# Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations

Ghana is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana made its debut in 1963, and quickly emerged as a powerful team in the tournament and went on to win the tournament again in 1965, 1978 and in 1982, which was the last tournament to date Ghana has won.

## Overall record

The Black Stars of Ghana have 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.
Africa Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1959 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1963 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1965 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 1968 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 1970 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1978 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 1980 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 1984 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 1998 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 4 Titles | 24/34 | 105 | 54 | 23 | 28 | 138 | 93 |
    *Denotes place was determined via penalty shoot-out.

## Participation history
### Ghana at the 1963 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1965 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Congo-Léopoldville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1968 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1970 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United Arab Rep. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1978 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Upper Volta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1980 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |

### Ghana at the 1982 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 1984 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
| Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |

### Ghana at the 1992 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |

#### Final

The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.

### Ghana at the 1994 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |

#### Quarterfinal
### Ghana at the 1996 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |

#### Third place match
### Ghana at the 1998 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |

### Ghana at the 2000 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |

#### Quarterfinal
### Ghana at the 2002 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |

#### Quarterfinal
### Ghana at the 2006 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |

### Ghana at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advanced to the quarter-finals |
| Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

#### Third place match
### Ghana at the 2010 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Togo (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
* ↑ Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified. Group B became a three-team group.

#### Final
### Ghana at the 2012 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | |
| 24 January 2012 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | Botswana | Stade de Franceville, Franceville |
| Mali | 1–0 | Guinea | Stade de Franceville, Franceville |
| 28 January 2012 |
| Botswana | 1–6 | Guinea | Stade de Franceville, Franceville |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Mali | Stade de Franceville, Franceville |
| 1 February 2012 |
| Botswana | 1–2 | Mali | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville |
| Ghana | 1–1 | Guinea | Stade de Franceville, Franceville |

#### Third place match
### Ghana at the 2013 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |
| 20 January 2013 |
| Ghana | 2–2 | DR Congo | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Mali | 1–0 | Niger | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 24 January 2013 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | Mali | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| Niger | 0–0 | DR Congo | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| 28 January 2013 |
| Niger | 0–3 | Ghana | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth |
| DR Congo | 1–1 | Mali | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban |
    Quarter-final

#### Third place play-off
### Ghana at the 2015 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 19 January 2015 |
| Ghana | 1–2 | Senegal | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| Algeria | 3–1 | South Africa | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| 23 January 2015 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | Algeria | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| South Africa | 1–1 | Senegal | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| 27 January 2015 |
| South Africa | 1–2 | Ghana | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo |
| Senegal | 0–2 | Algeria | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo |

#### Final
### Ghana at the 2017 African Cup of Nations
#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |

#### Third place play-off
### Ghana at the 2019 African Cup of Nations
#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

#### Round of 16
### Ghana at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Comoros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | |

### Ghana at the 2023 African Cup of Nations
#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.

## By opponent

* Legend
* Won more than lost
* Won equals lost
* Lost more than won
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 60,00% |
| Tunisia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 75,00% |
| DR Congo | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 62,50% |
| Nigeria | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 42,86% |
| Guinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 66,67% |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 60,00% |
| Cameroon | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0,00% |
| Mali | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60,00% |
| Senegal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50,00% |
| Zambia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50,00% |
| Algeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50,00% |
| Morocco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25,00% |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 25,00% |
| Egypt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 33,33% |
| Benin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 33,33% |
| Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50,00% |
| Congo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 100,00% |
| Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100,00% |
| Libya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0,00% |
| United Arab Rep.* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0,00% |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100,00% |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100,00% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0,00% |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100,00% |
| Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100,00% |
| Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100,00% |
| Niger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100,00% |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100,00% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100,00% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100,00% |
| Comoros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0,00% |
| Gabon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0,00% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100,00% |