Ghana women's national football team

Ghana

Nickname(s)

Black Queens

Association

Ghana Football Association

Sub-confederation

WAFU (West Africa)

Confederation

CAF (Africa)

Head coach

Yusif Basigi

Captain

Leticia Zikpi

Most caps

Memunatu Sulemana (37)

FIFA ranking

(19 December 2014)

Highest FIFA ranking

42 (June 2008)

Lowest FIFA ranking

53 (July 2003)

First colours

Second colours

First international

Nigeria 5−1 Ghana
( Lagos, Nigeria; 16 February 1991)

Biggest win

Ghana 13−0 Guinea^[1]
( Conakry, Guinea; 11 July 2004)

Biggest defeat

China 7−0 Ghana
(Portland, United States; 23 June 1999)

World Cup

Appearances

3 (First in 1999)

Best result

1st round (1999, 2003, 2007)

African Women's Championship

Appearances

10 (First in 1991)

Best result

Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)

The Ghana women's national football team, is the national team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. They are nicknamed the Black Queens.

Honors

World Cup record

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did not qualify
1995	Did not qualify
1999	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	10
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
2007	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	15
2011	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
Total	3/7	9	1	1	7	6	30

Performance in Summer Olympics

FIFA: Women's Olympic football:
- 1996: Africa not eligible
- 2000: Did not qualify
- 2004: Did not qualify
- 2008: Did not qualify
- 2012: Did not qualify

Performance in Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Quarter-finals	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
1995	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3
1998	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	11	4	+7
2000	Third place	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7
2002	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5
2004	Third place	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5
2006	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	7	2	+5
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Total	10/11	37	18	6	13	61	42	−19

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

Roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Head coach: Yusif Basigi

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Club
1	1GK	Fafali Dumehasi	(1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 20)	Police Accra
2	3MF	Hillia Kobblah	(1991-07-07)7 July 1991 (aged 23)	Faith Ladies
3	3MF	Mary Berko	(1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 26)	Police Accra
4	2DF	Janet Egyir	(1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 22)	Hasaacas Ladies
5	4FW	Faiza Ibrahim	(1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 24)	Police Accra
6	4FW	Elizabeth Cudjoe	(1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 21)	Hasaacas Ladies
7	3MF	Agnes Quaye	(1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 25)	Immigration Accra
8	2DF	Juliet Acheampong	(1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 23)	Ashtown Ladies
9	4FW	Samira Suleman	(1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 23)	Hasaacas Ladies
10	2DF	Grace Asare	(1974-10-27)27 October 1974 (aged 39)	Reformers Ladies
11	2DF	Cynthia Adobea	(1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 24)	Reformers Ladies
12	4FW	Agnes Aduako	(1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 24)	Fabulous Ladies
13	4FW	Leticia Zikpi (c)	(1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 28)	Immigration Accra
14	2DF	Mercy Myles	(1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 22)	Reformers Ladies
15	2DF	Rosemary Ampem	(1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (aged 22)	Immigration Accra
16	1GK	Nana Asantewaa	(1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (aged 20)	Police Accra
17	3MF	Portia Boakye	(1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 25)	Fabulous Ladies
18	3MF	Mary Essiful	(1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 21)	Intellectuals Ladies
19	4FW	Diana Ankomah	(1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 25)	Police Accra
20	2DF	Linda Eshun	(1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 22)	Hasaacas Ladies
21	1GK	Patricia Mantey	(1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (aged 22)	Immigration Accra

Staff

^[2]

Head coach

Yusif Basigi

Goalkeeper Coach

Dora Zita

Management Committee chairman

Alhaji Adam Munkaila

Notable players (past and present)

Alberta Sackey — 2002 African Women Player of the Year^[3]
Adjoa Bayor — 2003 African Women Player of the Year^[3]

Players with Ghanaian roots

Anita Asante^[4]
Tina Frimpong
Rachel Yankey MBE^[5]

Coaching staff

Isaac Paha 2004–2008
A. K. Edusei 2008–2011

Competitive statistics

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
World Cup finals	9	1	1	7	6	30	−24	11.11%
World Cup quals	22	15	0	7	54	24	+30	68.18%
World Cup total	31	16	1	14	60	54	+6	51.61%

FIFA World Cup record by opposing team

Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
Australia	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	33.3%
China PR	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0%
Canada	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	0%
Norway	1	0	0	1	2	7	−5	0%
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0%
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0%
Total	9	1	1	7	6	30	−24	11.1%

Overall official record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / notes
00001991 AC	QF	1–5 1–2	Nigeria
00001995 AC	QF	walkover	Guinea
		0–3 0–2	Nigeria
1998 ACQ		11–0 8–0	Guinea
1998 AC	GS	4–0	South Africa
		3–1	Cameroon	1 / 3
	SF	4–1 (AET)	Congo DR
	F	0–2 (AET)	Nigeria
1999 WC	GS	1–1	Australia
		0–7	China
		0–2	Sweden	4 / 4
2000 ACQ	2nd QS	walkover	Sierra Leone
2000 AC	GS	2–2	Nigeria
		2–0	Cameroon
		3–0	Morocco	2 / 4
	SF	0–1	South Africa
	BM	6–3	Zimbabwe
2002 ACQ	2nd QS	3–0 3–1	Senegal
2002 AC	GS	2–0	Mali
		1–0	Nigeria
		3–0	Ethiopia	1 / 4
	SF	3–2 (AET)	Cameroon
	F	0–2	Nigeria
2003 WC	GS	0–1	China
		0–3	Russia
		2–1	Australia	3 / 4
2004 ACQ	2nd QS	13–0 9–0	Guinea
2004 AC	GS	3–0	South Africa
		2–1	Ethiopia
		2–0	Zimbabwe	1 / 4
	SF	0–1 (AET)	Cameroon
	BM	0–0 (PSO: 6–5)	Ethiopia
2006 ACQ	3rd QS	walkover	Congo
2006 AC	GS	1–0	Mali
		2–1	Cameroon
		3–1	Congo DR	1 / 4
	SF	1–0	South Africa
	BM	0–1	Nigeria
2007 WC	GS	1–4	Australia
		0–4	Canada
		2–7	Norway	4 / 4
2008 SOQ	R16	2–1 2–0	Angola
	QF	3–1 1–0	Congo DR
	FR	1–0 0–2	Nigeria
		1–0 2–1	South Africa
		walkover	Ethiopia	2 / 4
2008 ACQ	2nd QS	1–1 3–0	Côte d'Ivoire
2008 AC	GS	1–1	Nigeria
		0–1	South Africa
		3–2	Tunisia	3 / 4
2010 ACQ	2nd QS	1–0 3–0	Senegal
2010 AC	GS	2–1	Algeria
		1–2	Cameroon
		1–3	Equatorial Guinea	3 / 4
2012 SOQ	R16	2–1 5–0	Guinea
	QF	0–1 2–1	Ethiopia
2012 ACQ	1st QS	3–0 5–0	Mali
	2nd QS	1–1 1–1 (PSO: 8–9)	Cameroon
2014 ACQ	1st QS	3–0 3–0	Burkina Faso
	2nd QS	TBD	Ethiopia

References

↑ "West Africa reigns supreme". African football (BBC Online). 14 July 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-21.
↑ Early Camp For Black Queens Ahead Of Mali Tie
↑ 3.0 3.1 Erik Garin (19 March 2006). "African Women Player of the Year". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
↑ Arthur, Sylvia (2007). "What's On Ghana" (Ghana@50 edition) page 31. 21 April 2007.
↑ Arthur, Sylvia (2007). "What's On Ghana" (Ghana@50 edition). p. 30. Arguably the most famous female footballer in England, Rachel Yankey began playing football with a boys' team. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)

External links

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