Ghana national football team

Ghana
Nickname(s) The Black Stars
Association Ghana Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Goran Stevanović
Captain John Mensah
Most caps Richard Kingson (90)
Top scorer Abedi Pele (33)
Home stadium Ohene Djan Sports Stadium
Baba Yara Stadium
Tamale Stadium
Sekondi Stadium
FIFA code GHA
FIFA ranking 29 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking 14 (February, April, May 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking 89 (June 2004)
Elo ranking 23
Highest Elo ranking 8 (30 June 1996, February, April, May 2008)
Lowest Elo ranking 97 (14 June 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Gold Coast 1–0 Nigeria 
(Accra, Gold Coast; 28 May 1950)
Biggest win
 Kenya 0–13 Ghana 
(Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana 
(Leon, Mexico; 2 October 1968)[3]
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2006)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2010
African Cup of Nations
Appearances 17 (First in 1963)
Best result Winners, 1963, 1965,
1978, 1982

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 qualified for five straight Olympic Games Football Tournaments when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times[5] (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the second most successful team in the contest's history, behind Egypt. The Olympic Team,[4] the Black Meteors, in 1992 became the first African country to win a medal at football.

After going through 2005 unbeaten, Ghana won the FIFA most improved team of the year award and they reached the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup led by Serbian football coach, Ratomir Dujković.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became the third African team in history to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.

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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 Africa 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.[6] 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 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 led 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,[4] 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.

The Black Stars went on to secure a 100 percent record in their qualification campaign, winning the group and becoming the first African team to qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup. The World Cup Draw in Cape Town on the 4 December 2009 saw the Ghanaian team being placed alongside Germany, Serbia and Australia in Group D. They were able to reach the last 16 where they played the USA, defeating them 2–1 in extra time to become the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. They then lost on penalties to Uruguay in the quarterfinals, having missed a penalty in extra time after a certain goal was saved off the line by Luis Suárez's deliberately parried handball who was then shown a red card for his actions.

World Cup record

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. Greek 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."[7] Of their 2006 performance, FIFA.com said, "Ghana are surely a side in ascendancy."[8]

Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ghana was ranked 13th by FIFA.[1]

Ghana vs. Serbia in the 2010 FIFA World Cup group D match at Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria on 13 June 2010.
Ghana vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010.
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1962 Did not qualify
1966 Withdrew
1970 to 1978 Did not qualify
1982 Withdrew
1986 to 2002 Did not qualify
2006 Round of 16 13th 4 2 0 2 4 6
2010 Quarter-Final 7th 5 2 2 1 5 4
Total 2/13 9 4 2 3 9 10

African Cup of Nations record

After the 1963 and 1965 triumphs, Ghana hosted and won the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations trophy for keeps in 1978, and four years later, won it again in Tripoli, Libya. The team have won the African Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the second most successful team in the contest's history, together with Cameroon; Egypt has won the past three tournaments (2006, 2008, 2010) to give it a record seven titles.

African Cup of Nations
Titles: 4
Appearances: 17
Year Position Year Position Year Position
1957 Did not enter 1978 Champions 1998 Round 1
1959 Did not enter 1980 Round 1 2000 Quarter-finals
1962 Did not qualify 1982 Champions 2002 Quarter-finals
1963 Champions 1984 Round 1 2004 Did not qualify
1965 Champions 1986 Did not qualify 2006 Round 1
1968 Second Place 1988 Did not qualify 2008 Third Place
1970 Second Place 1990 Did not qualify 2010 Second Place
1972 Did not qualify 1992 Second Place* 2012 Qualified
1974 Did not qualify 1994 Quarter-finals 2013 TBD
1976 Did not qualify 1996 Fourth Place 2015 TBD
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympic record

Ghana won the Olympic Bronze Medal in 1992

Note: Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Match results

This is the senior Ghanaian national team forthcoming International Friendly matches
For 2011 match results, see Ghana national football team 2011

2012 African Cup of Nations

Following the 2010 World Cup tournament, the Ghanaians started with the score of 16 points from 6 matches in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification (Group I) campaign.[9]

Ghana kept a clean sheet throughout their qualification campaign, drawing only with Sudan. The four-time African champions began the journey with a 3-0 win over Swaziland, drew with the Nile Crocodiles but won convincingly against Congo in their third game. They won all their return leg matches, capping off their schedule with a 2-0 victory over Sudan in Khartoum.[9]

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Group I
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 6 5 1 0 13 1 +12 16
 Sudan 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13
 Congo 6 2 0 4 5 10 −5 6
 Swaziland 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0
 
Congo  – 0–3 0–1 3–1
Ghana  3–1 – 0–0 2–0
Sudan  2–0 0–2 – 3–0
Swaziland  0–1 0–3 1–2 –

The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire along with hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea were the top seeded teams for the draw of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[10]

Ghana was placed in group D along with Botswana, West African rivals Mali and Guinea, thus making it an open and fairly difficult group.[11]

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 January 2012
17:00 UTC+1
 Ghana  Match 7  Botswana Stade de Franceville, Franceville
28 January 2012
20:00 UTC+1
 Ghana  Match 16  Mali Stade de Franceville, Franceville
1 February 2012
19:00 UTC+1
 Ghana  Match 24  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Team honours

This is a list of honours for the senior Ghanaian national team
1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
1968, 1970, 1992, 2010
1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
2011, 1978, 2003
2009

Squad

Current squad

Match Date: 12 and 15 January 2012
Opposition: Kaizer Chiefs and  South Africa
Caps and goals correct as of: 15 December 2011

Note: The following 25-man squad have been called-up to the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations training camp and also selected for the friendly match against Kaizer Chiefs on January 12, 2012 and South Africa on January 15, 2012.[12]
# Pos. Player Date of birth/Age Height (m) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Adam Larsen Kwarasey December 12, 1987 (1987-12-12) (age 24) 1.90 5 0 Strømsgodset
16 GK Daniel Adjei November 10, 1989 (1989-11-10) (age 22) 1.86 4 0 Liberty Professionals
22 GK Ernest Sowah March 31, 1988 (1988-03-31) (age 23) 1.80 0 0 Bechem Chelsea
Defenders
2 DF Daniel Opare October 18, 1990 (1990-10-18) (age 21) 1.73 7 0 Standard Liège
4 DF John Paintsil Vice(C) June 15, 1981 (1981-06-15) (age 30) 1.78 76 0 Leicester City
5 DF John Mensah (C) November 29, 1982 (1982-11-29) (age 29) 1.80 75 1 Lyon
7 DF Samuel Inkoom June 1, 1989 (1989-06-01) (age 22) 1.79 29 1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
15 DF Isaac Vorsah June 21, 1988 (1988-06-21) (age 23) 1.96 29 1 Hoffenheim
17 DF Lee Addy July 7, 1990 (1990-07-07) (age 21) 1.78 23 0 Dalian Aerbin
19 DF John Boye April 23, 1987 (1987-04-23) (age 24) 1.85 4 0 Rennes
20 DF Jonathan July 13, 1990 (1990-07-13) (age 21) 1.88 14 1 Evian Thonon Gaillard
23 DF Masahudu Alhassan December 1, 1992 (1992-12-01) (age 19) 1.76 1 0 Genoa ⇄ Genoa Primavera
Midfielders
6 MF Anthony Annan July 21, 1986 (1986-07-21) (age 25) 1.71 49 1 Vitesse (loan-Schalke 04)
8 MF Badu December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02) (age 21) 1.69 27 3 Udinese
9 MF Derek Boateng May 2, 1983 (1983-05-02) (age 28) 1.83 30 1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
10 MF Kwadwo Asamoah December 9, 1988 (1988-12-09) (age 23) 1.75 35 1 Udinese
11 MF Sulley Muntari 3rd(C) August 27, 1984 (1984-08-27) (age 27) 1.79 67 19 Internazionale
13 MF André Ayew 4th(C) December 17, 1989 (1989-12-17) (age 22) 1.76 34 2 Olympique de Marseille
21 MF Mohammed Abu November 14, 1991 (1991-11-14) (age 20) 1.83 2 0 Eintracht Frankfurt (loan-Man City)
24 MF Charles Takyi November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 27) 1.76 1 0 St. Pauli
Forwards
3 FW Asamoah Gyan November 22, 1985 (1985-11-22) (age 26) 1.80 54 27 Al-Ain (loan-Sunderland)
12 FW Derek Asamoah May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01) (age 30) 1.70 4 1 Pohang Steelers
14 FW Jordan Ayew September 11, 1991 (1991-09-11) (age 20) 1.82 3 0 Olympique de Marseille
18 FW Emmanuel Awuah Baffour April 2, 1990 (1990-04-02) (age 21) 1.82 0 0 New Edubiase United
25 FW Prince Tagoe November 9, 1986 (1986-11-09) (age 25) 1.88 32 7 Bursaspor

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Ghana squad within the last 12 months. Retired Players are not listed.

# Name Date of Birth (Age) Height (m) Club Caps Goals Last Call-Up
Goalkeepers
22
 Richard Kingson June 13, 1978 (1978-06-13) (age 33) 1.83 Unattached
90
1
 v.  Brazil
(September 5, 2011)
Defenders
N/A
 Yaw Frimpong December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) (age 25) 1.67 Asante Kotoko
0
0
 v.  Nigeria
(October 11, 2011)
N/A
 David Addy February 21, 1990 (1990-02-21) (age 21) 1.80 Panetolikos (loan-F.C. Porto)
6
0
 v.  South Korea
(June 7, 2011)
25
 Sumaila Rashid May 10, 1991 (1991-05-10) (age 20) 1.89 Ebusua Dwarfs
0
0
 v.  Gabon
(November 15, 2011)
Midfielders
N/A
 Albert Adomah December 13, 1987 (1987-12-13) (age 24) 1.85 Bristol City
2
0
 v.  Nigeria
(October 11, 2011)
N/A
 Mohammed Rabiu December 31, 1989 (1989-12-31) (age 22) 1.88 Evian Thonon Gaillard
0
0
 v.  Brazil
(September 5, 2011)
N/A
 Prince Buaben April 23, 1988 (1988-04-23) (age 23) 1.78 Watford
2
0
 v.  Nigeria
(August 9, 2011)
N/A
 Agyemang Opoku June 7, 1989 (1989-06-07) (age 22) 1.74 Al-Sadd
10
0
 v.  South Korea
(June 7, 2011)
N/A
 Michael Essien December 3, 1982 (1982-12-03) (age 29) 1.78 Chelsea
52
9
 v.  South Korea
(June 7, 2011)INJ
N/A
 Bennard Yao Kumordzi March 21, 1985 (1985-03-21) (age 26) 1.88 Panionios
7
0
 v.  England
(March 29, 2011)
Forwards
21
 Nathaniel Asamoah February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22) (age 21) 1.80 Asante Kotoko
0
0
 v.  Swaziland
(September 2, 2011)
N/A
 Emmanuel Clottey August 30, 1987 (1987-08-30) (age 24) 1.78 Berekum Chelsea
3
0
 v.  South Korea
(June 7, 2011)
18
 Dominic Adiyiah November 29, 1989 (1989-11-29) (age 22) 1.72 Karşıyaka (loan-A.C. Milan)
16
2
 v.  Gabon
(November 15, 2011)
20
 Quincy April 15, 1986 (1986-04-15) (age 25) 1.80 Panathinaikos (loan-Al-Sadd)
18
2
 v.  Gabon
(November 15, 2011)
23
 Jeffrey Schlupp December 23, 1992 (1992-12-23) (age 19) 1.81 Leicester City
1
0
 v.  Gabon
(November 15, 2011)
Notes
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad due to personal reason.

Top goalscorers

As of 15 November 2011, the players with the most goals for the senior Ghanaian national team are:

Player Drain To Other Countries

One obstacle for potential Ghanaian football (soccer) players is that some promising players represent other youth national teams and to a lesser affect choose other nations.[13] As many Ghanaians have roots in other countries throughout the world, they are eligible to play for non-Ghanaian national teams.[13]

The following players were/or are currently playing for other youth national teams, but are still eligible to play for Ghana at any level:

Pos. Name Date of Birth (Age) Height (m) Club Notes Ref.
MF Reinhold
Yabo		 February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10) (age 20) 1.75 Alemannia Aachen (loan-1. FC Köln)  Germany [14]
DF Lennard
Sowah		 August 23, 1992 (1992-08-23) (age 19) 1.85 Hamburger SV  Germany [15]
FW Akwasi
Asante		 September 6, 1992 (1992-09-06) (age 19) 1.85 Birmingham City Has not yet played for any of the Dutch national teams [16]
DF Daniel
Boateng		 September 2, 1992 (1992-09-02) (age 19) 1.88 Arsenal Has not yet played for any of the English national teams
MF Emmanuel
Frimpong		 January 10, 1992 (1992-01-10) (age 20) 1.78 Arsenal  England [17]
MF Dennis
Appiah		 June 9, 1992 (1992-06-09) (age 19) 1.79 Monaco  France [18]
FW Jeff
Mensah		 August 10, 1992 (1992-08-10) (age 19) 1.78 Viborg FF  Denmark
MF Kevin
Mensah		 May 15, 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 20) 1.74 Viborg FF  Denmark
DF Kofi
Sarkodie		 March 22, 1991 (1991-03-22) (age 20) 1.75 Houston Dynamo  United States [19]
MF Gideon
Boateng		 August 26, 1991 (1991-08-26) (age 20) 1.84 MVV Has not yet played for any of the Belgian national teams [20]
DF Jerry
Vandam		 December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08) (age 23) 1.86 Caen (loan-Lille) Has not yet played for any of the French national teams [21]
MF Jeffrey
Sarpong		 August 3, 1988 (1988-08-03) (age 23) 1.76 Real Sociedad  Netherlands [22]
DF Yaw
Amankwah		 July 7, 1988 (1988-07-07) (age 23) 1.95 Sandefjord Has not yet played for any of the Norwegian national teams [23]
DF Godwin
Antwi		 June 7, 1988 (1988-06-07) (age 23) 1.85 Vejle Boldklub  Spain [24]
DF Davidson
Drobo-Ampem		 March 26, 1988 (1988-03-26) (age 23) 1.89 Esbjerg fB (loan-St. Pauli) Has not yet played for any of the German national teams [25]
MF Stanley
Aborah		 June 23, 1987 (1987-06-23) (age 24) 1.70 Vitesse  Belgium [26]
MF Mohammed
Lartey		 December 4, 1986 (1986-12-04) (age 25) 1.75 Hansa Rostock Has not yet played for any of the German national teams [27]
FW Patrick
Amoah		 August 18, 1986 (1986-08-18) (age 25) 1.84 White Star Woluwe Has not yet played for any of the Swedish national teams [28]
MF Richmond
Rak		 March 10, 1985 (1985-03-10) (age 26) 1.73 FC Le Mont  Switzerland [29]

The following is a list of Ghanaian-born players who chose other national teams:

The following players, not born in Ghana but eligible to play for Ghana, chose other national teams:

African Player of the Year and other award winning players

In the 1990s, Abédi Pelé and Tony Yeboah received FIFA World Player of the Year top ten nominations: the following decade Sammy Kuffour and Michael Essien received Ballon d'Or nominations. Abédi Pelé was listed in the 2004 "FIFA 100" greatest living footballers.

On 13 January 2007, the Confederation of African Football voted Abédi Pelé, 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, Abédi and Yeboah were voted as among of the best African players of the century in 1999 by IFFHS.

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Goran Stevanović
Assistant coach Akwasi Appiah
Goalkeepers' coach Edward Ansah
Psychologist Dr. Yao Mfodwo
Physiotherapist Charles Botchway
Fitness coach N/A
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

Last updated: December 2011
Source: Ghana Football Association official website

Head coaches

Date appointed Manager name
2011–Present Goran Stevanović
2010–2011 Akwasi Appiah (interim)
2008–2010 Milovan Rajevac
2008 Sellas Tetteh (interim)
2006–2008 Claude Le Roy
2004–2006 Ratomir Dujković
2004 Sam Arday (interim)
2004 Mariano Barreto
2003 Ralf Zumdick
2003 Burkhard Ziese
2002 Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie
2002 Milan Živadinović
2001–2002 Fred Osam-Duodu
2001 Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
Date appointed Manager name
2000 Fred Osam-Duodu
1999–2000 Giuseppe Dossena
1997–1998 Rinus Israël
1996–1997 Sam Arday
1996 Ismael Kurtz
1995 Petre Gavrilla
1994 E.J. Aggrey-Fynn
1993–1994 Jørgen E. Larsen
1993 Fred Osam-Duodu
1992–1993 Otto Pfister
1990–1992 Burkhard Ziese
1988–1989 Fred Osam-Duodu
1986–1987 Rudi Gutendorf
1984 Herbert Addo
Date appointed Manager name
1984 Emmanuel Akwasi Afranie
1982–1983 C. K. Gyamfi^
1978–1981 Fred Osam-Duodu^
1977–1978 O. C. Sampaio
1974–1975 Karl Weigang
1973–1974 Nicolae Nicuşor Dumitru
1968–1970 Karl Heinz Marotzke
1967 Carlos Alberto Parreira
1963 – 1965 C. K. Gyamfi^
1963 József Ember
1959–1962 Adreas Sjolberg
1958–1959 George Ainsley
Notes

^ Won African Cup of Nations during tenure.

Competitive Statistics

FIFA World Cup Record
FIFA World Cup Record GP W D L GF GA GD
World Cup Finals 9 4 2 3 9 10 −1
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 68 31 18 19 97 65 +32
African Cup of Nations Record
Nations Cup Record GP W D L GF GA GD
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
 Côte d'Ivoire 8 5 1 2 17 11 +6
 Tunisia 6 5 1 0 10 4 +6
 Congo DR 5 3 0 2 8 5 +3
 Nigeria 8 3 2 3 7 7 0
 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 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 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
1982  Benin Final Winner 5 3 2 0 14 8 +6
1983  Côte d'Ivoire 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.

Kits

Kit evolution
1990–1999
1950–1989
2000–present

Jersey gallery

See also

Ghana portal
Association football portal

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Titles

Preceded by
1962 Ethiopia 		 African Champions
1963 (First title)
1965 (Second title)		 Succeeded by
1968 Congo DR 
Preceded by
1976 Morocco 		 African Champions
1978 (Third title)		 Succeeded by
1980 Nigeria 
Preceded by
1980 Nigeria 		 African Champions
1982 (Fourth title)		 Succeeded by
1984 Cameroon 
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions		 West African Champions
1982 (First title)
1983 (Second title)
1984 (Third title)
1986 (Fourth title)
1987 (Fifth title)		 Succeeded by
Defunct
 
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