Ghana national under - 20 football team - wikipedia Ghana national under - 20 football team Ghana Under 20 Nickname ( s ) The Black Satellites Association Ghana Football Association Confederation CAF ( Africa ) Sub-confederation WAFU ( West Africa ) Head coach Mas - UD Did I Draman FIFA code GHA First colours Second colours First international Gambia 1 - 0 Ghana ( Banjul, Gambia ; 9 September 1984 ) Biggest win Ghana 6 - 0 Mali ( Accra, Ghana ; 11 November 1990 ) Biggest defeat Algeria 3 - 0 Ghana ( Algiers, Algeria ; 27 August 1988 ) Colombia 4 - 1 Ghana ( Le Pontet, France ; 29 May 2000 ) Argentina 3 - 0 Ghana ( Buenos Aires, Argentina ; 8 July 2001 ) FIFA U-20 World Cup Appearances 5 ( first in 1993 ) Best result Champions 2009, Runner - up, 1993, 2001 African Youth Championship Appearances 10 ( first in 1991 ) Best result Winners, 1993, 1999, 2009 Ghana national under - 20 football team Medal record FIFA U-20 World Cup 1993 Australia Team 2001 Argentina Team 2009 Egypt Team 2013 Turkey Team Ghana national U-20 football team known as the Black Satellites, is considered to be the feeder team for the Ghana national football team. They are the former FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions and African Youth Champions, they have also been a three - time African Champion in 1995, 1999, 2009 and a two - time Runner - up at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1993, 2001 and finished third in 2013. Ghana has participated in only six of the past 19 World Cup events starting with their first in Australia 1993 where they lost the World Cup final 1 - 2 to Brazil in Sydney and in Argentina 2001 where they lost the World Cup final 0 - 3 to Argentina in Buenos Aires. Incredibly, in 32 FIFA World Cup matches, Ghana has not lost a game in regulation below the Semi Final level of the FIFA U20 World Cup. They however failed to qualify for 3 consecutive events in UAE 2003, Netherlands 2005 and Canada 2007 until they made the Egypt 2009 Tournament. They won the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt after defeating Brazil 4 - 3 on Penalties when the match ended ( 0 - 0 ) After Extra Time. The first time an African Country won the FIFA U-20 World Cup Championship. Contents 1 Superb young players 2 Competitive Record 2.1 FIFA World Youth Championship Record 3 Team honours and awards 4 Current squad 5 Previous squads 6 Notable players 7 Notable coaches 8 Former ( 2007 ) U-20 squad 9 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup World Cup Winner Squad 9.1 Ghana 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 External links Superb young players The Black Satellites reached the FIFA U-20 World Cup final in their 1st appearance in Australia 1993 ( Australia 1993 U-20 html Stats here ), catching many teams on the hop with their lightning changes of pace. In fact, nine of the 22 players in the `` Black Satellites ' '' squad had lifted the FIFA U-17 World Championship two years earlier, so their performance could only really be considered a half - surprise. Still they were a joy to watch : enterprising and unpredictable. They repeated the feat in 2001 succumbing to Tournament Hosts Argentina in the Final. Previously in 1997, they had lost 3 - 2 on a golden goal to Uruguay in Extra Time of the World Cup Semi Final. In 1999 eventual Champions Spain eliminated Ghana in the Quarter Final on sudden death penalty kicks after a 1 - 1 tied game. What makes Ghana 's footballers so dominant in their age group ? FIFA Magazine asked Otto Pfister. Football is not simply the most popular sport in this part of Africa, it is an absolute religion, he said. This is the way the game is regarded in Ghana. Young boys here think about football 24 hours a day and play for at least eight - whether on clay, rough fields or dusty streets. They develop their skills naturally, without any specific training, and end up with superb technique and ability on the ball. They are also fast and tricky, and can feint well with their bodies. Africa and South America have by far the best young footballers in the world - on a technical level they are superb. And technique is what it takes to make a good player. What else goes towards making Ghana so strong ? Otto Pfister continues ; In Africa there is often only one way for many young lads to escape from poverty and to make their way up the social scale - football. Youngsters want to become stars and to play in a top European league. That is their main aim and they will do anything to achieve it. Let me give you an example : While I was coaching in Ghana I once told my team to be ready for training at three o'clock in the morning. At half past two they were all assembled and ready to go. They want to learn and they want to play for the national team. They know that in their country a national team player is a hero and enjoys a level of prestige that is not comparable to that in Europe. Another positive point for young players in Ghana is that there are many good coaches in the country who help develop the available talent and above all want to let them play. This policy pays off. Today, many Ghanaian youngsters are in G14 Club Academies in Europe. Competitive record FIFA World Youth Championship record Ghana national u-21 team before the friendly match with Bulgarian V AFG side Slivnishki Geroi ( 1 - 1 ), 18 - 11 - 2010, Slivnitsa, Bulgaria. Year Round GP D * GS GA GD 1977 Did not participate - - - - - - 1979 Did not participate - - - - - - 1981 Did not participate - - - - - - Withdrew - - - - - - 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - Disqualified - - - - - - 1989 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1991 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1993 Runners - up 6 11 6 + 5 1995 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1997 Semi finals 7 12 8 + 4 1999 Quarter finals 5 2 * 0 8 + 6 2001 Runners - up 7 5 8 5 + 3 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2005 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2009 Champions 7 5 2 * 0 16 8 + 8 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Third Place 7 0 16 12 + 4 2015 Round of 16 5 6 - 1 Total 7 / 20 43 26 9 8 76 47 + 29 Silver background color indicates second - place finish at the World Cup. Gold background color indicates winners at the World Cup. * Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4 - 3p when the match ended ( 0 - 0 ) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter - Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain ( 7 - 8p ). FIFA U20 World Cup Record by team Ghana versus GP D * GF GA GD Brazil 1 * 0 Argentina 0 - 2 Republic of Ireland 0 0 Uruguay 0 5 6 - 1 Portugal 0 0 5 + 3 Russia 0 0 0 + 3 England 0 0 6 + 5 China PR 0 0 0 United States 0 0 5 + 4 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 + 3 Germany 0 0 0 Japan 0 0 + 1 Croatia 0 0 0 Kazakhstan 0 0 0 + 3 Costa Rica 0 0 0 + 2 Spain 0 1 * - 1 Paraguay 0 + 1 Iran 0 0 0 + 1 France 0 5 - 3 Ecuador 0 0 0 + 1 Egypt 0 0 0 + 2 Uzbekistan 0 0 + 1 South Korea 0 0 + 1 South Africa 0 0 + 1 Hungary 0 0 + 1 Chile 0 0 + 1 Iraq 0 0 0 + 3 Total 39 24 8 * 8 71 41 + 30 * Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4 - 3p when the match ended ( 0 - 0 ) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter - Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain ( 7 - 8p ). FIFA U20 World Cup Record FIFA U20 World Cup Record GP GF GA GD World Cup Finals 39 24 8 * 8 71 41 + 30 Africa U20 Quals 71 42 15 14 106 51 + 55 U20 Total 110 66 23 * 21 177 92 + 85 Team honours and awards FIFA U-20 World Cup Champions : 1 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup Runners - up : 2 1993, 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup Third - place : 1 2013 African Youth Championship Champions : 3 1993, 1999, 2009 African Youth Championship Runners - up : 2 2001, 2013 African Youth Championship Third - place : 1 1991 WAFU U-20 Championship Champions : 1 2008 FIFA Golden Ball Winners : 2 Tournament FIFA Golden Ball Award Player 2009 Gold Shoe Award Dominic Adiyiah 2013 Bronze Shoe Award Clifford Aboagye FIFA Golden Shoe Winners : 2 Tournament FIFA Golden Shoe Award 2009 Dominic Adiyiah 2013 Ebenezer Assifuah Current squad Head coach : Sellas Tetteh The following players were selected to take part in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. # Name Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club Goalkeepers 12 Kwame Baah ( 1998 - 04 - 21 ) 21 April 1998 ( age 19 ) 11 0 Heart of Lions Lawrence Ati ( 1996 - 11 - 29 ) 29 November 1996 ( age 20 ) 0 FC Liefering 16 Mutawakilu Seidu ( 1995 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Hearts of Oak Defenders 5 Fobi Kingsley ( 1998 - 09 - 20 ) 20 September 1998 ( age 19 ) Right to Dream Academy Joseph Bempah ( C ) ( 1995 - 09 - 05 ) 5 September 1995 ( age 22 ) 10 Hearts of Oak Emmanuel Ntim ( 1996 - 03 - 12 ) 12 March 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 Valenciennes FC Patrick Kpozo ( 1997 - 07 - 15 ) 15 July 1997 ( age 20 ) 0 Inter Allies FC 14 Joseph Aidoo ( 1995 - 09 - 29 ) 29 September 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Inter Allies FC 15 Joseph Adjei ( 1995 - 08 - 20 ) 20 August 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 0 Wa All Stars 21 Patrick Asmah ( 1996 - 01 - 25 ) 25 January 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 0 BA Stars Midfielders 6 Godfred Donsah ( 1996 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 Cagliari 8 Kofi Yeboah ( 1995 - 05 - 14 ) 14 May 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Wa All Stars 11 Abraham Attobrah ( 1995 - 03 - 15 ) 15 March 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 New Edubiase United FC 13 David Atanga ( 1996 - 12 - 25 ) 25 December 1996 ( age 20 ) 0 FC Red Bull Salzburg 18 Barnes Osei ( 1995 - 01 - 08 ) 8 January 1995 ( age 22 ) 0 Pacos Ferreira Strikers 7 Samuel Tetteh ( 1996 - 07 - 28 ) 28 July 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 0 WAFA 9 Emmanuel Boateng ( 1996 - 05 - 23 ) 23 May 1996 ( age 21 ) 0 Rio Ave FC 10 Clifford Aboagye ( 1995 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1995 ( age 22 ) 10 0 Inter Allies FC 17 Yaw Yeboah ( 1997 - 03 - 28 ) 28 March 1997 ( age 20 ) Man City 19 Benjamin Tetteh ( 1997 - 07 - 10 ) 10 July 1997 ( age 20 ) 0 Tudu Mighty Jets FC 20 Prosper Kasim ( 1996 - 12 - 15 ) 15 December 1996 ( age 20 ) IFK Gothenburg Previous squads Most Recent Squad Date announced 10 July 2013 Game ( s ) Iraq, 13 July 2013 Venue ( s ) Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Attendance 20,601 Referee Sandro Ricci ( Brazil ) Competition 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup Third Place 2009 FIFA under - 20 World Cup ( squads ) - Ghana 2001 FIFA under - 20 World Cup ( squads ) - Ghana 1999 FIFA under - 20 World Cup ( squads ) - Ghana 1997 FIFA under - 20 World Cup ( squads ) - Ghana 1993 FIFA under - 20 World Cup ( squads ) - Ghana Notable players The following list consist of previous Ghana U-20 national team players who have won or were influential at the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ghana U-20 national team or the FIFA U-17 World Cup with the Ghana U-17 national team, and those who were part of the Ghana U-23 national team that won the Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The list also includes the players who have graduated from the Ghana U-20 national team and gone on to represent the senior Ghana national team at the FIFA World Cup or African Cup of Nations : Clifford Aboagye ( 2013 ) Dominic Adiyiah ( 2009 ) Nii Lamptey ( 1993 ) André Ayew ( 2009 ) Daniel Addo ( 1993 ) Samuel Kuffour ( 1993 ) Augustine Ahinful ( 1993 ) Charles Akonnor ( 1993 ) Emmanuel Duah ( 1993 ) Isaac Asare ( 1993 ) Mohammed Gargo ( 1993 ) Christian Gyan ( 1997 ) Awudu Issaka ( 1997 ) Kofi Amponsah ( 1997 ) Stephen Appiah ( 1997, 1999 ) Peter Ofori Quaye ( 1997, 1999 ) Patrick Allotey ( 1997 ) Baffour Gyan ( 1999 ) Laryea Kingston ( 1999 ) George Blay ( 1999 ) Owusu Afriyie ( 1999 ) Michael Essien ( 2001 ) Sulley Muntari ( 2001 ) Anthony Obodai ( 2001 ) John Mensah ( 2001 ) John Paintsil ( 2001 ) Derek Boateng ( 2001 ) Emmanuel Pappoe ( 2001 ) Razak Pimpong ( 2001 ) George Owu ( 2001 ) Notable coaches FIFA Tourney Manager name 2013 Sellas Tetteh 2009 Sellas Tetteh 2001 Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie 1999 Giuseppe Dossena 1997 Francis Oti Akenteng 1993 Fred Osam - Duodu Former ( 2007 ) U-20 squad Squad for the Toulon Tournament in France from 31 -- 9 May June 2007. GK 1 Patrick Antwi - Liberty Professionals GK 16 Isaac Ackon - Gamba All Blacks DF 2 John Boye - Heart of Lions DF 4 Louis Quainoo - Tema Youth DF 5 Hannan Giwah - Real Tamale United DF 6 Samuel Enzemoba - Real Sportive DF 7 Solomon Addy - Ashanti Gold MF 8 Mubarak Wakaso - Elche CF MF 11 Alhaji Sani - Ashanti Gold MF 14 Mohammed - Awal Issah - Real Sportive MF 15 Yahaya Mohamed - Tema Youth MF 17 Samad Oppong - King Faisal Babes MF 18 Seidu Yahaya - PAOK FC MF 19 Yaw Frimpong - Feyenoord Academy Ghana FW 3 Felix Baffoe - Liberty Professionals FW 10 Eric Bekoe ( Captain ) - Asante Kotoko FW 9 Emmanuel Clottey - Odense Boldklub LWF 12 Douglas Nkrumah - Asante Kotoko RWF 13 Ekow Benson - Hearts of Oak FW 20 Bradley Hudson - Odoi - Hereford United F.C. This team was eliminated 4 - 3 on penalty kicks by Burkina Faso after a 1 - 1 aggregate tie in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup African Qualifiers on 22 October 2006. 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup World Cup Winner Squad Ghana Head coach : Sellas Tetteh 0 # 0 Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK Daniel Adjei ( 1989 - 11 - 10 ) 10 November 1989 ( aged 19 ) Liberty 2DF Samuel Inkoom ( 1989 - 06 - 01 ) 1 June 1989 ( aged 20 ) Basel 3MF Gladson Awako ( 1990 - 12 - 31 ) 31 December 1990 ( aged 18 ) Heart of Lions 2DF Jonathan Mensah ( 1990 - 07 - 13 ) 13 July 1990 ( aged 19 ) Free State Stars 5 2DF Daniel Addo ( 1989 - 09 - 03 ) 3 September 1989 ( aged 20 ) King Faisal 6 2DF David Addy ( 1990 - 02 - 21 ) 21 February 1990 ( aged 19 ) FC Porto 7 3MF Abeiku Quansah ( 1990 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1990 ( aged 18 ) Nice 8 3MF Emmanuel Agyemang - Badu ( 1990 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1990 ( aged 18 ) Asante Kotoko 9 3MF Opoku Agyemang ( 1989 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1989 ( aged 20 ) Al - Sadd 10 3MF André Ayew ( c ) ( 1989 - 12 - 17 ) 17 December 1989 ( aged 19 ) Marseille 11 4FW Latif Salifu ( 1990 - 08 - 01 ) 1 August 1990 ( aged 19 ) Liberty 12 2DF Ghandi Dassenu ( 1989 - 08 - 09 ) 9 August 1989 ( aged 20 ) Liberty 13 3MF Mohammed Rabiu ( 1989 - 12 - 31 ) 31 December 1989 ( aged 19 ) Liberty 14 2DF Daniel Opare ( 1990 - 10 - 18 ) 18 October 1990 ( aged 18 ) Real Madrid 15 2DF Philip Boampong ( 1990 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1990 ( aged 19 ) Arsenal 16 1GK Robert Dabuo ( 1990 - 11 - 10 ) 10 November 1990 ( aged 18 ) Wa All Stars 17 2DF John Benson ( 1991 - 08 - 27 ) 27 August 1991 ( aged 18 ) ASPIRE 18 4FW Ransford Osei ( 1990 - 12 - 05 ) 5 December 1990 ( aged 18 ) Medeama 19 2DF Bright Addae ( 1992 - 12 - 19 ) 19 December 1992 ( aged 16 ) Wa All Stars 20 4FW Dominic Adiyiah ( 1989 - 11 - 29 ) 29 November 1989 ( aged 19 ) A.C. Milan 21 1GK Joseph Addo ( 1990 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1990 ( aged 18 ) Sekondi Hasaacas See also Ghana portal Association football portal Ghana national football team Ghana national U23 football team Ghana national U17 football team Footnotes Jump up ^ `` Australia 1993 : Brazil make it three ''. fifa.com. 1 September 2001. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 2001 - 09 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Superb Young Players ''. fifa.com. 2001 - 09 - 01. Retrieved 2001 - 09 - 01. Jump up ^ `` Ghana : talented players as far as the eye can see ''. fifa.com. 17 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2004. Retrieved 2004 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/matches/round=259227/match=300232840/report.html External links 2007 Toulon Tournament Squad Ghana Football Association - Official website Ghana Premier League website Ghanaweb Sports Page RSSSF Archive of all FIFA U20 Matches RSSSF Archive of all African U20 Matches 2009 African U20 Final Highlights Preceded by 2007 Argentina World Champions 2009 ( First title ) Succeeded by 2011 Brazil Preceded by 1991 Egypt African Champions 1993 ( First title ) Succeeded by 1995 Cameroon Preceded by 1997 Morocco African Champions 1999 ( Second title ) Succeeded by 2001 Angola Preceded by 2007 Congo African Champions 2009 ( Third title ) Succeeded by 2011 Nigeria National sports teams of Ghana Baseball Basketball M - U19 Cricket Football M - U23 M - U20 M - U17 Futsal Hockey Rugby league Rugby union Olympics Summer Winter Paralympics Summer Commonwealth Games Volleyball Sports in Ghana Football in Ghana Ghana Football Association National teams Men 's Women 's Women 's U-17 Women 's U-20 Men 's Olympic ( U-23 ) Men 's U-20 Men 's U-17 League system Men Ghana Premier League Ghana Football Leagues Division 1 League Division 2 League Division 3 League GAFCOA Women Ghana Women 's Football League Domestic cups Men Ghanaian FA Cup Ghana Super Cup Awards Ghana Player of the year List of clubs Men 's clubs Women 's clubs Venues Champions Men 's players Women 's players Expatriate players Managers Records FIFA U-20 World Cup winners 1977 : Soviet Union 1979 : Argentina 1981 : Germany 1983 : Brazil 1985 : Brazil 1987 : Yugoslavia 1989 : Portugal 1991 : Portugal 1993 : Brazil 1995 : Argentina 1997 : Argentina 1999 : Spain 2001 : Argentina 2003 : Brazil 2005 : Argentina 2007 : Argentina 2009 : Ghana 2011 : Brazil 2013 : France 2015 : Serbia 2017 : England Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghana_national_under-20_football_team&oldid=805437200 '' Categories : Ghana national football team African national under - 20 association football teams Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français Italiano Polski Português Türkçe Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 15 October 2017, at 11 : 35. 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Question: when did ghana won the under 20 world cup
Answer: 2009