Ghana national football team

De **Ghana national football team** dey represent Ghana insyd men's international football. Dem name de team de **Black Stars** after de Black Star of Africa insyd de flag of Ghana. Ebe governed by de Ghana Football Association, de governing body give football insyd Ghana. Prior to 1957, na e play as de Gold Coast.

Ghana qualify give de FIFA World Cup for de first time insyd 2006. Na de team win de Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, den 1982), while e fini as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, den 2015). Dem sanso qualify for de CHAN four times, wey dem fini as runners-up twice (2009 den 2014).

## History

For 19 August 1962 for de Accra Sports Stadium, host Real Madrid, wey na dem be de time Spanish champions, former European champions den intercontinental champions den drew 3–3.

Charles Kumi Gyamfi cam turn coach insyd 1961, wey dem win successive African Cup of Nations titles, insyd 1963 den 1965. De Black Stars achieve dema record win, 13–2 away to Kenya, after de second of dese. Dem reach de final of de tournament insyd 1968 den 1970, wey dem loose 1–0 for both occasions, to DR Congo insys 1968 den Sudan insyd 1970. Dema domination of de tournament earn dem de nickie "the Black Stars of Africa" insyd de 1960s.

Fortunes change give de Black Stars however, after dem fail make dem qualify for 3 successive African Cup of Nations insyd de 1970s. Insyd de early 1980s however, plus emerging talents such as Abedi Pele, de Black Stars beat Libya insyd de 1982 African Cup of Nations final host by Libya make dem win dema fourth den to date, last continental title. Fortunes san change however, as insyd de 1984 tournament, na dem knock dem out insyd de group stages, wey dem no qualify for de 1986, 1988 den 1990 tournaments. Insyd 1992 however, de Black Stars go cam runners-up to de Ivory Coast insyd penalty shootout after goalless draw, wich see every player for de pitch top take penalty, for wich dem beat dem 11-10. Na de Black Stars be at disadvantage however, as African Footballer of de Year winner den de tournament ein best player, Abedi Pele, na dem suspend am for de final.

Tensions among de squad lead to de parliamentary den executive make dem intervene den settle issues between star players Abedi Pele den Tony Yeboah. Insyd de 1990s, na dis fi play sam part insyd de failure of de team make e build for de successes of de national underage teams. However, de generation of Black Stars players wey go de 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final cam turn de "core" of de team for de 2002 African Cup of Nations, wey dem go undefeated for year insyd 2005 wey dem qualify for de final tournament of de 2006 FIFA World Cup. De Black Stars start by dem succumb to 2–0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, den wins over Czech Republic (2–0) den United States (2–1). Dis see dem advance thru to de second round, wer na dem loose 3–0 to Brazil.

Under head coach Milovan Rajevac, de Black Stars go on make dem secure 100% win record insyd dema qualification campaign, dem win dema group wey dem cam turn de first African team make dem qualify give de 2010 FIFA World Cup. Insyd de final tournament, na dem place dem insyd Group D plus Germany, Serbia den Australia, dem advance to de round of 16 wer na dem play de United States, dem win 2–1 insyd extra time make dem cam turn de third African nation per make dem reach de World Cup quarter-finals. Dem then lost to Uruguay insyd penalty shootout insyd de quarter-finals, after Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez block header plus ein hand insyd de penalty box insyd extra time wey dem send am off. Asamoah Gyan miss de penalty dem give for de handball, wey de score remain for 1-1. Ghana go on make dem loose de penalty shootout 4-2, dem no make am go de semi-finals wich na go be de first time African country qualify for de semi-finals of a World Cup.

Insyd 2013, e cam turn de team per insyd Africa make e reach 4 consecutive semi-finals of tde CAF Africa Cup of Nations twice, de first time since between 1963 den 1970.

Na dem sufficiently rank de Black Stars by FIFA make dem start dema qualifying give de 2014 World Cup insyd de second round. Dem win dema group, den insyd de round wey dey follow dem qualify for de 2014 World Cup finals insyd November 2013, after dem beat Egypt 7–3 for aggregate insyd 2-legged play-off. Na dem draw dem insyd Group G for de finals, wer na dem face Germany, Portugal, den de United States. Dem exit insyd de group stages wey dem record 1 draw den 2 losses. However, na dem be de team per wey no lose to Germany insyd de tournament, wey dem be de team per make dem hold onto a lead against de Germans for any point, dem draw 2-2 (wey dem lead 2-1) plus de eventual winners.

Insyd de 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, dem reach de final, wey Ivory Coast deny dem de title for penalties. While dema 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign end insyd 4th place finish - de third one insyd 4 consecutive editions of de tournament - insyd de qualifiers give de 2018 World Cup, dem fini behind Egypt den Uganda insyd dema final group. For de 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, na Tunisia eliminate dem insyd de Round of 16. Insyd 2021, na dem bring back Manager Rajevac, buh de Black Stars end up dem fail make dem win match for de 2021 Africa Cup of Nations wer dem loose 2–3 to debutants de Comoros after an André Ayew red card make dem fini bottom of dema group. Thus, dem fail make dem progress beyond de group stage for de first time since 2006. Dem draw 0–0 insyd match against Nigeria wey dem draw 1–1 insyd Nigeria make dem qualify for de 2022 FIFA World Cup for away goals. During de 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ghana loose dema first match against Portugal (3–2). Dem earn dema first den victory per insyd dema second match against South Korea 3–2 after insane thriller. Insyd "must win match to qualify" against Uruguay, de opponent wey kick out Ghana 12 years ago, Ghana instead loose 2–0 den thus dem fini for bottom; however, despite dem fail make dem avenge de loss, South Korea ein 2–1 win over Portugal ensure make Ghana get consolation prize wey dem sanso send out Uruguay from de competition for de virtue of goals dem score top.

## Culture

### Kits den crest
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Dem adopt am dey follow de independence of Ghana insyd 1957, na dem include de black star insyd de Black Stars' kits. Na de *Black Stars*' kits be sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, plus de deal dey end insyd 2014.

Between 1990 den 2006 de Ghana national team use de kit insyd de colours of de national flag of Ghana, plus gold, green den red dem use, as insyd de team's crest wey dem sanso know am as de Pan-African colours. De gold plus green den red kit concept den design na dem use am insyd de 60s den 70s, wey dem design am plus gold den green vertical stripes den red shoulders. Na dem introduce all black second kit insyd 2008 den insyd 2015, Black Stars' gold-red-green coloured kit den all black coloured kit na dem for be reassign to de position of 1st dem 2nd kits dey follow de induction of brown plus blue den gold coloured Black Stars 3rd kit insyd 2012.

De team ein kit give de 2014 FIFA World Cup na dem rank am as de best kit of de tournament by BuzzFeed.

### Grounds
De training facilities den training grounds dey locate for Agyeman Badu Stadium, Berekum Sports Stadium insyd Brong-Ahafo, de Tema Sports Stadium insyd Tema den de multi-functional Lizzy Sports Complex insyd Legon.

### Organization den finance
Na de Black Stars get no official head secof "corrupt" practices by de then presido, Kwesi Nyantakyi den vice-pee George Afriyie, plus Frank Davis as director of football, den Edward Bawa as treasurer. De Ghana Football Association (GFA) sign CN¥92.2 million (US$15 million) deal plus Ghanaian state-run oil den gas exploration corporation, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), make dem sponsor de Black Stars wey de renewable contract see de oil den gas exploration corporation cam turn de global headline sponsor of de Black Stars, plus yearly Black Stars player salary wage bill, dey follow de gold mining corporations Ashanti Goldfields Corporation den Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), wich na dey sponsor de Black Stars since 2005.

For 28 August 2013, Ghana Football Association (GFA) launch TV channel wey dem name am GFA TV. De channel get de exclusive rights make dem broadcast all de Black Stars dema matches. Insyd November 2013, de Black Stars sign 2013–2015 CN¥30.6 million (US$5 million) den additional classified multi-million private bank sponsorship deal plus de Ghanaian state-run private banking institution UniBank.

### Supporters

De Black Stars dey maintain average stadium match attendance of 60,000+ den match attendance high of 80,000+, such as insyd de case of ein 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay wich na 84,017 spectators attend. Ghana match against England for 29 March 2011 get de largest away dey follow give any association football national team since de re-opening of Wembley Stadium insyd 2007. Na de match 700 million people around de world watch de match.

Dey follow de team ein appearances for de 2006 den 2010 World Cup tournaments, na sam hundred avid fans greet dem by dancing den singing for Kotoka International Airport insyd Accra.

### Rivalries

Rivalry be plus de Super Eagles, de Nigeria national team. De "Battle of Supremacy on the Gulf of Guinea" be between two of de "most successful teams on the African continent". De proximity of de two countries to each oda, dispute between de different association football competitions den wider diplomatic competition for influence across West Africa dey add to dis rivalry. Dem dey bell de match between dese two countries de Jollof derby. 

Oda rivalries dey include de rivalry plus Egypt den international rivalries plus USA as well as Uruguay.

### Media den arts
Dem dey broadcast match schedules insyd English as insyd de case of inter-continental matches den insyd Akan nationally by Adom TV, PeaceFM, AdomFM den HappyFM. During de qualification dem schedule give de 2014 World Cup national broadcaster GTV, sub-division of de Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), broadcast to de Ghanaian public home qualifiers plus away qualifiers broadcast by de satellite television broadcasting corporation Viasat 1. Na dem televise de friendly match against Turkey insyd August 2013 by Viasat 1 den de qualifiers give de 2015 Africa Cup of Nations wey dem schedule de 2018 Inter-Continental Championships give public broadcast by de corporations GFA TV, GBC den Viasat 1.

Na dem make products wey dey include books, documentary films, Azonto dances den songs insyd de name of de team. Dem fi intend dese plus commercial motives wey dem dey focus for previous den future World Cups anaa Africa Cup of Nations tournaments top.

* Books: na dem publish books for de team ein  history den participation insyd tournaments top. Dese dey include *Ghana, The Rediscovered Soccer Might: Watch Out World!*, about de history den performance of de Black Stars den association football national teams wey na de Black Stars play against, den *The Black Stars of Ghana* by Alan Whelan; about Black Stars dey commence dema progress thru de final rounds of de 2010 World Cup den into de quarter-finals.
* Documentary films: Insyd 2010 Miracle Films Ghana Limited showcase vintage documentary film picture, *Kwame Nkrumah & Ghana's Black Stars*, about Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah "Africa's man of the 2nd millennium" den "Pan-African pioneer", wey he invest energy into he make Ghana ein association football national team – de Black Stars – force insyd African soccer.
* Nickie: de Black Star Line, shipping industry line dem incorporate by de founder of de Back-to-Africa movement, civil rights movement leader Marcus Garvey den de organiser of de Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) from 1919 to 1922, give de Ghana team ein nickies, de Black Stars of West Africa den de Black Stars of Africa.
* Dances: upon de Black Stars dey score against opposition teams, na de Black Stars players dey perform de dance forms of de Ghanaian Azonto for dema goal celebrations insyd match victories for de 2010 World Cup den insyd 2013, elite dance version of de Ghanaian Azonto dem name; "(Akan: *Mmonko*)" (*shrimp*), na dem establish den showcase am for de 2013 Africa Cup of Nations by de Black Stars players. Black Stars goal celebrations insyd match victories for de 2014 World Cup dem upon dey score against opposition teams, make dem establish den showcase Alkayida.
* Songs: for occasions of past World Cups anaa African Championships, number of musicians plus music producers creat hiplife football songs wich na dem compose insyd de Akan language – de 2006 World Cup song, "Akan: *Tuntum Nsorom Ye Ko Yen Anim*", (Black Stars, We dey move forward) musical composed by de Musicians Union of Ghana, make e motivate de Black Stars make dem perform creditably insyd ein quest for de capturing of de World Cup trophy. Black Stars ein captain den top-goalscorer Asamoah Gyan record den release Hiplife song plus 'Castro The Destroyer', wer na he dey feature under de alias 'Baby Jet'. Dem entitle de song "African Girls" wey dem dey sing am insyd de Akan language wey na dem launch am onto de Ghanaian screens, continental West Africa screens den onto de Sub-Saharan Africa screens. De music video dey show de "Asamoah Gyan Dance" goal celebration wich na he demonstrate for de 2010 World Cup. De song "African Girls" win award for de Ghana Music Awards insyd 2011. De 2010 World Cup song, "Ghana Black Stars (Official Song 2010 World Cup)" compose by Ghanaian hiplife music group "Kings and Queens Entertainment" approve by de Ghana Football Association (GFA) as GFA indicate say de Black Stars be protected brand.

## Results den fixtures
De following be list of match results insyd de last 12 months, as well as any future matches wey dem schedule.

 Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

### 2023

### 2024

## Coaches

: *As of 24 January 2024*

### History

Since 1957 na e get 32 different head coaches den 3 caretakers. C. K. Gyamfi lead de Black Stars to 3 Africa Cup of Nations titles – insyd 1963, 1965 den 1982 – dey make Gyamfi de "joint most successful coach" insyd de competition ein history. Fred Osam Duodu lead de Black Stars to dema 1978 Africa Cup of Nations title; Ratomir Dujković, Milovan Rajevac, den James Kwesi Appiah lead de Black Stars to World Cup qualification. Two Serbian managers guide Ghana to dema first two World Cup appearances. Otto Addo be de head coach of de Black Stars since 15 March 2024, wey he replace Chris Hughton.

## Players

### Current squad
Na dem call up de following players for de 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Mali den Central African Republic for 6 den 10 June 2024, respectively.

*Caps den goals correct as of 10 June 2024, after de match against Central African Republic.*

### Recent call-ups
The following have also been called up in the last twelve months.

### Local team
De football association of Ghana (GFA) dey administer national teams for different levels, wey dey include 1 for de local national team. Dem restrict de team to players wey play insyd de local league per, thus de Ghana Premier League. Dem nickname am *Local Black Stars*.

## Records
*As of 26 March 2024*
:*Players insyd *'bold** be still active plus Ghana.''

=== Most appearances ===




=== Top goalscorers ===




=== Captains ===
* Awuley Quaye (1978)
* Kuuku Dadzie (1980–1982)
* Emmanuel Quarshie (1982–1984)
* Isaac Paha (1984)
*James Kwesi Appiah (1984–1992)
* [[Abedi Pele]] (1992–1998)
*Charles Akonnor (1999–2001)
* Stephen Appiah (2002–2010)
* John Mensah (2010–2012)
* [[Asamoah Gyan]] (2012–2019)
* **André Ayew** (2019–)

== Competitive record ==

=== Summary ===


=== FIFA World Cup ===

Ghana qualify give 4 FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, 2014, den 2022. Insyd 2006, na ebe de African side per make e advance go de second round of de World Cup insyd Germany, wey na ebe de 6th nation for row wey komot Africa make e progress beyond de group stages of de World Cup. Na e get de youngest team insyd de 2006 edition plus average age of 23 years den 352 days, wey na dem praise dem for dema improving performance. FIFA rank am 13th out of de 32 countries wey compete insyd de tournament.

Insyd de 2010 World Cup, e progress beyond de group stages of de World Cup insyd [[South Africa]], wey dem reach de quarter-finals wer na Uruguay eliminate dem. Na e be defeated for penalty shootout after Luis Suárez hand-ball for de goal line top into extra time, wey prevent possible winning goal. Of de 32 countries wey participate insyd de 2010 edition, FIFA rank am 7th.

After dem beat Egypt 7–3 for aggregate insyd November 2013, e qualify give de 2014 World Cup insyd Brazil. Na dem draw am insyd Group G plus Germany, United States den Portugal. For de first time, e fall insyd de group stage, dey tie Germany 2–2 wey e loose to de United States den Portugal by 2–1. For de first time, e fall insyd de group stage, tie Germany 2–2 wey e loose to de United States den Portugal by 2–1.




=== Africa Cup of Nations ===
De ''Black Stars'' of Ghana win de Africa Cup of Nations four times: insyd 1963, 1965, 1978, den 1982, dem better am per by Cameroon den Egypt. As de first winner of three AFCON tournaments, Ghana obtain de right make e permanently hold de trophy insyd 1978.



: ''*Draws dey include matches dem decide by penalty shoot-out.''

=== West African Nations Cup den WAFU Nations Cup ===

**West African Football Union Nations Cup**


=== Olympic Games ===


: **a.** ***Note*': De Gold Coast team dem establish insyd 1950; country dem know as Gold Coast then dem rename Ghana insyd 1957, no dey compete insyd international tournaments wey e no be part of neither FIFA nor CAF til 1958, den derfor dem recognize am by de International Olympic Committee (IOC).*

=== Oda ===

* *'Nkrumah Cup**

: Winners: 1959, 1960, 1963

* **Ugandan Independence Tournament**

: Winners: 1962

* **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

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* Official website of de Ghana Football Association
* List of international matches at de RSSSF
* Ghana at FIFA
* Ghana at CAF