Ghana women's national under-17 football team

Ghana Women's U-17
Association	Ghana Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
FIFA code	GHA
First colours	Second colours
World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	3rd Place (2012)
African Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 2008)
Best result	Champion (2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018)

Ghana women's national under-17 football team represents Ghana in international youth football competitions. It is one of the strongest in Africa and is the only African nation to have qualified to every youth World Cup until they failed to qualify for 2022 in India.

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Appearances: 5
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2008	Round 1	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2010	Round 1	11th	3	1	0	2	1	4
2012	3rd Place	3rd	6	4	0	2	10	4
2014	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	1	1	6	4
2016	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	4	8
2018	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	1	0	12	3
2022	Did not qualify
2024	Banned for Competition
2025	to be determined
Total	Group stage	6/9	24	13	3	8	37	27

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women

2008 - Runners-up
2010 - Champion ¹
2012 - Champion ²
2013 - Champion ³
2016 - Champion ⁴
2018 - Champion ⁵

^1 : with Nigeria

^2 : with Gambia & Nigeria

^3 : with Nigeria & Zambia

^4 : with Nigeria & Cameroon

^5 : with Cameroon & South Africa

Current squad

^[1] Squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Kayza Massey	(2001-02-02)2 February 2001 (aged 15)	Ottawa South United
2	2DF	Joyce Asamoah	(2000-09-14)14 September 2000 (aged 16)	Fabulous Ladies FC
3	3MF	Nina Norshie	(2001-09-14)14 September 2001 (aged 15)	Valued Girls FC
4	2DF	Uwaisa Mawia	(2000-02-20)20 February 2000 (aged 16)	Ampem Darko Ladies
5	2DF	Linda Amoako	(1999-02-07)7 February 1999 (aged 17)	Soccer Intellectual Ladies
6	3MF	Grace Asantewaa	(2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 15)	Ampem Darko Ladies
7	4FW	Rafia Kulchirie	(2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 14)	Hasaacas Ladies FC
8	3MF	Grace Acheampong	(2000-09-06)6 September 2000 (aged 16)	Bafana Ladies
9	3MF	Gifty Acheampong	(1999-11-05)5 November 1999 (aged 16)	Immigration FC
10	4FW	Sandra Owusu-Ansah	(2000-01-29)29 January 2000 (aged 16)	Supreme Ladies
11	3MF	Mary Entoah	(2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 16)	Police Ladies
12	2DF	Cecilia Hagan	(2000-02-07)7 February 2000 (aged 16)	Bafana Ladies
13	3MF	Olivia Anokye	(2000-04-01)1 April 2000 (aged 16)	Bafana Ladies
14	2DF	Philicity Asuako	(1999-12-25)25 December 1999 (aged 16)	Samaria Ladies
15	4FW	Adizatu Mustapha	(1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 17)	Soccer Intellectual Ladies
16	1GK	Martha Annan	(1999-11-02)2 November 1999 (aged 16)	Bafana Ladies
17	3MF	Fuseina Mumuni	(2001-04-02)2 April 2001 (aged 15)	Lepo Stars Ladies FC
18	2DF	Blessing Agbomadzi	(2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 15)	Sport Academy
19	4FW	Sylvian Amankwah	(1999-10-20)20 October 1999 (aged 16)	Prison Ladies
20	4FW	Vivian Adjei	(2000-01-14)14 January 2000 (aged 16)	Sport Academy
21	1GK	Selina Amusilie	(2001-05-23)23 May 2001 (aged 15)	Soccer Intellectual Ladies

Previous squads

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Ghana's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Brazil	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Canada	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	000.00
China	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Finland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Germany	4	2	0	2	5	5	+0	050.00
Italy	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Japan	2	1	0	1	1	5	−4	050.00
Mexico	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
North Korea	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
United States	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00
Total	24	13	3	8	37	27	+10	054.17

References

^ squadn for world cup qualification 2022
^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2016.

External links

Team profile - soccerway.com

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[1] squadn for world cup qualification 2022

[2] "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 4, 2016.

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v t e National under-17 women's football teams of Africa (CAF)
North Africa (UNAF)	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
West Africa (WAFU)	Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
East Africa (CECAFA)	Burundi Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Rwanda Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zanzibar^†
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo DR Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon São Tomé and Príncipe
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Non-regional Members	Réunion^†
^†Associate member of CAF but not member of FIFA Football in Africa portal.