Ghana national football team
Nickname(s) | The Black Stars | ||
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Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Milovan Rajevac[1] | ||
Captain | Stephen Appiah | ||
Most caps | Abedi Pele (73)[2] | ||
Top scorer | Abedi Pele (33) | ||
Home stadium | Ohene Djan Sports Stadium | ||
FIFA code | GHA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 37 | ||
Highest | 14 (February, April, May 2008) | ||
Lowest | 89 (June 2004) | ||
First international | |||
Gold Coast 1-0 Nigeria (Accra, Gold Coast; 21 May 1950) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kenya 0-13 Ghana (Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965)[3] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 8-2 Ghana (São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; 27 March 1996)[citation needed][4][5][6] | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Round 2, 2006 | ||
African Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 16 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
1992 Barcelona[7] | Team |
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. Before gaining independence from Great Britain in 1957, the country played as the Gold Coast.
Although the team did not qualify for the senior FIFA World Cup until 2006 they had actually qualified for five straight Olympic Games Football Tournaments when the tournament was still a full senior National Team competition. The team have won the African Cup of Nations four times[8] (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the second most successful team in the contest's history, behind Egypt.
Ghanaian teams has enjoyed considerable success in FIFA's age-restricted tournaments. The Ghana U17 team, the Black Starlets, have won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup title twice and finished as runner-up twice. The Ghana U20 team, the Black Satellites, became the first African country to win the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Egypt in 2009. In the Final, they beat Brazil 4-3 on penalties. They have also finished twice as a runner-up in the tournament. The Ghana Olympic Team[7], the Black Meteors, became the first African Country to win a medal in Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
After going through 2005 unbeaten, Ghana won the FIFA World Rankings Most Improved team of the year award and they reached the second round of the 2006 Germany World Cup.
History
The Ghana Amateur Football Association was founded in 1957, soon after the country's independence, and was affiliated to both CAF and FIFA the following year, Englishman George Ainsley being appointed coach of the national team.
In 1960, the Black Stars played Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish, European and intercontinental champions, and drew 3-3.
Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and Ghana won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965, and achieved their record win, 13-0 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 country the nickname of "the Brazil of Africa" in the 1960s[9]. 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, reaching the quarter finals in 1964 and withdrawing on political grounds in 1976 and 1980.
Ghana again won the African Cup of Nations in 1978, retaining the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy in perpetuity for having won it three times, and 1982, but a relatively barren period followed, with the full national team dominating the short lived West African Nations Cup from 1982-87, but making little progress in continent-wide competitions until the appointment of Burkhard Ziese as coach in 1991. The 1992 African Cup of Nations, after three failures to reach the final tournament, saw Ghana finish second, beaten on penalties in the final by Côte d'Ivoire.
Disharmony among the squad, which eventually lead to parliamentary and executive intervention to settle issues between two of the team, Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah, may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams. Ghana slipped to 89th place in the FIFA World Rankings, but a new generation of 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 the 2004 Olympic Games[7], 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. Ghana started with a 2-0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, but wins over the Czech Republic (2-0) and USA (2-1) saw them through to the second round, where they were beaten 3-0 by Brazil. On 5 September 2009 won 2:0 against Sudan national football team and qualified oneself to the second in aftermath[10].
Team honours
West African Nations Cup 6 titels
World Cup record
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1930 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1934 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1938 | Did not enter | - | 7|- | - | - | - | - | |
1950 | Quarterfinals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1954 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1958 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1962 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1966 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1970 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1974 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1978 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1982 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1986 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1990 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1994 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2002 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2006 | Round of 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2010 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 2/19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
African Nations Cup Record
African Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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Titles: 4 Appearances: 16 | |||||||||
Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | ||||
1957 | Did not enter | 1976 | Did not qualify | 1994 | Fourth Place | ||||
1959 | Did not enter | 1978 | Champions | 1996 | Fourth Place | ||||
1962 | Did not qualify | 1980 | Round 1 | 1998 | Round 1 | ||||
1963 | Champions | 1982 | Champions | 2000 | Quarter-finals | ||||
1965 | Champions | 1984 | Round 1 | 2002 | Quarter-finals | ||||
1968 | Second Place | 1986 | Did not qualify | 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||
1970 | Second Place | 1988 | Did not qualify | 2006 | Round 1 | ||||
1972 | Did not qualify | 1990 | Did not qualify | 2008 | Third Place | ||||
1974 | Did not qualify | 1992 | Second Place | 2010 | Qualified |
For 2010, see 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Ghana were the only African side to advance to Round 2 of 2006 FIFA World Cup (Côte d'Ivoire, Togo, Angola, and Tunisia were all eliminated in group play), and the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup. Ghana was the youngest team in the FIFA World Cup 2006 with an average age of 23 yrs and 352 days.
Because of Ghana's performances in the tournament, there has been praise for their continuous efforts to push forward and their fearless attitude. Greece Coach Otto Rehhagel told FIFA.com, the teams you used to regard as a little behind tactically, the Africans for example, have caught up. They're physically even better off than we are, as they have tremendous natural athleticism, and they've come on enormously in the areas which were non-existent before, discipline and tactics for example. Every team which faced Ghana or Cote d'Ivoire knew they'd been in a game. FIFA.com says Black stars ascend to glory. BBC says: Ghana going forward[11].
Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ghana was ranked the 13th Best Nation by FIFA.
2006 FIFA World Cup Matches | ||||||
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Category | Team A | Result | Team B | Date | Venue | Scorers |
Round of 16 | Brazil | 3-0 | Ghana | 27 June | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund | Brazil: Ronaldo 5, Adriano 45+, Ze Roberto 84 [1] First Half; Second Half |
Group E | Ghana | 2-1 | United States | 22 June | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg | Ghana Dramani 22, Appiah 47+; USA: Clint Dempsey 43)[2] Pre-Match; 1st Half; 2nd half |
Group E | Ghana | 2-0 | Czech Republic | 17 June | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne | Ghana: Asamoah 2, Muntari 82) [3] |
Group E | Italy | 2-0 | Ghana | 12 June | AWD-Arena, Hannover | Italy: Pirlo, 40 Iaquinta 83)[4] |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called in for the World Cup qualifier against Mali on November 15 2009.[12] Caps/goals correct as of November 14 2009
- Goalkeepers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Daniel Adjei | September 10, 1989 | Liberty Professionals | 1 (0) | v Mali, 15 November 2009 |
Richard Kingson | June 13, 1978 | Wigan Athletic | 49 (1) | v Brazil, 27 March 1996 |
William Amamoo | April 4, 1982 | Vasalunds IF | 1 (0) | v N/A |
- Defenders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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John Mensah | June 15, 1981 | Sunderland | 58 (0) | v Algeria, 5 December 2001 |
Daniel Addo | September 3, 1989 | King Faisal Babes | 1 (0) | v Mali, 15 November 2009 |
Eric Addo | November 12, 1978 | Roda JC | 32 (0) | v Tunisia, 9 February 1998 |
Lee Addy | September 26, 1985 | Bechem Chelsea | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
Samuel Inkoom | August 22, 1989 | Basel | 4 (0) | v Tunisia, 20 November 2008 |
John Pantsil | June 15, 1981 | Fulham | 52 (0) | v Algeria, 5 December 2001 |
Jonathan Quartey | June 2, 1988 | Nice | 4 (0) | v Libya, 5 September 2008 |
Isaac Vorsah | June 21, 1988 | Hoffenheim | 5 (0) | N/A |
Hans Sarpei | June 21, 1988 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 (0) | N/A |
- Midfielders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu | February 12, 1990 | Asante Kotoko | 2 (0) | v Australia, 23 May 2008 |
Anthony Annan | July 21, 1986 | Rosenborg | 38 (1) | v Austria, 24 March 2007 |
Stephen Appiah (c) | December 24, 1980 | Bologna | 53 (14) | v Benin, 24 December 1996 |
Kwadwo Asamoah | September 9, 1988 | Udinese | 5 (1) | v |
André Ayew | December 17, 1989 | Marseille | 15 (0) | v Senegal, 21 August 2007 |
Michael Essien | December 3, 1982 | Chelsea | 45 (8) | v Egypt, 4 January 2002 |
Sulley Muntari | August 27, 1984 | Internazionale | 47 (12) | v Slovenia, 17 May 2002 |
- Strikers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Manuel Agogo | August 1, 1987 | Apollon Limassol | 27 (12) | v N/A |
Matthew Amoah | October 24, 1980 | NAC Breda | 29 (11) | v Morocco, 21 January 2002 |
Dominic Adiyiah | November 20, 1989 | Milan | 1 (0) | v Mali, 15 November 2009 |
Abdul Rahim Ayew | September 27, 1985 | El Zamalek | 1 (0) | v Mali, 15 November 2009 |
Asamoah Gyan | November 22, 1985 | Rennes | 27 (13) | v Somalia, 19 November 2003 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Ghana squad recently.
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup | |
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DF Daniel Opare | October 18, 1990 | Real Madrid | 1 (0) | N/A | v Togo, 18 November 2007 | |
FW Derek Asamoah | May 1, 1981 | Lokomotiv Sofia | 3 (0) | v Korea Republic, 8 October 2006 |
v Australia, 23 May 2008 | |
GK Patrick Antwi | November 4, 1987 | Liberty Professionals | 1 (0) | v Mexico, 26 March 2008 |
v Mexico, 26 March 2008 | |
DF Richard Manu | January 20, 1974 | Asante Kotoko | 0 (0) | N/A | v Mexico, 26 March 2008 | |
FW Baffour Gyan | July 2, 1980 | Lokomotiv Astana | 33 (5) | v Sudan, 25 February 2001 |
v Libya, 1 June 2008 | |
DF Kofi Amponsah | April 23, 1978 | Apollon Kalamarias | 0 (0) | N/A | v Libya, 1 June 2008 | |
FW Ransford Osei | December 5, 1990 | Maccabi Haifa | 1 (0) | N/A | v Togo, 18 November 2007 | |
DF Alfred Arthur | December 25, 1986 | Ashanti Gold | 1 (0) | N/A | v Brazil, 27 March 2007 | |
GK Sammy Adjei | September 1, 1980 | Hearts of Oak | 34 (0) | v Sudan, 25 February 2001 |
2008 African Nations Cup | |
GK Abdul Fatawu Dauda | April 6, 1985 | Ashanti Gold | 1 (0) | 2008 African Cup of Nations, 20 January 2008 |
v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 | |
DF Nana Akwasi Asare | July 11, 1986 | Mechelen | 2 (0) | v Morocco, 8 September 2007 |
2008 African Nations Cup | |
MF Bennard Yao Kumordzi | March 21, 1985 | Panionios | 4 (1) | v Brazil, 27 March 2007 |
v Tanzania, 20 August 2008 | |
MF Kwadwo Asamoah | September 9, 1988 | Udinese | 5 (1) | N/A | 2008 African Nations Cup | |
FW Nafiu Idrissu | June 12, 1986 | Sharjah | 0 (0) | N/A | v Togo, 18 November 2007 | |
MF Derek Boateng | May 2, 1983 | Getafe | 18 (3) | v Mali, 25 December 2001 |
v Tanzania, 20 August 2008 | |
DF Lee Addy | September 26, 1985 | Bechem Chelsea | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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DF Emmanuel Ansong | October 22, 1989 | Heart of Lions | 1 (0) | N.A. | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 | |
MF Abraham Annan | 8 December 1988 | Heart of Lions | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Edmund Owusu-Ansah | April 2, 1983 | Heart of Lions | 2 (0) | v Niger, 30 March 2008 |
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FW Joshua Otto | April 6, 1990 | Hearts of Oak | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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DF Michael Ofosu-Appiah | December 29, 1988 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Gladson Awako | December 31, 1990 | Heart of Lions | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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DF Karimu Alhassan | April 30, 1991 | Hearts of Oak | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Francis Coffie | August 16, 1988 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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DF Bright Allotey | September 14, 1991 | Great Olympics | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Kofi Nti Boakye | April 5, 1987 | Heart of Lions | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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DF David Addy | January 21, 1990 | Randers | 2 (0) | v Lesotho, 08 June 2008 |
v Niger, 02 November 2008 | |
MF Frank Boateng | August 17, 1984 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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FW Mahatma Otoo | February 6, 1992 | Hearts of Oak | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Jordan Opoku | October 8, 1983 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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FW Obed Owusu | 26 July 1990 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF David Telfer | December 1, 1988 | Ashanti Gold | 1 (0) | v Zambia, 14 August 2009 |
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FW Samad Oppong | July 21, 1988 | Asante Kotoko | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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MF Samuel Ayew Yeboah | April 27, 1989 | Liberty Professionals | 1 (0) | v Niger, 02 November 2008 |
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MF Stephen Ahorlu | Heart of Lions | 1 (0) | v Argentina, 01 October 2009 |
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GK William Amamoo | April 4, 1982 | Vasalund | 1 (0) | v Australia, 23 May 2008 | v Japan, 09 September 2009 |
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GK George Owu | July 7, 1982 | Al-Masry | 8 (0) | v Somalia, 19 November 2003 | v Australia, 23 May 2008 |
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DF Harrison Afful | June 24, 1986 | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | 13 (0) | v Ivory Coast, 9 February 2008 | v Benin, 11 October 2009 |
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DF John Mensah (VC) | November 29, 1982 | Sunderland | 60 (0) | v Algeria, 5 December 2001 | v Japan, 09 September 2009 |
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DF Hans Sarpei | June 28, 1976 | Bayer Leverkusen | 24 (0) | v Zimbabwe, 7 November 2000 | v Côte d'Ivoire, 09 February 2008 |
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MF Laryea Kingston | November 7, 1980 | Hearts | 34 (6) | v Congo DR, 27 March 2005 | v Benin, 11 October 2009 |
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MF Agyeman Prempeh Opoku | June 7, 1989 | Al-Wahda | 2 (0) | N/A | v Sudan, 20 June 2009 |
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MF Prince Buaben | April 23, 1988 | Dundee United | 1 (0) | v Australia, 23 May 2008 | ||
MF Haminu Dramani | April 1, 1986 | Kuban Krasnodar | 34 (3) | v Saudi Arabia, 14 November 2005 | v Benin, 11 October 2009 |
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MF Moussa Narry | April 19, 1986 | Auxerre | 3 (0) | v Togo, 18 November 2007 | v Mali, 07 June 2009 |
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MF Kwame Quansah | November 24, 1982 | Heracles Almelo | 2 (0) | v South Africa, 15 October 2008 | ||
MF Mark Sekyere | February 28, 1989 | ASEC Mimosas | 1 (0) | v South Africa, 19 November 2009 | ||
FW Junior Agogo | August 1, 1979 | Apollon Limassol | 26 (11) | v Japan, 4 October 2006 | v Sudan, 20 June 2009 |
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FW Yaw Antwi | June 15, 1985 | Napredak | 2 (2) | v South Africa, 15 October 2008 | v Senegal, 4 March 2009 |
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FW Samuel Kyere | June 6, 1983 | Ittihad El-Shorta | 1 (11) | v Tunisia, 19 November 2008 | ||
FW Ernest Papa Arko | April 12, 1984 | El-Geish | 1 (1) | v Uganda, 01 June 2009 | ||
DF Mohammed-Awal Issah | April 4, 1986 | Ashanti Gold | 0 (0) | v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 | ||
FW Quincy Owusu-Abeyie | April 15, 1986 | Spartak Moscow | 10 (1) | v Guinea, 20 January 2008 | v Libya, 05 September 2009 |
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GK Osei Boateng | November 4, 1988 | King Faisal Babes | 2 (0) | v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 | v Cote d’Ivoire, 20 February 2009 |
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FW Prince Tagoe | November 9, 1986 | Hoffenheim | 16 (3) | v Togo, 11 January 2006 | v Sudan, 20 June 2009 |
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DF Habib Mohamed | December 10, 1983 | Ashanti Gold | 8 (0) | v Czech Republic, 17 June 2006 | v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 | |
FW Alex Asamoah | January 16, 1986 | Asante Kotoko | 0 (0) | v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 | ||
DF Godfred Yeboah | July 27, 1980 | Ashanti Gold | 4 (0) | N/A | v Nigeria, 04 December 2008 |
Most capped players
As of 8 June 2009
# | Player | Cap |
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1 | Abédi Pelé | 73 |
2 | Karim Abdul Razak | 70 |
3 | Yaw Preko | 68 |
4 | Richard Kingston | 62 |
5 | John Mensah | 61 |
6= | Tony Yeboah | 59 |
6= | Samuel Osei Kuffour | 59 |
8 | Stephen Appiah | 56 |
9 | John Paintsil | 52 |
10 | Charles Akonnor | 51 |
Top goalscorers
As of 8 June 2009
# | Player | Goals | Caps |
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1 | Abédi Pelé | 33 | 73 |
2 | Tony Yeboah | 29 | 59 |
3 | Karim Abdul Razak | 25 | 70 |
Previous Nations Cup squads
APOY and other award winning players
Ghana has had great players in their rich history from the early 1950s, through the 1960s ANC Championship sides to 1970 when CAF instituted a new African Footballer of the Year Best player Awards to the 1990s when Abédi Pelé and Tony Yeboah received FIFA World Player of the Year top ten nominations and the 2000s when Sammy Kuffour and Michael Essien became FIFA World Class Players and received Ballon d'Or nominations. Ghana has never been short of talent. Abédi Pelé was listed in the 2004 "FIFA 100" greatest living footballers.
On 13 January 2007, the Confederation of African Football voted Abedi Pele, Michael Essien, Tony Yeboah, Ibrahim Abdul Razak and Samuel Kuffour as members of the CAF Top 30 Best African Players of all-time. In addition, Abedi and Yeboah were voted as members of the Africa Best Player of the Century in 1999 by IFFHS.
- Abédi Pelé - FIFA 100, WPOY Nom.1991, 9th 1992, 1991, 1992, 1993 APOY Winner, APOY Nom. 85,86,87,88,89,90, 5th Best African Player of All-Time
- Karim Abdul Razak - 1978 APOY Winner, 6th 1983, 26th Best African Player of All-Time
- Ibrahim Sunday - 1971 APOY Winner
- Samuel Kuffour - Ballon d'Or Nom. 2001, APOY Runner-up 1999,2001, 27th Best African Player of All-Time
- Tony Yeboah - WPOY 9th 1993, Ballon d'Or 23rd 1995, APOY Runner-up 1993, 3rd 1992, 6th 1991, 10th 1996, 24th Best African Player of All-Time
- Michael Essien - FIFA World Player of the Year – 22nd 2005, 22nd 2006, 15th 2007; Ballon d'Or – 24th 2007 27th 2006, 22nd 2005; APOY – 2nd 2007, 3rd 2006, 3rd 2005, 11th Best African Player of All-Time
- Robert Mensah - APOY Runner-up 1971, 9th 1970
- Adolf Armah - APOY Runner-up 1979
- Opoku Nti - APOY Runner-up 1983
- Mohammed Polo - APOY 4th 1977
- Nii Lamptey - APOY 5th 1991, FIFA U-17 Golden Ball, Silver Shoe1991
- Yaw Sam - APOY 6th 1973
- Malik Jabir - APOY 7th 1972
- Albert Asaase - APOY 7th 1982
- Charles Akunnor - APOY 7th 1998
- Osei Kofi - APOY 8th 1970
- Opoku Afriyie - APOY 8th 1982
- Stephen Appiah - APOY 8th 2003
- Daniel Addo - FIFA U-17 Golden Ball 1993
- Ishmael Addo - FIFA U-17 Golden Shoe 1999
- Owusu Afriyie - FIFA U-17 Bronze Shoe 1997
Technical staff
Head Coach | Milovan Rajevac |
Assistant Coach | Akwasi Appiah |
Fitness Coach | Vacant |
Goalkeeping Coach | Edward Ansah |
Psychologist | Dr. Yao Mfodwo |
Physiotherapist | Charles Botchway |
Team Doctor | Dr Percy Annan |
2nd Team Doctor | Dr Allan Akaba |
Welfare Officer | Opoku Afriyie |
Protocol Officer | Alex Asante |
Spokesman | Randy Abbey |
Kit Manager | Sherif Bobo Musah |
Head coaches
^Won African Cup of Nations during tenure
Competitive Statistics
- FIFA World Cup Record
FIFA World Cup Record | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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World Cup Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
World Cup Quals (H) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 57 | 17 | +40 |
World Cup Quals (A) | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 38 | -7 |
World Cup Total | 63 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 92 | 61 | +31 |
- African Cup of Nations Record
Nations Cup Record | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Nations Cup Finals | 66 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 56 | +35 |
Nations Cup Quals (H) | 31 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 23 | +46 |
Nations Cup Quals (A) | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 31 | +11 |
Nations Cup Total | 128 | 70 | 27 | 31 | 202 | 110 | +92 |
Nations Cup Record by team
Ghana versus | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Ivory Coast | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 |
Tunisia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
DR Congo | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Congo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
Guinea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Burkina Faso | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Libya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Togo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
Total | 66 | 37 | 13 | 16 | 91 | 56 | +35 |
West African Nations Cup [SCSA Zone III] Record
Year | Venue | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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1982 | Benin | Final | Winner | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 |
1983 | Ivory Coast | Final | Winner | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
1984 | Burkina Faso | Final | Winner | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
1986 | Ghana | Final | Winner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
1987 | Liberia | Final | Winner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 |
Total | 5/5 | 5 Finals | 5 Championships | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 19 | +37 |
- The Tournament was not held in 1985.
Trivia
This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (May 2008) |
- Ghana hosted and won the Original African Cup of Nations Trophy (Known as The Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy) for Keeps in 1978 as they became the first Country to win three Nations Cup titles[13].
- In the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations on 26 January 1992, Ghana was defeated 11-10 by the Côte d'Ivoire in the highest-scoring penalty shoot-out in International football competition at the time- the 24-shot shoot-out, when Ghana played their record 7th African Cup of Nations final game. Ghana captain and influential play maker Abédi Pelé, who won the best player of that tournament was suspended for the final because of yellow card accumulation from the 2-1 semi-final win over Nigeria.
- Of the 32 countries which participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ghana was ranked the 13th Best Nation by FIFA.[14]
- Kwesi Owusu, former Black Stars captain, was the first footballer to score a goal at the Munich Olympic Stadium during the 1972 Olympic Games. His photograph still stands erect at one of the Olympic Villages in Olympiapark, Munich, Germany.
See also
- 1963 African Cup of Nations - Host
- 1978 African Cup of Nations - Host
- 2000 African Cup of Nations - Co-Host
- 2008 African Cup of Nations - Host
- African Footballer of the Year
External links
- [5]-The No.1 Site For Ghana Soccer
- Ghana Football Association - Official website
- Ghana Football Forum - Official Fan Forum
- 2008 African Cup of Nations website- Official Tournament Home
- Ghana Premier League website
- Ghana's 2006 FIFA World Cup Profile
- Ghanaweb Sports Page
- RSSSF Archive of all Ghana Matches
- History of Ghana at the African Cup of Nations
- Latest Ghana Soccer News
- Ghana CAN 2008 - African Cup of Nations News
- Ghana soccer Forum - Number one Fan Forum
Titles
References
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