] with African Footballer of the Year Abedi Pele suspended for the final.[22]
Tensions among the squad led to the parliamentary and executive to intervene and settle issues between players Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah. In the 1990s, this may he played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams. However, the generation of Black Stars players who went to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final became the "core" of the team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations, going undefeated for a year in 2005 and qualifying for the final tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The Black Stars started by succumbing to a 2–0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, and wins over Czech Republic (2–0) and the United States (2–1). This saw them advance through to the second round, where they lost 3–0 to Brazil.[23]
Under head coach Milovan Rajevac, the Black Stars went on to secure a 100% win record in their qualification campaign, winning their group and becoming the first African team to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the final tournament, they were placed in Group D with Germany, Serbia and Australia, advancing to the round of 16 after finishing second in their group. They played the United States, winning 2–1 in extra time to become only the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, before losing to Uruguay in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, after Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez blocked a header with his hand in the penalty box in extra time and was sent off. Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty given for the handball, with the score 1–1. Ghana went on to lose the penalty shootout 4–2, twelve years before Morocco became the first African team to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup.[24]
In 2013, Ghana became the first team to reach four consecutive African Cup of Nations semi-finals twice, with the first occasion between 1963 and 1970.[25]
The Black Stars won their second round group of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, and defeated Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off,[26] qualifying for the finals. They were drawn in Group G for the finals, where they faced Germany, Portugal, and the United States.[27] They exited in the group stage recording one draw against eventual champions Germany and two losses. However, they were the only team to not lose to Germany in the tournament, and the only team to hold onto a lead against the Germans at any point.
In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, they reached the final, being denied the title on penalties against Ivory Coast. While their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign ended in a 4th-place finish, they finished behind Egypt and Uganda in their final group qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, they were eliminated by Tunisia in the round of 16. In 2021, manager Rajevac was brought back, but the Black Stars ended up failing to win a match at the AFCON where they lost 2–3 to debutants the Comoros after an André Ayew red card to finish bottom of their group, failing to progress beyond the group stage for the first time since 2006. They drew 0–0 in a match against Nigeria and drew 1–1 in Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on away goals.[28] During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ghana lost their first match against Portugal 3–2. They earned their first and only victory in their second match against South Korea by the same scoreline. A victory against Uruguay was required for a spot in the round of 16 in a rematch of the 2010 quarter-final; Ghana instead lost 2–0 and thus finished bottom, while Uruguay was eliminated as well, as a result of South Korea upsetting Portugal.
Ghana failed to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, for the first time since 2004, as they finished bottom of the group below Angola, Sudan, and Niger.[29][30] However, they compensated by qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, their fourth appearance, after gaining necessary wins against Mali and Madagascar despite inconsistency throughout the qualifiers.
Culture[edit] Kits and crest[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghana national football team kits. Home shirt: 1970s–1980sThe official jersey colours for the Black Stars are white for home games and yellow for away games.[31]
Adopted following the independence of Ghana in 1957, the black star has been included in the Black Stars' kits. The Black Stars' kits were sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, with the deal ending in 2014.[32]
Badge and anthemBetween 1990 and 2006 the Ghana national team used the kit in the colours of the national flag of Ghana, with gold, green and red used, as in the team's crest and also known as the Pan-African colours. The gold with green and red kit concept and design was used in the 60s and 70s, and designed with gold and green vertical stripes and red shoulders. An all black second kit was introduced in 2008 and in 2015, Black Stars' gold-red-green coloured kit and all black coloured kit is to be reassigned to the position of 1st and 2nd kits following the induction of a brown with blue and gold coloured Black Stars 3rd kit in 2012.[33][34]
The team's kit for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by BuzzFeed.[35]
2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1st and 2nd kits Kit supplier Period Erima 1991–1992 Adidas 1992–2000 Kappa 2000–2005 Puma 2005– Grounds[edit] Kumasi Sports StadiumLizzy Sports ComplexThe training facilities and training grounds are located at Agyeman Badu Stadium, Berekum Sports Stadium in Brong-Ahafo, the Tema Sports Stadium in Tema and the multi-functional Lizzy Sports Complex in Legon.[36]
Organization and finance[edit]
The Black Stars had no official head because of "corrupt" practices[37][38][39] by the then president, Kwesi Nyantakyi[40] and vice-president George Afriyie,[41] with Frank Dis as director of football, and Edward Bawa as treasurer.[42] The Ghana Football Association (GFA) signed a CN¥92.2 million (US$15 million) deal with Ghanaian state-run oil and gas exploration corporation, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), to sponsor the Black Stars and the renewable contract saw the oil and gas exploration corporation become the global headline sponsor of the Black Stars, with a yearly Black Stars player salary wage bill,[43][44] following the gold mining corporations Ashanti Goldfields Corporation and Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), which had been sponsoring the Black Stars since 2005.
On 28 August 2013, Ghana Football Association (GFA) launched a TV channel and named GFA TV. The channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the Black Stars' matches.[45] In November 2013, the Black Stars signed a 2013–2015 CN¥30.6 million (US$5 million) and an additional classified multi-million private bank sponsorship deal with the Ghanaian state-run private banking institution UniBank.[46]
Supporters[edit] Ghanaian supporters at the 2015 AFCON match between Ghana and GuineaThe Black Stars maintain an erage stadium match attendance of over 60,000, with 84,017 watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay.[47] Ghana's match against England on 29 March 2011 had the largest away following for any association football national team since the re-opening of Wembley Stadium in 2007.[48] The match was watched by 700 million people around the world.[48]
Following the team's appearances at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments, they were greeted by some hundred id fans dancing and singing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.[49]
Rivalries[edit] Main article: Jollof derby Ghana against Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finalGhana is rivals with Nigeria. The "Battle of Supremacy on the Gulf of Guinea" is between two of the "most successful teams on the African continent".[50] The proximity of the two countries to each other, a dispute between the different association football competitions and wider diplomatic competition for influence across West Africa add to this rivalry.[50][51] The match between these two countries is called the Jollof derby.[52]
Media and arts[edit]Match schedules are broadcast in English as in the case of inter-continental matches and in Akan nationally by Adom TV, PeaceFM, AdomFM and HappyFM. During the scheduled qualification for the 2014 World Cup national broadcaster GTV, a sub-division of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), broadcast to the Ghanaian public home qualifiers with away qualifiers broadcast by the satellite television broadcasting corporation Viasat 1. The friendly match against Turkey in August 2013 was televised by Viasat 1 and the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 Inter-Continental Championships are scheduled for public broadcast by the corporations GFA TV, GBC and Viasat 1.[53]
Products including books, documentary films, Azonto dances and songs he been made in the name of the team. These may be intended with commercial motives and are focused on previous and future World Cups or Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Books: books he been published on the team's history and participation in tournaments. These include Ghana, The Rediscovered Soccer Might: Watch Out World!,[54] about the history and performance of the Black Stars and association football national teams that the Black Stars he played against, and The Black Stars of Ghana by Alan Whelan;[55] about Black Stars commencing their progress through the final rounds of the 2010 World Cup and into the quarter-finals. Documentary films: In 2010 Miracle Films Ghana Limited showcased a vintage documentary film picture, Kwame Nkrumah & Ghana's Black Stars, about Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah "Africa's man of the 2nd millennium" and "Pan-African pioneer",[56] who invested energy into making Ghana's association football national team – the Black Stars – a force in African soccer.[57] Nickname: The Black Star Line, a shipping industry line incorporated by the founder of the Back-to-Africa movement, civil rights movement leader Marcus Garvey and the organiser of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) from 1919 to 1922, gives the Ghana team its nicknames, the Black Stars of West Africa and the Black Stars of Africa.[57] Dances: upon the Black Stars scoring against opposition teams, dance forms of the Ghanaian Azonto were performed by Black Stars players in their goal celebrations in match victories at the 2010 World Cup and in 2013, an elite dance version of the Ghanaian Azonto named; "(Akan: Mmonko)" (shrimp), was established and showcased at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations by the Black Stars players.[58] Black Stars goal celebrations in match victories at the 2014 World Cup and upon scoring against opposition teams, are to establish and showcase Alkayida.[59] Songs: On occasions of past World Cups or African Championships, a number of musicians with music producers created hiplife football songs which were composed in the Akan language – the 2006 World Cup song, "Akan: Tuntum Nsorom Ye Ko Yen Anim", (Black Stars, We are moving forward) musical composed by the Musicians Union of Ghana, is to motivate the Black Stars to perform creditably in its quest for the capturing of the World Cup trophy.[60] Black Stars' captain and top-goalscorer Asamoah Gyan recorded and released a Hiplife song with 'Castro The Destroyer', where he features under the alias 'Baby Jet'. The song is entitled "African Girls" and is sung in the Akan language and was launched onto the Ghanaian screens, continental West Africa screens and onto the Sub-Saharan Africa screens. The music video shows the "Asamoah Gyan Dance" goal celebration which he demonstrated at the 2010 World Cup. The song "African Girls" won an award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2011. The 2010 World Cup song, "Ghana Black Stars (Official Song 2010 World Cup)" composed by Ghanaian hiplife music group "Kings and Queens Entertainment" approved by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as GFA has indicated that the Black Stars are a protected brand.[61] Results and fixtures[edit] Main article: Ghana national football team results (2020–present)The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that he been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024[edit] Ghana v Niger 18 November 2025 AFCON qualification Ghana 1–2 Niger Accra, Ghana13:00 UTC+0 Afriyie 67' Report Badamassi 22' Sako 90+2' Stadium: Accra Sports StadiumReferee: Rulisa Patience Fidele (Central African Republic) 2025[edit] Ghana v Chad 21 March 2026 World Cup qualification Ghana 5–0 Chad Accra, Ghana19:00 UTC+0 Semenyo 2' Williams 31' J. Ayew 36' (pen.) Salisu 56' Nuamah 68' Report Stadium: Accra Sports StadiumReferee: Ahmed Abdulrazg (Libya) Madagascar v Ghana 24 March 2026 World Cup qualification Madagascar 0–3 Ghana Al Hoceima, Morocco20:00 UTC+1 Report Partey 11', 53' Kudus 58' Stadium: Grand Stade d'Al HoceimaReferee: Issa Sy (Senegal) Nigeria v Ghana 28 May 2025 Unity Cup Nigeria 2–1 Ghana London, England19:45 UTC+1 Dessers 14' Simpson 19' (o.g.) Report Thomas-Asante 70' Stadium: Gtech Community StadiumReferee: Stuart Attwell (England) Trinidad and Tobago v Ghana 31 May 2025 Unity Cup Trinidad and Tobago 0–4 Ghana London, England12:30 UTC+1 Report J. Ayew 6' Simpson 12' Fuseini 41' Agyekum 58' Stadium: Gtech Community StadiumReferee: Sam Barrott (England) Chad v Ghana 4 September 2026 World Cup qualification Chad 1–1 Ghana N'Djamena, Chad14:00 UTC+1 Ecua 89' Report J. Ayew 17' Stadium: Stade Olympique Maréchal Idriss Déby ItnoReferee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique) Ghana v Mali 8 September 2026 World Cup qualification Ghana 1–0 Mali Accra, Ghana19:00 UTC+0 Djiku 49' Report Stadium: Accra Sports StadiumReferee: Luxolo Badi (South Africa) Central African Republic v Ghana 8 October 2026 World Cup qualification Central African Republic 0–5 Ghana El Jadida, Morocco17:00 UTC+1 Report Salisu 20' Partey 52' Djiku 69' J. Ayew 71' Sulemana 87' Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi StadiumAttendance: 200Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius) Ghana v Comoros 12 October 2026 World Cup qualification Ghana 1–0 Comoros Accra, Ghana19:00 UTC+0 Kudus 47' Report Stadium: Accra Sports StadiumReferee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) Japan v Ghana 14 November Kirin Challenge Cup Japan 2–0 Ghana Toyota, Japan19:20 UTC+9 Minamino 16' Doan 60' Report Stadium: Toyota StadiumAttendance: 40,030Referee: Ben Abraham (Australia) South Korea v Ghana 18 November Friendly South Korea 1–0 Ghana Seoul, South Korea20:00 UTC+9 Lee Tae-seok 63' Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup StadiumAttendance: 33,256Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) 2026[edit] Germany v Ghana 30 March Friendly Germany v Ghana Stuttgart, Germany20:45 UTC+1 Stadium: MHPArena Ghana v Panama 17 June 2026 World Cup GS Ghana v Panama Toronto, Canada19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: BMO Field England v Ghana 23 June 2026 World Cup GS England v Ghana Foxborough, United States16:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Gillette Stadium Croatia v Ghana 27 June 2026 World Cup GS Croatia v Ghana Philadelphia, United States17:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Coaches[edit] As of 24 January 2024 Position Name Head coach Otto Addo Assistant coach Joseph Laumann Assistant coach John Paintsil Goalkeeping coach Fatau Dauda History[edit] See also: Ghana national football team manager Mali vs Ghana, exhibition game at Paris, 31 March 2015Since 1957, the Ghanaian national football team has had 32 different head coaches and 3 caretakers. C. K. Gyamfi led the Black Stars to 3 Africa Cup of Nations titles – in 1963, 1965 and 1982 – making Gyamfi the "joint most successful coach" in the competition's history.[62] Fred Osam Duodu led the Black Stars to their 1978 Africa Cup of Nations title;[63] Ratomir Dujković, Milovan Rajevac, and James Kwesi Appiah he led the Black Stars to World Cup qualification,[64][65] with the former two being Serbs.[66][67][68][69][70][71][72] Otto Addo is the head coach of the Black Stars since 15 March 2024, replacing Chris Hughton.[73][74][75][76][77][78]
Players[edit] Current squad[edit]The following players were called up for the Kirin Challenge Cup match against Japan and the friendly match against South Korea on 14 and 18 November 2025.[79] Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against South Korea.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Lawrence Ati-Zigi (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 29) 25 0 St. Gallen 12 1GK Joseph Anang (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 25) 1 0 St Patrick's Athletic 16 1GK Benjamin Asare (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 33) 10 0 Hearts of Oak 2 2DF Alidu Seidu (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 25) 23 1 Rennes 3 2DF Caleb Yirenkyi (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 19) 8 0 Nordsjælland 4 2DF Jonas Adjetey (2003-12-13) 13 December 2003 (age 22) 7 0 Basel 6 2DF Mohammed Salisu (1999-04-17) 17 April 1999 (age 26) 21 4 Monaco[a] 13 2DF Derrick Köhn (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Union Berlin 15 2DF Kojo Peprah Oppong (2004-06-04) 4 June 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Nice 14 2DF Gideon Mensah (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 27) 37 0 Auxerre 18 2DF Jerome Opoku (1998-10-14) 14 October 1998 (age 27) 9 1 İstanbul Başakşehir 21 2DF Ebenezer Annan (2002-08-21) 21 August 2002 (age 23) 7 0 Saint-Étienne 7 3MF Kelvin Nkrumah (2007-09-11) 11 September 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Medeama 8 3MF Kwasi Sibo (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 27) 5 0 Oviedo 17 3MF Christopher Bonsu Baah (2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 21) 6 0 Al-Qadsiah 19 3MF Abu Francis (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 24) 7 0 Toulouse 22 3MF Kamaldeen Sulemana (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) 25 1 Atalanta 23 3MF Prince Kwabena Adu (2003-09-23) 23 September 2003 (age 22) 2 0 Viktoria Plzeň 24 3MF Prince Owusu (2004-10-08) 8 October 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Medeama 5 4FW Prince Osei Owusu (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 28) 2 0 Montréal 9 4FW Brandon Thomas-Asante (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26) 7 1 Coventry City 11 4FW Antoine Semenyo (2000-01-07) 7 January 2000 (age 25) 32 3 Bournemouth Recent call-ups[edit]The following he also been called up in the last twelve months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Jojo Wollacott (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 (age 29) 12 0 Crawley Town v. Madagascar, 24 March 2025 DF Alexander Djiku (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994 (age 31) 35 4 Spartak Moscow v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 DF Tariq Lamptey (2000-09-30) 30 September 2000 (age 25) 11 0 Fiorentina v. Mali, 8 September 2025 DF Razak Simpson (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 27) 7 1 Nations v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 DF Stephan Ambrosius (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 27) 4 0 St. Gallen v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 DF Kamaradini Mamudu (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 23) 4 0 Medeama v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 DF Aaron Essel (2005-12-30) 30 December 2005 (age 19) 1 0 North Texas v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 DF Kingsley Schindler (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 32) 8 0 Buriram United v. Madagascar, 24 March 2025 MF Thomas Partey (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 32) 54 15 Villarreal v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 MF Mohammed Kudus (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 25) 46 13 Tottenham Hotspur v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 MF Elisha Owusu (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 28) 16 0 Auxerre v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 MF Salis Abdul Samed (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 25) 22 0 Nice v. Mali, 8 September 2025 MF Ibrahim Sulemana (2003-05-22) 22 May 2003 (age 22) 6 0 Bologna v. Mali, 8 September 2025 MF Ibrahim Osman (2004-11-29) 29 November 2004 (age 21) 3 0 Auxerre v. Mali, 8 September 2025 MF Majeed Ashimeru (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 28) 12 0 Anderlecht v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 MF Lawrence Agyekum (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 22) 2 1 Cercle Brugge v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 FW Jordan Ayew (Captain) (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 34) 117 33 Leicester City v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 FW Abdul Fatawu (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004 (age 21) 25 2 Leicester City v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 FW Joseph Paintsil (1998-02-01) 1 February 1998 (age 27) 18 0 LA Galaxy v. Comoros, 12 October 2025 FW Iñaki Williams (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 31) 24 2 Athletic Bilbao v. Central African Republic, 6 October 2025 INJ FW Jerry Afriyie (2006-12-10) 10 December 2006 (age 19) 5 1 La Louvière v. Mali, 8 September 2025 FW Felix Afena-Gyan (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 22) 8 1 Amedspor v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 FW Kwame Opoku (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 26) 3 0 Asante Kotoko v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 FW Mohammed Fuseini (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 23) 2 1 Union Saint-Gilloise v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 FW Aziz Issah (2005-11-20) 20 November 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Barcelona Atlètic v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 May 2025 FW Ernest Nuamah (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 22) 17 4 Lyon v. Madagascar, 24 March 2025 Notes CNC Cancelled match. WD Withdrew. INJ Withdrew because of injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international football. SUS Suspended from the team. Local team[edit] Main article: Ghana A' national football teamThe football association of Ghana (GFA) administers national teams at different levels, including one for the local national team. The team is restricted to players who only play in the local league, thus the Ghana Premier League. It is nicknamed Local Black Stars.[80][81][82]
Records[edit] As of 12 October 2025[83] Players in bold are still active with Ghana. Most appearances[edit] André Ayew is Ghana's most capped player with 120 appearances. Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 André Ayew 120 24 2007–present 2 Jordan Ayew 117 33 2010–present 3 Asamoah Gyan 109 51 2003–2019 4 Richard Kingson 93 1 1996–2011 5 John Paintsil 91 0 2001–2013 6 Harrison Afful 86 0 2008–2018 7 Sulley Muntari 84 20 2002–2014 8 John Mensah 81 3 2001–2012 9 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu 78 11 2008–2017 10 Kwadwo Asamoah 74 4 2008–2019 Top goalscorers[edit] Asamoah Gyan is Ghana's top goalscorer with 51 goals. Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Asamoah Gyan 51 109 0.47 2003–2019 2 Edward Acquah 45 41 1.1 1956–1964 3 Kwasi Owusu 36 45 0.8 1968–1976 4 Jordan Ayew 33 117 0.27 2010–present 5 Tony Yeboah 29 59 0.49 1985–1997 6 Karim Abdul Razak 25 62 0.4 1975–1988 7 André Ayew 24 120 0.2 2007–present 8 Wilberforce Mfum 20 26 0.77 1960–1968 Sulley Muntari 20 84 0.24 2002–2014 10 Osei Kofi 19 25 0.76 1964–1973 Abedi Pele 19 73 0.26 1982–1998 Captains[edit] Awuley Quaye (1978) Kuuku Dadzie (1980–1982)[84] Emmanuel Quarshie (1982–1984) Isaac Paha (1984) James Kwesi Appiah (1984–1992)[85] Abedi Pele (1992–1998)[86] Charles Akonnor (1999–2001) Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (2002) Stephen Appiah (2002–2010)[87] John Mensah (2010–2012)[88] Asamoah Gyan (2012–2019)[89] André Ayew (2019–2024)[90][91] Jordan Ayew (2024–2025)[92] Hamdan Toffie (2025-) Competitive record[edit] FIFA World Cup[edit] Main article: Ghana at the FIFA World Cup Top: At the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Center and bottom: Ghana against Uruguay in the 2010 tournament at Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa.Ghana he qualified for 5 FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022 and 2026. In 2006, it was the only African side to advance to the second round in Germany, and was the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup.[93] Ghana had the youngest team in the 2006 edition with an erage age of 23 years and 352 days,[93] and were praised for their improving performance.[94][95] FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament.[96]
In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay, after Luis Suárez's handball prevented a possible winning goal.[97] Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 edition, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th.[98]
After beating Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in November 2013, Ghana qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[99] For the first time, Ghana were eliminated in the group stage, drawing 2–2 against Germany, and losing to the United States and Portugal 2–1.[100] Eight years later, Ghana failed to advance past the group stage again, at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.[101]
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Campaign 1930 to 1954 Part of United Kingdom Part of United Kingdom 1958 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member 1962 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 6 4 1962 1966 Withdrew Withdrew 1970 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 1970 1974 6 4 1 1 14 5 1974 1978 3 1 0 2 3 5 1978 1982 Withdrew Withdrew 1986 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 2 2 1986 1990 2 0 1 1 0 2 1990 1994 4 2 0 2 4 3 1994 1998 8 2 4 2 9 8 1998 2002 10 5 2 3 14 11 2002 2006 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 12 8 3 1 24 4 2006 2010 Quarter-finals 7th 5 2 2 1 5 4 Squad 12 8 1 3 20 8 2010 2014 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 8 6 0 2 25 6 2014 2018 Did not qualify 8 2 5 1 9 5 2018 2022 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 5 7 Squad 8 4 3 1 8 4 2022 2026 Qualified 10 8 1 1 23 6 2026 2030 To be determined To be determined 2030 2034 2034 Total Quarter-finals 5/17 15 5 3 7 18 23 – 101 52 26 23 163 76 Africa Cup of Nations[edit] Main article: Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations At the 2015 AFCON vs. Guinea in the quarter-finals.The Black Stars of Ghana he won the Africa Cup of Nations four times: in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982, bettered only by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of three AFCON tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.[102]
In November 2024, following a 1–1 draw against Angola, Ghana failed to qualify for the 2025 AFCON, missing the tournament for the first time since 2004.[103][104]
Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA Campaign 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF 1959 1962 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2 1962 1963 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1 Squad Qualified as hosts 1965 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 12 5 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1968 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 11 8 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1970 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 6 4 Squad 2 2 0 0 15 1 1970 1972 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1 1972 1974 4 1 0 3 3 7 1974 1976 4 2 0 2 7 5 1976 1978 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 2 Squad Qualified as hosts 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 1 1 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1982 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 7 5 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 4 1982 1984 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad Qualified as defending champions 1986 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 4 1986 1988 2 0 1 1 1 2 1988 1990 2 1 0 1 1 1 1990 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 6 2 Squad 8 5 2 1 11 2 1992 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 2 0 1 3 2 Squad 2 2 0 0 3 0 1994 1996 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 7 5 Squad 4 3 0 1 9 3 1996 1998 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad 4 2 1 1 4 3 1998 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad Qualified as hosts 2002 7th 4 1 2 1 2 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 8 2002 2004 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 5 5 2004 2006 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad 10 6 3 1 17 4 2006 2008 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 11 5 Squad Qualified as hosts 2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 4 4 Squad 12 8 1 3 20 8 2010 2012 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5 Squad 6 5 1 0 13 1 2012 2013 Fourth place 4th 6 3 2 1 10 6 Squad 2 2 0 0 3 0 2013 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 10 3 Squad 6 3 2 1 11 7 2015 2017 Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 4 5 Squad 6 4 2 0 14 3 2017 2019 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 5 3 Squad 4 3 0 1 8 1 2019 2021 Group stage 19th 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 6 4 1 1 9 3 2021 2023 17th 3 0 2 1 5 6 Squad 6 3 3 0 8 3 2023 2025 Did not qualify 6 0 3 3 3 7 2025 2027 To be determined To be determined 2028 Total 4 Titles 24/35 105 54 23 28 138 93 – 118 64 29 25 194 85 *Draws include matches decided by penalty shoot-out. West African Nations Cup and WAFU Nations Cup[edit]West African Nations Cup (SCSA Zone III)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 1982 Final Winner 5 3 2 0 14 8 +6 1983 Final Winner 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 1984 Final Winner 5 2 3 0 9 5 +4 1986 Final Winner 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10 1987 Final Winner 5 5 0 0 14 2 +12 Total 25 18 7 0 56 19 +37West African Football Union Nations Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD 2010 Semi-final Third place 5 4 0 1 11 3 +8 2011 Semi-final 4th place 4 1 0 3 5 8 −3 2013 Final Winner 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 Total 13 8 0 5 25 15 +10Olympic Games[edit] Olympic Games record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad 1900 to 1956 Part of United Kingdom Rome 1960 Did not qualify Tokyo 1964 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 7 12 Squad Mexico 1968 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 6 8 Squad Munich 1972 16th 3 0 0 3 1 11 Squad Montreal 1976 Withdrew after qualifying Moscow 1980 Los Angeles 1984 Did not qualify Seoul 1988 Since 1992 See Ghana national under-23 football team Total Quarter-finals 3/8 10 1 3 6 14 31 – Head-to-head record against FIFA recognized teams[edit]
As of 18 November 2025 after the match against South Korea.
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Algeria 13 5 3 5 13 15 −2 038.46 Angola 10 4 4 2 9 7 +2 040.00 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 Australia 7 1 2 4 4 8 −4 014.29 Austria 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Benin 22 13 6 3 47 16 +31 059.09 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 Botswana 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 050.00 Brazil 5 0 0 5 2 16 −14 000.00 Burkina Faso 31 14 6 11 42 32 +10 045.16 Burundi 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 066.67 Cameroon 9 3 4 2 7 6 +1 033.33 Canada 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Cape Verde 7 4 0 3 10 4 +6 057.14 Central African Republic 4 3 1 0 12 5 +7 075.00 Chad 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 050.00 Chile 2 0 2 0 1 1 +0 000.00 China 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 033.33 Comoros 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 040.00 Congo 13 10 2 1 30 13 +17 076.92 DR Congo 14 7 4 3 24 12 +12 050.00 Cuba 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Czech Republic 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Egypt 24 5 7 12 27 34 −7 020.83 England 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 Eritrea 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 Eswatini 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00 Ethiopia 6 4 1 1 11 3 +8 066.67 Gabon 12 6 4 2 16 10 +6 050.00 Gambia 8 6 1 1 16 6 +10 075.00 Germany[b] 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 033.33 Greece 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Guinea 22 11 7 4 35 21 +14 050.00 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00 Iceland 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00 India 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00 Iran 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00 Iraq 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 Ivory Coast 43 15 14 14 55 49 +6 034.88 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00 Japan 8 2 0 6 11 18 −7 025.00 Kenya 9 5 2 2 35 13 +22 055.56 Latvia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 Lesotho 8 7 1 0 26 7 +19 087.50 Liberia 20 9 7 4 22 16 +6 045.00 Libya 10 2 3 5 8 10 −2 020.00 Madagascar 7 3 2 2 12 7 +5 042.86 Malawi 5 4 1 0 5 0 +5 080.00 Malaysia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Mali 26 13 9 4 40 22 +18 050.00 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 Mauritius 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00 Mexico 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 000.00 Montenegro 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Morocco 12 3 3 6 8 9 −1 025.00 Mozambique 7 4 3 0 11 4 +7 057.14 Namibia 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 Netherlands 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 000.00 New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 Niger 16 11 2 3 49 13 +36 068.75 Nigeria 57 22 21 14 81 56 +25 038.60 Norway 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00 Poland 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 000.00 Qatar 1 1 0 0 6 3 +3 100.00 Russia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 Rwanda 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00 São Tomé and Príncipe 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00 Saudi Arabia 5 2 2 1 7 7 +0 040.00 Senegal 13 4 5 4 17 16 +1 030.77 South Korea 12 6 1 5 20 16 +4 050.00 Sierra Leone 17 8 4 5 32 18 +14 047.06 Singapore 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00 Somalia 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 South Africa 16 5 6 5 14 12 +2 031.25 Sudan 16 10 2 4 25 8 +17 062.50 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 Tanzania 8 4 3 1 12 9 +3 050.00 Thailand 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00 Togo 34 18 10 6 58 31 +27 052.94 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 Tunisia 18 10 3 5 30 19 +11 055.56 Turkey 2 0 2 0 3 3 +0 000.00 Uganda 16 7 6 3 21 11 +10 043.75 Uruguay 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00 United States 6 3 0 3 11 10 +1 050.00 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00 Zambia 12 7 0 5 15 15 +0 058.33 Zimbabwe 8 5 2 1 14 7 +7 062.50 Total 710 326 185 199 1,082 710 +372 045.92 ^ Monaco is a Monégasque club playing in the French football league system. ^ Includes the match against West Germany Honours[edit] Continental[edit] CAF African Cup of Nations Champions (4): 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 Runners-up (5): 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015 Third place (1): 2008 CAF African Nations Championship Runners-up (2): 2009, 2014 African Games1 Bronze medal (1): 1978 Regional[edit] West African Nations Cup Champions (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 WAFU Nations Cup Champions (2): 2013, 2017 Runners-up (1): 2019 Third place (1): 2010 Friendly[edit] Nkrumah Cup[105] Champions (3): 1959, 1960, 1963 Ugandan Independence Tournament[106] Champions (1): 1962 Pestabola Merdeka[107] Runners-up (1): 1982 Fajr International Tournament (Iran) Third place (1): 1986 Samuel K. 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Official website of the Ghana Football Association List of international matches at the RSSSF Ghana at FIFA Ghana at CAF vteAfrica Cup of Nations winners 1957: Egypt 1959: United Arab Republic 1962: Ethiopia 1963: Ghana 1965: Ghana 1968: Congo-Kinshasa 1970: Sudan 1972: Congo 1974: Zaire 1976: Morocco 1978: Ghana 1980: Nigeria 1982: Ghana 1984: Cameroon 1986: Egypt 1988: Cameroon 1990: Algeria 1992: Ivory Coast 1994: Nigeria 1996: South Africa 1998: Egypt 2000: Cameroon 2002: Cameroon 2004: Tunisia 2006: Egypt 2008: Egypt 2010: Egypt 2012: Zambia 2013: Nigeria 2015: Ivory Coast 2017: Cameroon 2019: Algeria 2021: Senegal 2023: Ivory Coast vteGhana national football teamGeneral Ghana Football Association History Managers Venues Baba Yara Stadium Accra Sports Stadium Statistics World Cup record Africa Cup of Nations record Individual Records Players International footballers Goals Asamoah Gyan Results 1950–69 1970–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present World Cup Finals 2006 2010 2014 2022 AFCON Finals 1963 1965 1968 1970 1978 1980 1982 1984 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 Other tournaments African Nations Championship Olympic Games African Games Noted rivalries Nigeria Other national teams Men Local team Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Women Under-20 Under-17 Futsal vteGhana national football team – managers Ainsley (1958–59) Sjolberg (1959–62) Ember (1962) Gyamfi (1963–65) Parreira (1967) Marotzke (1968–70) Koufie (1970–73) Dumitru (1973–74) Weigang (1974–75) Sampaio (1977–78) Osam-Duodu (1978–81) Gyamfi (1982–83) Afranie (1984) Addo (1984) Gutendorf (1986–87) Osam-Duodu (1988–89) Ziese (1990–92) Pfister (1992–93) Osam-Duodu (1993) Larsen (1993–94) Aggrey-Fynn (1994) Grilă (1995) Kurtz (1996) Arday (1996–97) Israël (1997–98) Dossena (1998–2000) Osam-Duodu (2000) Attuquayefio (2001) Osam-Duodu (2001–02) Živadinović (2002) Afranie (2002–03) Ziese (2003) Zumdickc (2003) Barreto (2003–04) Arday (2004) Dujković (2004–06) Le Roy (2006–08) Tettehc (2008) Rajevac (2008–10) Appiah (2010–11) Stevanović (2011–12) Appiah (2012–14) Konaduc (2014) Grant (2014–17) Konaduc (2017) Appiah (2017–20) Akonnor (2020–21) Rajevac (2021–22) Addo (2022) Hughton (2023–24) Addo (2024–) (c) = caretaker manager Ghana World Cup squads vteGhana squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Adjei 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Kuffour 5 Mensah 6 Pappoe 7 Shilla 8 Essien 9 Boateng 10 Appiah (c) 11 Muntari 12 Tachie-Mensah 13 Mohamed 14 Amoah 15 Paintsil 16 Owu 17 Quaye 18 E. Addo 19 Pimpong 20 O. Addo 21 Issah 22 Kingson 23 Dramani Coach: Dujković vteGhana squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Agyei 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Paintsil 5 Mensah (c) 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Jonathan 9 D. Boateng 10 Appiah 11 Muntari 12 Tagoe 13 A. Ayew 14 Amoah 15 Vorsah 16 Ahorlu 17 I. Ayew 18 Adiyiah 19 Addy 20 Quincy 21 Asamoah 22 Kingson 23 Prince Coach: Rajevac vteGhana squad – 2014 FIFA World Cup 1 Adams 2 Inkoom 3 Gyan (c) 4 Opare 5 Essien 6 Acquah 7 Atsu 8 Badu 9 Prince 10 A. Ayew 11 Muntari 12 Kwarasey 13 J. Ayew 14 Adomah 15 Sumaila 16 Dauda 17 Rabiu 18 Waris 19 Jonathan 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Wakaso 23 Afful Coach: Appiah vteGhana squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup 1 Ati-Zigi 2 Lamptey 3 Odoi 4 Salisu 5 Partey 6 Owusu 7 Issahaku 8 Kyereh 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew (c) 11 Bukari 12 Danlad 13 Afriyie 14 Mensah 15 Aidoo 16 Manaf Nurudeen 17 Rahman 18 Amartey 19 Williams 20 Kudus 21 Abdul Samed 22 Sulemana 23 Djiku 24 Sowah 25 Semenyo 26 Seidu Coach: Addo Ghana African Cup of Nations squads vteGhana squad – 1965 African Cup of Nations winners (2nd title) GK Ankrah GK Naawu DF Odametey DF Gyau DF Acquah DF Evans DF Kusi MF Lutterodt MF Pare MF Odoi MF Simmons MF Nti MF Mensah FW Attuquayefio FW Salami FW Kofi FW Gbadamosi Coach: Gyamfi vteGhana squad – 1968 African Cup of Nations runners-up GK Noawy GK Mensah GK E. Kofi DF Odametey DF Bukey DF Crentsil DF Eshun DF Kusi MF Acquah MF Boye MF Ghartey MF O. Kofi MF Odoi MF Sunday MF Wilson FW Foley FW Gbadamosi FW Jabir FW Attuquayefio FW Mfum FW Sampene Coach: Parreira vteGhana squad – 1970 African Cup of Nations runners-up O. Acquah S. Acquah Ankrah Akuetteh Attuquayefio Botwe Boye Eshun (c) Foley Gariba Ghartey Jabir E. Mensah R. Mensah Mingle Orlando Owusu Sunday Coach: Marotzke vteGhana squad – 1978 African Cup of Nations winners (3rd title) GK Carr GK F. Salifu GK Chesco DF Paha DF Ansah DF Quaye (c) DF Dadzie DF Yusif DF Acquaye DF J. Moore MF Armah MF Yawson MF A. Razak MF Polo MF Kyenkyehene FW Alhassan FW O. Afriyie FW Kayede FW E. Quarshie FW Seidu FW Klutse FW Blankson Coach: Osam-Duodu vteGhana squad – 1980 African Cup of Nations GK Carr GK Salifu DF Ansah DF Acquaye DF Odamtten DF Dadzie DF A. Armah MF Yawson MF Asabir MF Kumi MF E. Quarshie FW Arko FW O. Afriyie FW Klutse FW Kayede Coach: Osam-Duodu vteGhana squad – 1982 African Cup of Nations winners (4th title) GK Carr GK Mensah DF Yusif DF Sampson DF Lamptey DF Ampadu DF Appiah DF Odamtten DF Paha MF Baker MF Essien MF Abbrey MF Mclean MF Asaase MF Abedi Pele MF Badu MF Bannerman FW Nti FW Quarshie FW Afriyie FW Alhassan FW Kayede Coach: Gyamfi vteGhana squad – 1984 African Cup of Nations GK Carr GK Mensah DF Odoom DF Appau DF Odoi DF Appiah DF Odamtten DF Acquaye DF Ampadu DF Paha MF Kyenkyehene MF Asaase MF Razak MF Nti MF Bannerman MF Polo FW Abrey FW Alhassan FW Arko FW Sampene FW Kumi FW Kayede Coach: Afranie vteGhana squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations runners-up 1 E. Ansah 2 Baffoe 3 Appiah 4 Gargo 5 Ankrah 6 Nti 7 Gyamfi 8 Lamptey 9 Yeboah 10 Abedi Pele 11 Ibrahim 12 Abrey 13 Naawu 14 Armah 15 Polley 16 S. Ansah 17 Aborah 18 Preko 19 Ampeah 20 Asare 21 Manso 22 Damba Coach: Pfister vteGhana squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations GK Addo GK Ansah GK Mensah DF Ampeah DF Amankwah DF Armah DF Baffoe DF Dodoo DF Agyeman-Duah DF Manso DF Opoku DF Whyte MF Akonnor MF Lamptey MF Johnson MF Laud MF Abedi Pele MF Yaw FW Arthur FW Ayew FW Polley FW Yeboah Coach: Aggrey-Finn vteGhana squad – 1996 African Cup of Nations fourth place 1 Nanbanyin 2 Amankwah 3 Asare 4 Dodoo 5 J. Addo 6 Yahaya 7 Preko 8 Yaw 9 Tanko 10 Abedi Pele 11 Akonnor 12 Baidoo 13 Lamptey 14 Kuffour 15 Johnson 16 S. Addo 17 Aboagye 18 Kumah 19 D. Addo 20 Ayew 21 Yeboah 22 Kingson Coach: Kurtz vteGhana squad – 1998 African Cup of Nations 1 Kingson 2 Edusei 3 Owusu-Ansah 4 S. Kuffour 5 E. Addo 6 Gargo 7 Allotey 8 Nyarko 9 Tetteh 10 Abedi Pele 11 Akonnor 12 Ofori-Quaye 13 E. Kuffour 14 Agyeman-Duah 15 Johnson 16 S. Addo 17 Aboagye 18 Kumah 19 Bastios 20 Ackon 21 Moses 22 Mantey Coach: Israël vteGhana squad – 2000 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kingson 2 Dugbatey 3 E. Kuffour 4 S. Kuffour 5 Baidoo 6 Gargo 7 Preko 8 Edusei 9 Ayew 10 Akonnor 11 Ahinful 12 Mantey 13 Nettey 14 Gyan 15 Johnson 16 Appiah 17 Ofori-Quaye 18 Kennedy 19 D. Addo 20 O. Addo 21 Nyarko 22 Adjei Coach: Dossena vteGhana squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations 1 Nanor 2 Mohammed 3 E. Kuffour 4 S. Kuffour 5 Mensah 6 Mireku 7 Amoah 8 Essien 9 Amoako 10 Boateng 11 Tachie-Mensah 12 Adjei 13 Boakye 14 Blay 15 Owusu-Ansah 16 Duah 17 Gyan 18 Addo 19 Amponsah 20 Razak 21 Paintsil 22 Kankani Coach: Duodu vteGhana squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Adjei 2 Ansah 3 Agyemang 4 Kuffour 5 Mensah 6 Pappoe 7 Kingston 8 Sarpei 9 Tagoe 10 Appiah 11 Dickoh 12 Attram 13 Frimpong 14 Amoah 15 Paintsil 16 Owu 17 Edusei 18 Yakubu 19 Mohammed 20 Adamu 21 Issah 22 McCarthy 23 Draman Coach: Dujković vteGhana squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations third place 1 Adjei 2 Sarpei 3 A. Gyan 4 Paintsil 5 Mensah 6 Annan 7 Kingston 8 Essien 9 Agogo 10 Asamoah 11 Muntari 12 Ayew 13 B. Gyan 14 Kumordzi 15 Barusso 16 Dauda 17 Asare 18 Addo 19 Shilla 20 Quincy 21 Afful 22 Kingson 23 Dramani Coach: Le Roy vteGhana squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up 1 McCarthy 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Osei 5 Jonathan 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Essien 9 Opoku 10 Asamoah 11 Narry 12 Addy 13 A. Ayew 14 Amoah 15 Vorsah 16 Agyei 17 I. Ayew 18 Addo 19 Agyemang-Badu 20 Adiyiah 21 Afful 22 Kingson 23 Dramani Coach: Rajevac vteGhana squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place 1 Agyei 2 Opare 3 Gyan 4 Paintsil 5 Mensah 6 Annan 7 Inkoom 8 Badu 9 Boateng 10 A. Ayew 11 Muntari 12 Tagoe 13 J. Ayew 14 Alhassan 15 Vorsah 16 Kwarasey 17 Addy 18 Jonathan 19 Takyi 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Sowah 23 Abu Coach: Stevanović vteGhana squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place 1 Agyei 2 K. Boateng 3 Gyan (c) 4 Pantsil 5 Awal 6 Annan 7 Atsu 8 Badu 9 D. Boateng 10 Adomah 11 Rabiu 12 Kwarasey 13 Akaminko 14 Asante 15 Vorsah 16 Dauda 17 Clottey 18 Boakye 19 Mensah 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Wakaso 23 Afful Coach: Appiah vteGhana squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up 1 Razak 2 Appiah 3 Gyan (c) 4 Gyimah 5 Awal 6 Acquah 7 Atsu 8 Badu 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew 11 Wakaso 12 Sowah 13 Rabiu 14 Asante 15 Otoo 16 Dauda 17 Rahman 18 Amartey 19 Mensah 20 Accam 21 Boye 22 Acheampong 23 Afful Coach: Grant vteGhana squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place 1 Razak 2 Yiadom 3 Gyan (c) 4 Mensah 5 Partey 6 Acquah 7 Atsu 8 Badu 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew 11 Wakaso 12 R. Ofori 13 Assifuah 14 Tekpetey 15 E. Ofori 16 Dauda 17 Rahman 18 Amartey 19 Gyimah 20 Tetteh 21 Boye 22 Acheampong 23 Afful Coach: Grant vteGhana squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Ofori 2 Attamah 3 Gyan 4 Mensah 5 Partey 6 Acquah 7 Atsu 8 Owusu K. 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew (c) 11 Wakaso 12 Ati-Zigi 13 Ekuban 14 Lumor 15 Kasim 16 Annan 17 Rahman 18 Aidoo 19 S. Owusu 20 Asamoah 21 Boye 22 Yiadom 23 Agyepong Coach: Appiah vteGhana squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Nurudeen 2 Yiadom 3 Baffour 4 J. Mensah 5 Partey 6 Addo 7 Issahaku 8 Kyereh 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew (c) 11 Wakaso 12 Ati-Zigi 13 Boakye 14 G. Mensah 15 Paintsil 16 Wollacott 17 Rahman 18 Amartey 19 Owusu 20 Kudus 21 Baba 22 Sulemana 23 Djiku 24 Attah 25 Tetteh 26 Mumin 27 Quaye 28 Abagna Coach: Rajevac vteGhana squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Ofori 2 Seidu 3 Odoi 4 Opoku 5 Schindler 6 Salisu 7 Königsdörffer 8 Ashimeru 9 J. Ayew 10 A. Ayew (c) 11 Bukari 12 Wollacott 13 Paintsil 14 Mensah 15 Owusu 16 Ati-Zigi 17 Hamidu 18 Amartey 19 Williams 20 Kudus 21 Abdul Samed 22 Lamptey 23 Djiku 24 Nuamah 25 Semenyo 26 Baba 27 Sowah Coach: Hughton Ghana Olympic squads vteGhana football squad – 1964 Summer Olympics 1 Ankrah 2 S. Acquah 3 Oblitey 4 Simmons 5 Odametey 6 Nkansah 7 Osei 8 Mfum 9 Aggrey 10 E. Acquah 11 Pare 12 Gibirine 13 Laryea 14 Atta 15 Ofari 16 Okai 17 Gyau 18 Salisu 19 Anoi 20 Odoi 21 Adjei Coach: Gyamfi vteGhana football squad – 1968 Summer Olympics 1 Mensah 2 Boateng 3 Kusi 4 Eshun 5 Odametey 6 Sunday 7 Kofi 8 Attuquayefio 9 Alhassan 10 Gbadamosi 11 Sampene 12 Gariba 13 Noawy 14 Wilson 15 Jabir 16 Acquah 17 Kpakpo 18 Foley 19 Botchway Coach: Marotzke vteGhana football squad – 1972 Summer Olympics 1 France 2 Akuetteh 3 Acquah 4 Mingle 5 Eshun 6 Sunday 7 Essuman 8 Lamptey 9 Gariba 10 Sam 11 Jabir 12 Boye 13 Yaw 14 Odame 15 Owusu 16 Ghartey 17 Kofi 18 Mensah 19 Derchie Coach: Gyamfi vteGhana football squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists 1 Mensah 2 Amankwah 3 Asare 4 Gargo 5 Yaw 6 Nyarko 7 Rahman 8 Lamptey 9 Ayew 10 Quaye 11 Kumah (c) 12 Kuffour 13 Adjei 14 Kalilu 15 Aryee 16 Addo 17 Konadu 18 Preko 19 Amadu 20 Dossey Coach: Arday vteGhana men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 Kingson 2 Nettey 3 Welbeck 4 Baidoo 5 J. Addo 6 Dodoo 7 S. 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