Ghana national football team - wikipedia Ghana national football team Ghana Nickname ( s ) Black Stars Association Ghana Football Association ( GFA ) Confederation CAF ( Africa ) Sub-confederation WAFU ( West Africa ) Head coach James Kwesi Appiah Captain Asamoah Gyan Most caps Asamoah Gyan ( 106 ) Top scorer Asamoah Gyan ( 51 ) FIFA code GHA First colours Second colours FIFA ranking Current 45 2 ( 16 August 2018 ) Highest 14 ( February 2008, April -- May 2008 ) Lowest 89 ( June 2004 ) Elo ranking Current 50 3 ( 11 July 2018 ) Highest 13 ( 30 June 1966 ) Lowest 97 ( 14 June 2004 ) First international Gold Coast and British Togoland 1 -- 0 Nigeria ( Accra, British Gold Coast ; 28 May 1950 ) Biggest win Unofficial : Nyasaland 0 -- 12 Ghana ( Nyasaland ; 12 October 1962 ) Official : Kenya 2 -- 13 Ghana ( Nairobi, Kenya ; 12 December 1965 ) Biggest defeat Bulgaria 10 -- 0 Ghana ( León, Mexico ; 14 October 1968 ) World Cup Appearances 3 ( first in 2006 ) Best result Quarter - finals, 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Appearances 21 ( first in 1963 ) Best result Champions, 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982 African Nations Championship Appearances 3 ( first in 2009 ) Best result Second place, 2009, 2014 This article contains Akan text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Akan letters. The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in international association football and has done so since the 1950s. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is administered by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana and the oldest football association in Africa ( founded in 1920 ). Prior to 1957, the team played as the Gold Coast. Although the team qualified for the senior FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006, they had qualified for four Olympic Games Football Tournaments when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition ; their best achievement was the third position at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times ( in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982 ) and has been runner - up five times ( in 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015 ). After going through 2005 unbeaten, the Ghana national football team won the FIFA Best Mover of the Year Award and reached the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became only the third African team to reach the World Cup quarter - finals, and in 2014 they competed in their third consecutive World Cup. Contents 1 History 1.1 20th century 1.2 21st century 2 Team image 2.1 Kits and crest 2.1. 1 Kit suppliers 2.1. 2 Kit deals 2.2 Grounds and training grounds 2.3 Media coverage 2.4 Organization and finance 2.5 Supporters 2.6 Rivalries 2.7 In books and popular culture 3 Personnel 3.1 Current technical staff 3.2 Former head coaches 4 Players 4.1 Current squad 4.2 Recent call - ups 4.3 Youth teams 4.3. 1 Under - 23 4.3. 2 Under - 20 4.3. 3 Under - 17 5 Competitive record 5.1 Africa Cup of Nations record 5.2 African Nations Championship record 5.3 African Games 5.4 West African Nations Cup and WAFU Nations Cup record 5.5 Olympic record 5.6 World Cup record 6 Team honours 6.1 Continental tournaments 6.2 Continental Subregion 6.3 Other tournaments and cups 6.4 Other awards 7 Results and fixtures 7.1 2017 7.2 2018 7.3 2019 8 Records 8.1 Most capped players 9 See also 10 References 11 Titles chronology 12 External links History 20th century Black Stars members in the 1960s pose with some of Ghana 's successive international football trophies won. The Gold Coast Football Association was founded in 1920, succeeded by the Ghana Football Association ( GFA ) in 1957, which affiliated to Confederation of African Football and FIFA the following year. 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. Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and the Black Stars won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965, and achieved their record win, 13 -- 2 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 Black Stars team the nicknames of `` the Black Stars of West Africa '' and `` the Black Stars of Africa '' in the 1960s. 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, becoming the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to qualify for the Games, and reaching the quarter - finals in 1964 and withdrawing on political grounds in 1976 later winning the 1982 African cup of nations. After three failures to reach the tournament final, the 1992 African Cup of Nations saw the Black Stars finish second. 21st century Black Stars Continuum Prior to the year 2000, disharmony among the squad which eventually led to parliamentary and executive intervention to settle issues between two squad members, Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah in the late 1990s, may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams in the late 1990s, but a new 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, 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. The Black Stars started by succumbing to a 2 -- 0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, but wins over the Czech Republic ( 2 -- 0 ) and the United States ( 2 -- 1 ) saw them through to the second round, where they lost 3 -- 0 to Brazil. Black Stars squad line - up prior to match In 2008, Ghana reached a high ranking of 14 according to the FIFA World Rankings. 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 the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the final tournament, the team competed in Group D with Germany, Serbia and Australia. Ghana reached the round of 16 where they played the United States, winning 2 -- 1 in extra time to become the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarter - finals. The team then lost to Uruguay in a penalty shootout in the quarter - finals, having missed a penalty kick in extra time after a certain goal was prevented by Luis Suárez 's deliberate handball, who was then shown a red card for his actions. In 2013 Ghana became the only team in Africa to reach four consecutive semi-finals of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations twice, from 1963 and 1970 and from 2008 and 2013. Ghana was sufficiently highly ranked by FIFA to start their qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in the Second round. They won the group, and in the following round qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in November 2013, beating Egypt 7 -- 3 on aggregate in a two - legged play - off. Ghana was drawn in Group G for the finals, where they faced Germany, Portugal, and the United States. The World Cup finals ended up in disappointment as Ghana exited in the group stages with issues of poor planning and payment bonuses being blamed for the poor performance, although they did manage a 2 -- 2 draw with Germany, who ended up winning the competition. Team image Kits and crest Ghana home shirt : 1970s -- 1980s The black star is present on the Flag of Ghana and national coat of arms in the centre of the national crest. Adopted following the independence of Ghana in 1957, the black star has always been included in its kits. The Black Stars ' kits were sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, with the deal ending in 2014. The Black Star kit is used instead of the original gold, green, and red coloured football kit based on the colours of the Ghana national flag. The Black Stars have used an all - white and partly black football kit which was worn from the years 1957 to 1989 and again from 2006 until December 2014. Between 1990 and 2006 the Ghana national football team used the kit in the colours of the national flag of Ghana, with gold, green and red used extensively, 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 also used in the sixties and seventies, 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. The Ghana national football team 's football kit for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by BuzzFeed. Black Stars 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1st and 2nd kits Kit suppliers Kit supplier Period Notes Erima 1991 -- 1992 Adidas 1992 -- 2000 Kappa 2000 -- 2005 Puma 2005 -- Kit deals This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Kit supplier Period Contract date Contract duration Value Notes Puma 2005 -- present Grounds and training grounds Kumasi Sports Stadium Lizzy Sports Complex There is no home stadium for the Black Stars. World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches have been played at the Essipong Stadium and Sekondi - Takoradi Stadium in Sekondi - Takoradi, the Len Clay Stadium, Kumasi Sports Stadium and Abrankese Stadium in Kumasi, the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast, the Accra Sports Stadium in the Accra and the Tamale Stadium in Tamale. Some smaller, regional stadia ( stadiums ) were also used in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying and 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification qualifying campaigns. The Black Stars ' 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. Media coverage 83 percent of the Ghanaian people are Akan - speakers, and about 21 percent are English - speakers ; match schedules of the Black Stars are broadcast both 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. Organization and finance The Black Stars as it stands now has no official head because of corrupt practices by the then president, Kwesi Nyantakyi. and vice-president George Afriyie, with Frank Davis as director of football, and Edward Bawa as treasurer. 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, 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, thus becoming the first football association on the African continent to launch its own TV network. The channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the Black Stars ' matches. 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. Supporters The Black Stars maintain an average stadium match attendance of 60,000 + and a match attendance high of 80,000 +, such as in the case of the Black Stars ' 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter - final against Uruguay in which was attended by 84,017 spectators. 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. The match was watched by 700 million people around the world. Following the team 's appearances at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments they were greeted by several hundred avid fans dancing and singing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Rivalries Main article : Ghana - Nigeria football rivalry Ghana vs. Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter - Final The Black Stars ' main footballing rivalry is with the Super Eagles, the national team of Nigeria. The `` Battle of Supremacy on the Gulf of Guinea '' is between two of the most successful teams on the African continent. 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. In books and popular culture Products including books, documentary films, Azonto dances and songs have been made in the name of the Ghana national football team. These may be intended with commercial motives but are focused on previous and future World Cups or Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Books : Several books have been published on the team 's history and participation in major tournaments. These include Ghana, The Rediscovered Soccer Might : Watch Out World !, about the history and performance of the Black Stars and also all the major association football national teams that the Black Stars have ever played against, and The Black Stars of Ghana by Alan Whelan ; about Black Stars commencing their progress through the final rounds of the 2010 World Cup and into the quarter - finals. Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah 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 '', who invested a lot of energy into making Ghana 's association football national team -- the Black Stars -- a force in African football. 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 national football team their nicknames, the Black Stars of West Africa and the Black Stars of Africa. Dances : Upon the Black Stars scoring against opposition teams, dance forms of the worldwide popular Ghanaian Azonto were performed by Black Stars players in their goal celebrations in match victories at the 2010 World Cup and in 2013, a new 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. Black Stars goal celebrations in match victories at the 2014 World Cup and upon scoring against opposition teams, are to establish and showcase Alkayida. Songs : On occasions of past World Cups or African Championships, a number of Ghanaian 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 their quest for the capturing of the World Cup trophy. 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 famous `` Asamoah Gyan Dance '' goal celebration which he demonstrated at the 2010 World Cup and in the Premier League. 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 the GFA has indicated that the Black Stars are a protected brand. Personnel Current technical staff Head Coach James Kwesi Appiah Assistant Coach Maxwell Konadu Assistant Coach Ibrahim Tanko Goalkeeper Coach Richard Kingson Goalkeeper Coach Simon Addo Technical Coordinator Franklin Appiah Technical Coordinator Joseph Asamoah Head Scout Otto Addo Head Masseur Samuel Ankomah Physiotherapists Colonel Ofosu Anim Ralph Frank Head Psychologist Professor Joseph Mintah Head Doctor Prof. Dr. Chris Adomako Video Analyst Michael Okyere Business Manager Anthony Baffoe Equipment Manager Ismail Amidu Dentist David Yaw Edu Arthur Last updated : October 2014 Source : Ghana Football Association official website Former head coaches Since 1957 Ghana has had 32 different head coaches and three caretakers. C.K. Gyamfi is the most successful of these, leading the Black Stars to three Africa Cup of Nations titles -- in 1963, 1965 and 1982 -- making Gyamfi the joint most successful coach in the competition 's history. Fred Osam Duodu led the Black Stars to their 1978 Africa Cup of Nations title ; Ratomir Dujković, Milovan Rajevac, and James Kwesi Appiah, have all led the Black Stars to World Cup qualification. Ghana national football team -- managers Ainsley ( 1958 -- 59 ) Sjolberg ( 1959 -- 62 ) Ember ( 1962 ) Gyamfi ( 1963 -- 65 ) Parreira ( 1967 ) Marotzke ( 1968 -- 70 ) Koufie ( 1970 -- 73 ) Nicolae ( 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 ) Affrey - Fynn ( 1994 ) Gavrilă ( 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 ) Zumdick ( 2003 ) Barreto ( 2003 -- 04 ) Arday ( 2004 ) Dujković ( 2004 -- 06 ) Le Roy ( 2006 -- 08 ) Tetteh ( 2008 ) Rajevac ( 2008 -- 10 ) Appiah ( 2010 -- 11 ) Stevanović ( 2011 -- 12 ) Appiah ( 2012 -- 14 ) Konadu ( 2014 ) Grant ( 2014 -- 17 ) Konadu ( 2017 ) Appiah ( 2017 -- ) ( c ) = caretaker manager Players Current squad The following players were selected for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya in September 2018. Caps and goals updated as 7 June 2018 after the game against Iceland. No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Richard Ofori ( 1993 - 11 - 01 ) 1 November 1993 ( age 24 ) 12 0 Maritzburg United 1GK Lawrence Ati - Zigi ( 1996 - 11 - 29 ) 29 November 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 Sochaux 2DF Harrison Afful ( 1986 - 06 - 24 ) 24 June 1986 ( age 32 ) 76 0 Columbus Crew 2DF John Boye ( 1987 - 04 - 23 ) 23 April 1987 ( age 31 ) 62 5 Metz 2DF Daniel Amartey ( 1994 - 12 - 01 ) 1 December 1994 ( age 23 ) 24 0 Leicester City 2DF Daniel Opare ( 1990 - 10 - 18 ) 18 October 1990 ( age 27 ) 17 0 Royal Antwerp 2DF Kasim Nuhu ( 1995 - 06 - 22 ) 22 June 1995 ( age 23 ) 1899 Hoffenheim 2DF Nicholas Opoku ( 1997 - 08 - 11 ) 11 August 1997 ( age 21 ) 0 Udinese 2DF Andy Yiadom ( 1991 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1991 ( age 26 ) 0 Reading 3MF Kwadwo Asamoah ( 1988 - 12 - 09 ) 9 December 1988 ( age 29 ) 69 Internazionale 3MF Christian Atsu ( 1992 - 01 - 10 ) 10 January 1992 ( age 26 ) 57 10 Newcastle United 3MF Afriyie Acquah ( 1992 - 01 - 05 ) 5 January 1992 ( age 26 ) 30 Empoli 3MF Thomas Partey ( 1993 - 06 - 13 ) 13 June 1993 ( age 25 ) 17 7 Atlético Madrid 3MF Frank Acheampong ( 1993 - 10 - 13 ) 13 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 15 Tianjin TEDA 3MF Ebenezer Ofori ( 1995 - 07 - 01 ) 1 July 1995 ( age 23 ) 7 New York City FC 3MF Edwin Gyasi ( 1991 - 07 - 01 ) 1 July 1991 ( age 27 ) CSKA Sofia 3MF Isaac Sackey ( 1994 - 04 - 04 ) 4 April 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 Alanyaspor 3MF Nana Ampomah ( 1996 - 01 - 02 ) 2 January 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 Waasland - Beveren 4FW Majeed Waris ( 1991 - 09 - 19 ) 19 September 1991 ( age 26 ) 23 Nantes 4FW Raphael Dwamena ( 1995 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1995 ( age 22 ) 7 Levante 4FW William Owusu ( 1989 - 09 - 13 ) 13 September 1989 ( age 28 ) 0 0 Royal Antwerp Recent call - ups The following players have been called up for Ghana in the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Latest call - up GK Joseph Addo ( 1990 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1990 ( age 27 ) 0 0 Aduana Stars v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 DF Rashid Sumaila ( 1992 - 12 - 18 ) 18 December 1992 ( age 25 ) 10 0 Red Star Belgrade v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 DF Lumor Agbenyenu ( 1996 - 08 - 15 ) 15 August 1996 ( age 22 ) 8 0 Sporting CP v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 DF Joseph Attamah ( 1994 - 05 - 22 ) 22 May 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 İstanbul Başakşehir v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 DF Abass Mohamed ( 1994 - 07 - 15 ) 15 July 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Inter Allies v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 DF Vincent Atinga Adae ( 1993 - 10 - 30 ) 30 October 1993 ( age 24 ) 7 0 Tirana v. Uganda, 7 October 2017 DF Jonathan Mensah ( 1990 - 07 - 13 ) 13 July 1990 ( age 28 ) 60 Columbus Crew v. Congo, 5 September 2017 DF Jeffrey Schlupp ( 1992 - 12 - 23 ) 23 December 1992 ( age 25 ) 17 Crystal Palace v. Congo, 5 September 2017 MF Wakaso Mubarak ( 1990 - 07 - 25 ) 25 July 1990 ( age 28 ) 51 12 Alavés v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 MF Albert Adomah ( 1987 - 12 - 13 ) 13 December 1987 ( age 30 ) 18 Aston Villa v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 MF Thomas Agyepong ( 1996 - 10 - 10 ) 10 October 1996 ( age 21 ) 5 0 Hibernian v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 MF Godfred Donsah ( 1996 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1996 ( age 22 ) 0 Bologna v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 MF Nasiru Mohammed ( 1994 - 06 - 06 ) 6 June 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 0 Häcken v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 MF Alfred Duncan ( 1993 - 03 - 10 ) 10 March 1993 ( age 25 ) 11 Sassuolo v. Uganda, 7 October 2017 MF Kingsley Sarfo ( 1995 - 02 - 13 ) 13 February 1995 ( age 23 ) 0 Malmö v. Uganda, 7 October 2017 MF André Ayew ( Vice-captain ) ( 1989 - 12 - 17 ) 17 December 1989 ( age 28 ) 79 14 Fenerbahçe v. Congo, 5 September 2017 MF Kwadwo Poku ( 1992 - 02 - 19 ) 19 February 1992 ( age 26 ) 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies v. Congo, 5 September 2017 MF Gideon Waja ( 1996 - 12 - 15 ) 15 December 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 Toronto II v. Congo, 5 September 2017 FW Richmond Boakye ( 1993 - 01 - 28 ) 28 January 1993 ( age 25 ) 13 5 Jiangsu Suning v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 FW Emmanuel Boateng ( 1996 - 05 - 23 ) 23 May 1996 ( age 22 ) Levante v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 FW Kwasi Okyere Wriedt ( 1994 - 07 - 10 ) 10 July 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 Bayern Munich v. Iceland, 7 June 2018 FW Asamoah Gyan ( Captain ) ( 1985 - 11 - 22 ) 22 November 1985 ( age 32 ) 106 51 Kayserispor v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 FW Patrick Twumasi ( 1994 - 05 - 09 ) 9 May 1994 ( age 24 ) 0 Alavés v. Egypt, 12 November 2017 FW Isaac Twum ( 1998 - 02 - 14 ) 14 February 1998 ( age 20 ) 0 Start v. Uganda, 7 October 2017 FW John Antwi ( 1992 - 08 - 06 ) 6 August 1992 ( age 26 ) 0 0 Misr Lel - Makkasa v. Uganda, 7 October 2017 FW Jordan Ayew ( 1991 - 09 - 11 ) 11 September 1991 ( age 26 ) 50 12 Crystal Palace v. Congo, 5 September 2017 Notes Player refused to join the team after the call - up. Withdrew because of injury. Preliminary squad. Player has retired from international football. Suspended from the national team. Youth teams The football association of Ghana ( GFA ) administers several national teams at different age levels between 16 and 23 years of age. Under - 23 Main article : Ghana national under - 23 football team The under - 23 level ( or Olympic team ) from the 1992 Summer Olympics competes in Olympic football tournaments, Football at the All - Africa Games, CAF U-23 Championship and is restricted to using players aged 23 years and under. The football at the Olympic Games is thus considered as an under - 23 World Cup and since the Olympic Games of 1992 ; the under - 23 level has participated in 5 Olympic Games, becoming the first African team to win an Olympic medal when they won bronze in 1992. Under - 20 Main article : Ghana national under - 20 football team The under - 20 level is considered as the feeder level to the Black Stars senior squad and has competed at the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in the 1970s. The under - 20 level captured the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009 after defeating Brazil 4 -- 3 on penalties after the match finished 0 -- 0 in extra time, and becoming the first on the Africa continent to do so. The under - 20 level has been champions of the African Youth Championship three times : in 1995, 1999 and 2009, as well as twice runners - up in 2001 and 2013. Under - 17 Main article : Ghana national under - 17 football team The under - 17 level is the youngest level and players chosen may not be more than 17 years of age. The team represents Ghana in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The under - 17 team have twice been FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, in 1991 and 1995. Additionally they finished as runners up on two occasions, 1993 and 1997. The under - 17 level has participated in eight of the 15 tournaments of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, debuting in Scotland 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and dominating the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition in the 1990s, where they reached four consecutive finals. They also twice won the African U-17 Championship. Competitive record Black Stars at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations record Ghana has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times -- in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982 -- bettered by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of three Nations Cup tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978. The Black Stars have qualified for the tournament 20 times in total, finishing as runners - up five times, third once, and fourth three times. Thus, Ghana has the most final game appearances at the tournament with nine, essentially making the final in half of its appearances in the tournament. Ghana also holds the record of most consecutive semi-final appearances with five straight between 2008 and 2015. Africa Cup of Nations Record Africa Cup of Nations Record GP GF GA GD Africa Cup of Nations Finals 92 52 17 20 123 71 + 48 Africa Cup of Nations Titles : 4 Appearances : 21 Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position 1957 Did not enter 1978 Champions 1998 Round 1 2017 Fourth place 1959 Did not enter 1980 Round 1 2000 Quarter - finals 2019 TBD 1962 Did not qualify 1982 Champions 2002 Quarter - finals 2021 TBD 1963 Champions 1984 Round 1 Did not qualify 2023 TBD 1965 Champions 1986 Did not qualify 2006 Round 1 1968 Second place 1988 Did not qualify 2008 Third place 1970 Second place 1990 Did not qualify Second place 1972 Did not qualify 1992 Second place * 2012 Fourth place Did not qualify 1994 Quarter - finals 2013 Fourth place 1976 Did not qualify Fourth place 2015 Second place * * Denotes place was determined by penalty kicks. * * Gold background colour indicates that the team won the tournament. * * * Red border color indicates the team was a host nation. African Nations Championship record Ghana has competed in three African Nations Championship tournaments, twice finishing as runners - up. Year Round Position GP GF GA Squad Ivory Coast 2009 Runner - up 2nd 5 8 6 Team Sudan 2011 Round 1 14th 0 0 Team South Africa 2014 Runner - up 2nd 6 0 Team Rwanda 2016 Did not qualify Total 3 / 3 4th 14 6 13 11 African Games Football at the African Games has been an under - 23 tournament since 1991. See also : Ghana national under - 23 football team African Games Record Year Result GP GS GA 1965 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1973 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1978 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 1991 -- present See Ghana national under - 23 football team Total 4 / 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 West African Nations Cup and wafu Nations Cup record West African Nations Cup ( SCSA Zone III ) Record Year Round Position GP GF GA GD 1982 Final Winner 5 0 14 8 + 6 Final Winner 0 7 + 5 1984 Final Winner 5 0 9 5 + 4 1986 Final Winner 6 5 0 12 + 10 Final Winner 5 5 0 0 14 + 12 Total 5 Finals 5 Titles 25 18 7 0 56 19 + 37 * Gold background colour indicates that the team won the tournament. * * Red border color indicates the team was a host nation. Note : The tournament was not held in 1985. West African Football Union Nations Cup Record Year Round Position GP GF GA GD Semi-final Third place 5 0 11 + 8 2011 Semi-final Fourth place 0 5 8 − 3 2013 Final Winner 0 9 + 5 Total 1 Final 1 Title 13 8 0 5 25 15 + 10 Olympic record Main article : Ghana Olympic football team Bernard Aryee former Black Stars Central midfielder and part of the Bronze Medalist squad at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic football tournament. Year Round Position GP GF GA Athens 1896 No association football competition Paris 1900 At the 1900 and 1904 Olympics, clubs competed. St. Louis 1904 London 1908 The Gold Coast team did not participate Stockholm 1912 Antwerp 1920 Paris 1924 Amsterdam 1928 Los Angeles 1932 No association football competition Berlin 1936 The Gold Coast team did not participate London 1948 Helsinki 1952 Did not participate Melbourne 1956 Rome 1960 Did not qualify Tokyo 1964 Quarter - final 7th 7 12 Mexico 1968 Round 1 12th 0 6 8 Munich 1972 Round 1 16th 0 0 11 Montreal 1976 Round 1 ( Did not participate ) Moscow 1980 Did not qualify Los Angeles 1984 Seoul 1988 Barcelona 1992 Since 1992 olympic football is competed by U-23 Total 3 / 19 24th 10 6 14 31 Note : The Gold Coast national football team established in 1950 ; country known as Gold Coast then renamed Ghana in 1957, not competing in international competitions and not being part of neither FIFA nor CAF until 1958, and therefore also recognized by the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ). Note : Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under - 23 tournament since 1992. World Cup record Main article : Ghana at the FIFA World Cup The Black Stars have qualified for three FIFA World Cup tournaments ; 2006, 2010, and 2014. In 2006, Ghana was the only African side to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany, and was the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup. The Black Stars had the youngest team in the 2006 edition with an average age of 23 years and 352 days, and were praised for their improving performance. FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament. In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana progressed beyond the group stages of the World Cup in South Africa, and reached the quarter - finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. The Black Stars were defeated on penalty shootout after Luis Suárez hand - balled on the goal line deep into extra time, preventing a certain winning goal. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 edition, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th. After beating Egypt 7 -- 3 on aggregate in November 2013, Ghana qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. They were drawn in Group G with Germany, the United States and Portugal. For the first time, Ghana fell in the group stage, tying Germany 2 -- 2 and losing to both the United States and Portugal by 2 -- 1. Black Stars at the World Cup and Black Stars vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter - final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010 FIFA World Cup Record FIFA World Cup Record GP GF GA GD World Cup Finals 9 9 10 − 1 World Cup Quals ( H ) 34 24 8 78 19 + 59 World Cup Quals ( A ) 33 9 8 16 37 42 − 5 World Cup Total 76 37 18 21 124 71 + 53 FIFA World Cup record Year Round Position Pld GF GA 1930 to 1958 Did not enter 1962 Did not qualify 1966 Withdrew 1970 to 1978 Did not qualify 1982 Withdrew 1986 to 2002 Did not qualify 2006 Round of 16 13th 0 6 Quarter - final 7th 5 5 2014 Group stage 25th 0 6 2018 Did not qualify 2022 To be determined Total Quarter - Final 3 / 21 12 5 13 16 Team honours Last updated 8 February 2015 Continental tournaments Africa Cup of Nations Winners ( 4 ) : 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 Runners - up ( 5 ) : 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015 African Nations Championship Runners - up ( 2 ) : 2009, 2014 Continental Subregion Nkrumah Cup Winners ( 3 ) : 1959, 1960, 1963 West African Nations Cup Winners ( 5 ) : 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 CEDEAO Cup Third place ( 1 ) : 1991 WAFU Nations Cup Winner ( 1 ) : 2013 Third place ( 1 ) : 2010 Other tournaments and cups Pestabola Merdeka Runners up : 1982 Samuel K. Doe Cup 1986 Runners up : 1986 Black Stars Tournament 1993 ( Libreville, Gabon ) Third : 1993 Great Artificial River Championship 1999 ( Libya ) Runners up : 1999 LG Cup Third : 2003 Other awards African National Team of the Year Winners ( 3 ) : 1983, 2006, 2010 FIFA most improved team of the year award Winner : 2005 Results and fixtures Black Stars vs. Argentina national football team, at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, Argentina. Key Win Draw Loss 2017 Mexico v Ghana 28 June 2017 Friendly Mexico 1 -- 0 Ghana show Houston, United States 20 : 00 CDT E. Hernández 32 ' ( pen. ) Report Stadium : NRG Stadium Attendance : 37,617 Referee : Baldomero Toledo ( United States ) United States v Ghana 1 July 2017 Friendly United States 2 -- 1 Ghana show East Hartford, United States 16 : 45 Dwyer 19 ' Acosta 52 ' Report Gyan 60 ' Stadium : Rentschler Field Attendance : 28,494 Referee : Ismael Cornejo ( El Salvador ) Burkina Faso v Ghana 12 August 2017 2018 CHANQ Burkina Faso 2 -- 2 Ghana show Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 16 : 00 GMT Sylla 58 ' Sawadogo 85 ' Report Adams 17 ' ( pen. ) Waja 65 ' Stadium : Stade du 4 Août Referee : Issa Sy ( Senegal ) Ghana v Burkina Faso 20 August 2017 2018 CHANQ Ghana 1 -- 2 ( 3 -- 4 agg. ) Burkina Faso show Kumasi, Ghana 15 : 30 GMT Addo 61 ' Report Sylla 8 ' Nikiema 28 ' Stadium : Baba Yara Stadium Referee : Bienvenu Sinko ( Ivory Coast ) Ghana v Congo 1 September 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 01 ) 2018 WCQ R3 Ghana 1 -- 1 Congo show Kumasi, Ghana 15 : 30 GMT Partey 85 ' Report Bifouma 18 ' Stadium : Baba Yara Stadium Referee : Youssef Essrayri ( Tunisia ) Congo v Ghana 5 September 2017 2018 WCQ R3 Congo 1 -- 5 Ghana show Brazzaville, Congo 15 : 30 WAT Illoy - Ayyet 43 ' Report Boakye 23 ', 85 ' Partey 26 ', 45 + 2 ', 69 ' Stadium : Stade Municipal de Kintélé Referee : Rédouane Jiyed ( Morocco ) Ghana v Gambia 9 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup 1st round Ghana 1 -- 0 Gambia show Cape Coast, Ghana 15 : 00 GMT Antigah 90 + 9 ' ( pen. ) Report Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Boukari Ouedraogo ( Burkina Faso ) Ghana v Guinea 14 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Ghana 2 -- 0 Guinea show Cape Coast, Ghana 18 : 00 GMT Sa. Sarfo 48 ' Kizito 77 ' Report Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Yanissou Bebou ( Togo ) Ghana v Mali 16 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Ghana 1 -- 0 Mali show Cape Coast, Ghana 18 : 00 GMT Cobbinah 73 ' Report Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Jerry Yekeh ( Liberia ) Ghana v Nigeria 18 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS Ghana 0 -- 2 Nigeria show Cape Coast, Ghana 18 : 00 GMT Okpotu 52 ' Peter 55 ' Report Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Kouassi Fredéric Biro ( Ivory Coast ) Ghana v Niger 21 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup SF Ghana 2 -- 0 Niger show Cape Coast, Ghana 18 : 00 GMT Kizito 31 ' St. Safro 79 ' Report Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Yanissou Bebou ( Togo ) Ghana v Nigeria 24 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup Final Ghana 4 -- 1 Nigeria show Cape Coast, Ghana 18 : 00 GMT St. Sarfo 44 ', 78 ' ( pen. ) Antigah 60 ' ( pen. ) Cobbinah 93 ' Report Ali 90 + 5 ' Stadium : Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee : Daouda Gueye ( Senegal ) Uganda v Ghana 7 October 2017 2018 WCQ R3 Uganda 0 -- 0 Ghana show Kampala, Uganda 16 : 00 EAT Report Stadium : Mandela National Stadium Referee : Daniel Bennett ( South Africa ) Saudi Arabia v Ghana 10 October 2017 Friendly Saudi Arabia 0 -- 3 Ghana show Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Report Ghana v Egypt 12 November 2017 2018 WCQ R3 Ghana 1 -- 1 Egypt show Kumasi, Ghana 15 : 30 GMT Gyasi 64 ' Report Shikabala Stadium : Baba Yara Stadium Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) 2018 Japan v Ghana 30 May 2018 Friendly Japan 0 − 2 Ghana show Yokohama, Japan 19 : 25 ( UTC + 9 ) Report Partey 9 ' Boateng 51 ' ( pen. ) Stadium : Nissan Stadium ( Yokohama ) Attendance : 64,520 Referee : Chris Beath ( Australia ) Iceland v Ghana 7 June 2018 Friendly Iceland 2 − 2 Ghana show Reykjavík, Iceland 20 : 00 ( UTC ± 0 ) Árnason 6 ' Finnbogason 40 ' Report Nuhu 66 ' Partey 87 ' Stadium : Laugardalsvöllur Referee : Bobby Madley ( England ) Kenya v Ghana 7 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ Kenya Ghana show Kenya Report Ghana v Sierra Leone 10 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Ghana Sierra Leone show Ghana Report Sierra Leone v Ghana 13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ Sierra Leone Ghana show Sierra Leone Report Ethiopia v Ghana 16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ Ethiopia Ghana show Ethiopia Report 2019 Ghana v Kenya 22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ Ghana Kenya show Ghana Report Records Most capped players Asamoah Gyan is the top scorer with 51, and the most capped with 106 As of 12 November 2017 Players in bold are still active. Most Capped Players # Name Career Caps Goals Asamoah Gyan 2003 -- present 106 51 Richard Kingson 1996 -- 2011 92 John Paintsil 2001 -- 2013 90 0 Sulley Muntari 2002 -- 2014 85 20 5 John Mensah 2001 -- 2012 83 6 André Ayew 2007 -- present 79 14 7 Emmanuel Agyemang - Badu 2008 -- present 78 11 8 Harrison Afful 2008 -- present 76 0 9 Kwadwo Asamoah 2009 -- present 69 10 Abedi Pele 1982 -- 1998 67 19 See also Ghana Player of the year Ghana portal Association football portal Association Football Variants portal References ^ Jump up to : Ghana ( formerly Gold Coast ) -- List of International Matches. RSSSF Jump up ^ `` Kenya International matches ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2007. Jump up ^ `` MATCH : 27.03. 1996 Ghana -- Brazil 2 : 8 ''. eu-football.info. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 9 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` African Football : The early years ''. bbc.co.uk. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2004. 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Titles chronology Last updated 28 November 2013 Achievements Preceded by 1962 Ethiopia African Champions 1963 ( First title ) 1965 ( Second title ) Succeeded by 1968 DR Congo 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 WAFU Nations Cup Preceded by 2011 Togo WAFU Nations Cup Champions 2013 ( First title ) Succeeded by Incumbent External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghana national football team. 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Board -- Viva World Cup CONIFA -- ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA -- Island Games Games African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games See also Geography Codes Player / Club of the Century Women 's football Africa Cup of Nations Champions 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 Finalists 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners - up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Quarter - finals Argentina Brazil England Ukraine Round of 16 Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland Group stage Angola Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Iran Japan South Korea Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States 2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Egypt Runners - up Cameroon Third place Ghana Fourth place Ivory Coast Eliminated in quarter - finals Angola Guinea Nigeria Tunisia Eliminated in group stage Benin Mali Morocco Namibia Senegal South Africa Sudan Zambia Qualification Squads 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Egypt Runners - up Ghana Third place Nigeria Fourth place Algeria Eliminated in quarter - finals Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast Zambia Eliminated in group stage Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Malawi Mali Mozambique Togo Tunisia Qualification Squads Knockout stage 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Spain Runners - up Netherlands Third place Germany Fourth place Uruguay Quarter - finals Argentina Brazil Ghana Paraguay Round of 16 Chile England Japan Mexico Portugal Slovakia South Korea United States Group stage Algeria Australia Cameroon Denmark France Greece Honduras Italy Ivory Coast New Zealand Nigeria North Korea Serbia Slovenia South Africa Switzerland 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Champions Zambia Runners - up Ivory Coast Third place Mali Fourth place Ghana Eliminated in quarterfinals Equatorial Guinea Gabon Tunisia Sudan Eliminated in group stage Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Guinea Libya Morocco Niger Senegal Qualification Squads 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Winner Nigeria Second place Burkina Faso Third place Mali Fourth place Ghana Eliminated in quarterfinals Cape Verde Ivory Coast South Africa Togo Eliminated in group stage Algeria Angola Congo DR Ethiopia Morocco Niger Tunisia Zambia 2014 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Germany Runners - up Argentina Third place Netherlands Fourth place Brazil Quarter - finals Belgium Colombia Costa Rica France Round of 16 Algeria Chile Greece Mexico Nigeria Switzerland United States Uruguay Group stage Australia Bosnia and Herzegovina Cameroon Croatia Ecuador England Ghana Honduras Iran Italy Ivory Coast Japan Portugal Russia South Korea Spain Squads Ghana World Cup squads Ghana 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 Ghana squad -- 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Agyei 2 Sarpei 3 Gyan 4 Pantsil 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 Ghana 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 Ghana African Cup of Nations squads Ghana 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 Gargo MF Pare MF Odoi MF Simmons MF Nti MF Mensah FW Attuquayefio FW Salami FW Kofi FW Gbadamosi Coach : Gyamfi Ghana squad -- 1968 Africa Cup of Nations runners - up GK Naawu 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 Ghana squad -- 1970 African Cup of Nations runners - up O. Acquah S. Acquah Ankrah Armah Attuquayefio Botwe Boye I. Eshun J. Eshun ( c ) Foley Gariba Ghartey Jabir E. Mensah R. Mensah Mingle Orlando Owusu Sunday Coach : Marotzke Ghana 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 Ghana squad -- 1980 African Cup of Nations GK Carr GK S. Ansah 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 Ghana 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 Nti MF Abbrey MF Mclean MF Asaase MF Abedi Pele MF Badu MF Bannerman FW Quarshie FW Afriyie FW Alhassan FW Kayede Coach : Gyamfi Ghana 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 Ghana squad -- 1992 African Cup of Nations runners - up 1 E. Ansah 2 Ampeah 3 Ankrah 4 Appiah 5 Armah 6 Aborah 7 Gargo 8 Nti 9 Abrey 10 Lamptey 11 Gyamfi 12 Naawu 13 Asare 14 Baffoe 15 Ibrahim 16 S. Ansah 17 Abedi Pele 18 Polley 19 Manso 20 Preko 21 Yeboah 22 Abubakari Coach : Pfister Ghana squad -- 1994 African Cup of Nations GK Addo GK Ansah GK Mensah DF Ampeah DF Amankwah DF Aramh DF Baffoe DF Dodoo DF Duah DF Frimpong 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 Ghana squad -- 1996 African Cup of Nations Fourth Place GK S. Addo GK Kingson GK Nanbanyin DF J. Addo DF Amankwah DF Asare DF Baidoo DF Dodoo DF Johnson DF Kuffour MF D. Addo MF Akonnor MF Kumah MF Lamptey MF Abedi Pele MF Yahaya MF Yaw FW Aboagye FW Ayew FW Preko FW Tanko FW Yeboah Coach : Kurtz Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Opuku 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 Ghana 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 Ghana 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 Template : Ghana Squad 2015 African Cup of Nations Ghana Olympic squads ( Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics -- Ghana Men 's team squad ) Ghana squad -- 1968 Summer Olympics 1 Mensah 2 Boateng 3 Kusi 4 Eshun 5 Odametey 6 Sunday 7 Kofi 8 Attuquayefio 9 Alhassan 10 Amosa 11 Sampene 12 Abukari 13 Naawu 14 Wilson 15 Jabir 16 Acquah 17 Kpakpo 18 Foley 19 Botchway Coach : Marotzke ( Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics -- Ghana Men 's team squad ) ( Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics -- Ghana Men 's team squad ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghana_national_football_team&oldid=856783325 '' Categories : Ghana national football team African national association football teams National sports teams of Ghana Africa Cup of Nations - winning countries Hidden categories : Pages with citations having redundant parameters EngvarB from February 2017 Use dmy dates from January 2015 Incomplete lists from June 2018 Articles containing Akan - language text Talk Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca বাংলা Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Basa Jawa ქართული Қазақша Latina Latviešu Lietuvių Magyar Македонски मराठी Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands नेपाली 日本 語 Norsk Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt Yorùbá 粵語 中文 53 more Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2018, at 14 : 16 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was the last time ghana was in the world cup
Answer: 2014