Ghanaian national soccer team

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Ghana National Football Team (disambiguation) .

Ghana

Nickname (s)	(The) Black Stars
Association	Ghana Football Association (GFA)
confederacy	CAF
Technical sponsor	Puma (since 2006)
Head coach	Charles Akonnor (since 2020)
captain	Asamoah Gyan
Record scorer	Asamoah Gyan (51)
Record player	Asamoah Gyan (108)
Home stadium	Accra Sports Stadium
FIFA code	GHA
FIFA rank	46th (1439 points) (as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey Second jersey
Balance sheet
589 games 279 wins 147 draws 163 defeats
statistics
First international match Gold Coast 1-0 Nigeria ( Accra , Gold Coast ; May 28, 1950 )
Biggest win Kenya 0:13 Ghana ( Nairobi , Kenya ; December 12, 1965 )
Biggest defeat Brazil 8-2 Ghana ( São José , Brazil ; March 27, 1996 )
Successes in tournaments
World Championship
Participation in the finals	3 ( first : 2006 )
Best results	Quarterfinals 2010
African Championship
Participation in the finals	21 ( first : 1963 )
Best results	First in 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982
(As of November 18, 2019)

The Ghanaian national soccer team (nickname: Black Stars ) is the selection of Ghanaian soccer players that the Ghana Football Association (GFA) supports on an international level, for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations, but also at the African Cup of the African Continental Association CAF or the World Cup of FIFA represents.

The GFA selection is one of the most successful national football teams on the African continent. She has already been in the final of an African Football Championship nine times. The Ghanaian team won the title four times ( 1963 , 1965 , 1978 and 1982 ), and five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010 and 2015) it was runner-up in Africa. There is also a third place (2008) and a fourth place three times (1996, 2012, 2013). With a total of 19 African Championship participations, the team is in third place behind Egypt and the Ivory Coast in this regard .

The team was able to qualify for a soccer world championship for the first time in October 2005. During the World Cup the following year , the selection under coach Ratomir Dujković survived the preliminary round as the only African team, and they only failed in the second round to Brazil . After successfully qualifying for the first World Cup on African soil (2010), the group D played in the preliminary round , including the German national soccer team .

In addition, the GFA junior teams were able to celebrate great successes: The U-17s (nickname: Black Starlets ) became world champions in 1991 and 1995 , the U-20s national team (nickname: Black Satellites ) won the world championship title in 2009. In addition, the U-23 selection (nickname: Black Meteors ) reached a third place at the 1992 Olympic Games . In 2005, the national team was awarded the title of climbers of the year by the world association FIFA .

International competitions

Participation in the Olympic Games

After 1988, the senior national team no longer took part in the Olympic Games. The Olympic team won the bronze medal in 1992 , reached the quarter-finals in 1996 and dropped out in the preliminary round in 2004 .

1960 : not qualified  1964 : 7th place  1968 : preliminary round

1972 : preliminary round  1976 : not qualified  1980 : did not participate

1984 : not qualified  1988 : not qualified

Participation in world championships

→ Main article : Ghanaian national soccer team / World Cups

Since 1962, Ghana has been participating in the qualifications for the World Cup. The team was able to qualify for the first time for the World Cup in Germany in 2006 and reached the round of 16, where the Black Stars were defeated by the Brazilian team. Four years later, Ghana reached the quarter-finals of the first World Cup on African soil, where they lost to Uruguay on penalties.

So far, the Ghanaian national team has won 14 points in nine World Cup games, including four wins, two draws (including one lost on penalties) and three defeats. The goal difference is 9:10. In the all-time table, the team occupies 36th place.

1930 : did not participate  1934 : did not take part  1938 : did not take part  1950 : did not take part  1954 : did not take part  1958 : did not take part  1962 : not qualified

1966 : withdrawn  1970 : not qualified  1974 : not qualified  1978 : not qualified  1982 : withdrawn  1986 : not qualified  1990 : not qualified

1994 : not qualified  1998 : not qualified  2002 : not qualified  2006 : Round of 16  2010 : quarter-finals  2014 : preliminary round  2018 : not qualified

On November 19, 2013, Ghana qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. After winning the group in front of the national teams from Zambia, Sudan and Lesotho, the Black Stars reached the World Cup finals with a 6-1 win and a 1-2 loss against Egypt as the fourth African participant. In the preliminary round of the World Cup, Ghana met in Group G against Germany , Portugal and the United States .

Participation in the African Championships

Ghana has also been participating in the qualifications for the African Football Championship since 1962 . Ghana reached the final for the 9th time on February 5, 2015, making it the only record participant. In the "Eternal Table" Ghana is in third place with 47 wins, 13 draws and 23 defeats with a goal difference of 111: 71.

1957 : did not take part  1959 : did not take part  1962 : not qualified  1963 : African champion  1965 : African champion  1968 : 2nd place  1970 : 2nd place  1972 : not qualified  1974 : not qualified  1976 : not qualified  1978 : African champion

1980 : preliminary round  1982 : African champion  1984 : preliminary round  1986 : not qualified  1988 : not qualified  1990 : not qualified  1992 : 2nd place  1994 : quarter-finals  1996 : 4th place  1998 : preliminary round  2000 : quarter-finals

2002 : quarter-finals  2004 : not qualified  2006 : preliminary round  2008 : 3rd place  2010 : 2nd place  2012 : 4th place  2013 : 4th place  2015 : 2nd place  2017 : 4th place  2019 : Round of 16

people

Trainer

Since 1958, around 30 different coaches have trained the Ghanaian national soccer team. Different information can be found in different sources.

Period Trainer March 1958 – October 1958  George Ainsley 1959-1960  Andreas Sjöberg 1960 – January 1962  József Ember January 1962–1967  Charles Gyamfi 1967-1968  Carlos Alberto Parreira 1968-1970  Karl-Heinz Marotzke 1970-1973  Ben Koufie 1973-1974  Nicolae Dumitru 1974-1975  Karl-Heinz Weigang 197600000  Fred Osam-Duodu 1977-1988  Oswaldo Sampaio Júnior 1978-1981 Fred Osam-Duodu 1982-1983 Charles Gyamfi 198400000  Emmanuel Afranie 1984-1985  Herbert Addo 1986-1987  Rudi Gutendorf

Period Trainer 1988-1989 Fred Osam-Duodu 1990-1992  Burkhard Ziese 199200000  Otto Pfister 199300000 Fred Osam-Duodu 199400000  Edward Aggrey-Fynn 199500000  Jørgen E. Larsen 199500000  Petre Gavrilă 199600000  Ismael Kurtz 1997-19 Feb. 1998  Rinus Israel 06 Sep 1998– July 31, 2000  Giuseppe Dossena 0Aug 3, 2000 - Oct 28, 2000 Fred Osam-Duodu (interim) Nov 10, 2000 - Apr 17, 2001  Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Apr. 19 , 2001 - June 7, 20010 Fred Osam-Duodu (interim) 0June 8, 2001 - Feb. 13, 2002 Fred Osam-Duodu June 11, 2002 - Sep 23 2002  Milan Živadinović

Period Trainer 26 Sep 2002– Feb 20, 2003 Emmanuel Afranie (interim) 01st Mar 2003– Aug 13, 2003 Burkhard Ziese Sep 10 2003– Jan. 4, 20040  Ralf Zumdick Jan. 27, 2004 - Sep. 7 20040  Mariano Barreto Sep 14 2004– Oct 11, 2004  Sam Arday (interim) Dec 16, 2004– July 13, 2006  Ratomir Dujković 21 Sep 2006– May 8, 20080  Claude Le Roy May 22, 2008 - Aug 31, 2010  Sellas Tetteh (interim) Aug 18, 2008– Sep 13 2010  Milovan Rajevac 0Oct 6, 2010– Jan 6, 20110  James Kwesi Appiah Jan 10, 2011– Mar 19 2012  Goran Stevanović Apr 10, 2012 - Sep 12 2014 James Kwesi Appiah 16 Sep 2014– 23 Nov 2014  Maxwell Konadu (interim) 0Dec. 1, 2014 - Feb. 28, 2017  Avram Grant 0May 1, 2017 - Jan. 3, 20200 James Kwesi Appiah since Jan. 16, 2020  Charles Akonnor

player

Current squad

The table names the players who were in the squad for the game against Ethiopia in November 2018 .

Surname	Date of birth	Games	Gates	society
goalkeeper
Richard Ofori	November 1, 1993	14th	0	Maritzburg United
Lawrence Ati Zigi	November 29, 1996	2	0	FC Sochaux
Defense
Harrison Afful	June 24, 1986	84	0	Columbus crew
John Boye	April 23, 1987	63	5	FC Metz
Jonathan Mensah	July 13, 1990	61	1	Columbus crew
Lumor Agbenyenu	August 15, 1996	10	0	Sporting Lisbon
Kasim Nuhu	June 22, 1995	5	2	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Andy Yiadom	2nd December 1991	5	0	Reading FC
midfield
André Ayew	December 17, 1989	80	14th	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Christian Atsu	January 10, 1992	59	10	Newcastle United
Mubarak Wakaso	July 25, 1990	52	12	Deportivo Alavés
Afriyie Acquah	5th January 1992	34	1	FC Empoli
Thomas Partey	June 13, 1993	19th	7th	Atlético Madrid
Nana Ampomah	January 2, 1996	4th	0	Fortuna Dusseldorf
Majeed Ashimeru	October 10, 1997	1	0	FC St. Gallen
attack
Asamoah Gyan	November 22, 1985	106	51	Kayserispor
Jordan Ayew	September 11, 1991	51	14th	Crystal Palace
Abdul Majeed Waris	September 19, 1991	32	4th	FC Nantes
Emmanuel Boateng	May 23, 1996	3	1	Levante UD

Record holder

For many years, Abédi Pelé was considered the top scorer of the “Black Stars” with 33 international goals, but in 2011 the former national player and association president Ben Koufie had no definite doubts about this . On June 7, 2013 Asamoah Gyan outbid this performance with a brace in the game against Sudan and was considered the team's new record goal scorer with 34 goals. Just a few days later, the sports journalist Thomas Freeman Yeboah published his research, according to which Kwasi Owusu was the top scorer of the national team with 36 goals and Abédi Pelé had only scored 19 goals. Freeman Yeboah corrected this after further investigations in July 2013 - Kwasi Owusu and Edward Acquah were henceforth listed as record scorers with 40 hits each. After Asamoah Gyan had set this record in the game against South Korea on June 9, 2014, he scored his 41st goal in the World Cup group match against Germany twelve days later in the "Black Stars" jersey and has since been the sole record holder in this category. On June 4th, 2020 the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation published new figures for some players.

Record players (as of November 18, 2019) player Period Games 1. Asamoah Gyan 2003–0000 108 2. Richard Kingson 1996-2011 093 3. John Paintsil 2001-2013 091 4th Harrison Afful 2008–0000 086 5. André Ayew 2007–0000 085 6th Sulley Muntari 2002-2014 084 7th John Mensah 2001-2013 083 8th. Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu 2008-2017 079 9. Kwadwo Asamoah 2006–0000 073 Abedi Pelé 1982-1998 073 11. Stephen Appiah 1995-2010 069 12. John Boye 2009–0000 067 13. Anthony Annan 2007-2013 065 14th Christian Atsu 2012–0000 062 Abdul Razak 1975-1987 062

Record goal scorers (as of November 18, 2019) player Period Gates 1. Asamoah Gyan 2003–0000 51 2. Edward Acquah 1956-1964 45 3. Kwasi Owusu 1967-1976 36 4th Abdul Razak 1975-1987 25th 5. Wilberforce Mfum 1961-1967 20th Sulley Muntari 2002-2014 20th 7th Osei Kofi 1965-1972 19th Abedi Pelé 1982-1998 19th 9. Jordan Ayew 2010–0000 17th 10. André Ayew 2007–0000 15th Kofi Pare 1964-1970 15th Anthony Yeboah 1985-1997 15th 13. Stephen Appiah 1995-2010 14th

International matches

The Ghanaian national team on February 3, 2008.

The Ghanaian national team on June 13, 2010.

→ Main article : List of the international matches of the Ghanaian national soccer team

Games against German-speaking national teams

	date	place	Home team	result	Visiting team
1.	02/23/1964	Accra	Ghana	3-0	GDR
2.	04/14/1993	Bochum	Germany	6: 1	Ghana
3.	03/24/2007	Graz	Austria	1: 1	Ghana
4th	06/23/2010	Johannesburg ( )	Germany	1-0	Ghana
5.	06/21/2014	Fortaleza ( )	Germany	2: 2	Ghana

So far there have been no meetings between Ghana and Switzerland , Luxembourg and Liechtenstein .

Honors

After successfully participating in the 2006 World Cup in Germany , at least twelve players on the squad were honored with the second highest award in the republic, the Order of the Volta .

See also

• Ghana National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
• Ghana national soccer team (U-20 men)

Individual evidence

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2. ^ Ghana - Record International Players .
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6. ^ African Nations Cup ( English ) In: rsssf.com . Retrieved January 9, 2011.
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8. ↑ Starlets: U-17 Team ( English ) In: ghanaweb.com . Retrieved January 9, 2011.
9. ↑ Black Satellites: U-20 Team ( English ) In: ghanaweb.com . Retrieved January 9, 2011.
10. ↑ Black Meteors: U-23 Team ( English ) In: ghanaweb.com . Retrieved January 9, 2011.
11. ↑ Newcomer of the year ( German ) In: fifa.com . Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
12. ↑ FIFA World Cup ™ - Eternal Table , in: fifa.com , accessed on September 28, 2014.
13. ↑ AFRICAN NATIONS CUP (incl. Qualifying) alltime table 1957-2013 (2013 FINALS ADDED!) ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in: swipnet.se , accessed on March 1, 2014 (English).  
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16. ↑ Fiifi Anaman: An African sports tale of romance, betrayal and tragedy (Part I). In: pulse.com.gh (December 19, 2016).
17. ↑ ^{a b} Fiifi Anaman: How Egypt's future shaped Ghana football. In: pulse.com.gh (November 9, 2016).
18. ↑ ^{a b} Fiifi Anaman: The tale of Kwame Nkrumah and Real Madrid. In: pulse.com.gh (September 21, 2016).
19. ↑ Between January 1962 and January 1963 Ember worked as a "Technical Advisor", then as a club coach at Asante Kotoko . Cf. George Mahamah: Today In Sports History: Kotoko sign Ember. In: etvghana.com (January 18, 2019).
20. ↑ Alex Bellos: How Parreira was good for Ghana and Ghana was good for Parreira. In: theguardian.com (June 27, 2006).
21. ↑ William Brown: Ben Koufie lived for football. In: graphic.com.gh (September 14, 2016).
22. ↑ Emmanuel Amoako: Stars to beat Guinea. In: Daily Graphic of December 14, 1974.
23. ↑ Ghana's soccer boss quits , in: bbc.co.uk (February 19, 1998).
24. ↑ International Matches 1998 - Africa , in: rsssf.com (February 2, 2005).
25. ^ ^{A b} Osam Accepts Black Stars Job Again , in: ghanaweb.com (April 20, 2001).
26. ↑ Ghana won't play in Merdeka tournament , in: ghanaweb.com (August 8, 2000).
27. ↑ International Matches 2000 - Africa , in: rsssf.com (February 2, 2005).
28. ^ "I felt honored" - Jones , in: ghanaweb.com (November 13, 2000).
29. ↑ Jones Attuquayfio Sacked in: ghanaweb.com (18 April 2001).
30. ↑ ^{a b} Osam-Duodu to Coach Stars Until 2002 , in: ghanaweb.com (June 8, 2001).
31. ^ Crisis Rocks Black Stars, Coach Resigns-Nigerian paper , in: ghanaweb.com (February 5, 2002).
32. ^ Zivadinovic Signs Contract to Handle Stars , in: ghanaweb.com (June 12, 2002).
33. ^ Ziva Resigns As Stars Coach , in: ghanaweb.com (September 24, 2002).
34. ^ New Black Stars coach calls for support , in: ghanaweb.com (September 26, 2002).
35. ^ Ziese Confirmed As National Coach , in: ghanaweb.com (February 20, 2003).
36. ^ New Black Stars Coach Arrives Today , in: ghanaweb.com (February 27, 2003).
37. ^ Ziese Threatens Ghana , in: ghanaweb.com (August 20, 2003).
38. ↑ Zumdick Is The New Black Stars Coach , in: ghanaweb.com (September 10, 2003).
39. ↑ Zumdick Quits! , in: ghanaweb.com (December 14, 2003).
40. ^ Barreto set to coach Ghana , in: ghanaweb.com (January 26, 2004).
41. ^ Barreto abandons Black Stars , in: ghanaweb.com (September 7, 2004).
42. ^ Arday gets the nod as head coach , in: ghanaweb.com (September 14, 2004).
43. ↑ WANTED - Coach For Black Stars , in: ghanaweb.com (October 16, 2004).
44. ^ GFA outdoors new Black Stars coach , in: ghanaweb.com (December 16, 2004).
45. ↑ Dujkovic resigns as Ghana coach , in: ghanaweb.com (July 16, 2006).
46. ↑ Le Roy signs Ghana deal , in: ghanaweb.com (September 22, 2006).
47. ↑ Le Roy gives no reasons for departure , in: ghanaweb.com (May 9, 2008).
48. ↑ Ghana's Squad For Sydney , in: ghanaweb.com (May 22, 2008).
49. ↑ Milovan Rajevac is new Black Stars coach , in: ghanaweb.com (August 11, 2008).
50. ↑ Rejavec Promises To Lift Ghana To Greater Heights , in: ghanaweb.com (18 August 2008).
51. ↑ GFA finally confirms Milo has quit , in: ghanaweb.com (September 13, 2010).
52. ↑ Stars intensify training for CAN 2012 qualifier against Sudan , in: ghanaweb.com (October 6, 2010).
53. ↑ Stevanovic is the New Black Stars Coach , in: ghanaweb.com (January 6, 2011).
54. ↑ Profile: New Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic , in: ghanaweb.com (January 11, 2011).
55. ↑ Goran Stevanovic sacked , in: ghanaweb.com (March 19, 2012).
56. ↑ Appiah appointed permanent Black Stars coach , in: ghanaweb.com (April 9, 2012).
57. ↑ Ghana FA confirms parting ways with Kwesi Appiah , in: ghanaweb.com (September 12, 2014).
58. ^ Maxwell Konadu to act as Ghana coach , in: ghanaweb.com (September 16, 2014).
59. ↑ Sports Ministry approves Avram Grant as Ghana coach , in: ghanaweb.com (November 24, 2014).
60. ↑ Ghana FA to unveil Avram Grant on Wednesday , in: ghanaweb.com (December 1, 2014).
61. ↑ Ex-Bundesliga professional Akonnor is supposed to lead Ghana to the World Cup , eurosport.de, accessed on January 16, 2020
62. ↑ Ameenu Shardow: Koufie challenges national team record of Abedi Pele. In: ghanasoccernet.com (October 20, 2011).
63. ^ Asamoah Gyan sets new Black Stars scoring record with 34 goals. In: ghanasoccernet.com (June 7, 2013).
64. ↑ Kwasi Owusu is Ghana's all-time highest scorer, not a Gyan Researcher. In: modernghana.com (June 12, 2013).
65. ↑ Thomas Freeman Yeboah: The Ghana all-time top scorer debate: Kwasi Owusu, Edward Acquah tie at 40 goals. In: graphic.com.gh (July 3, 2013).
66. ↑ IMPROVED FIND: Acquired with Owusu as Ghana's all-time leading scorers. In: ghanasoccernet.com (July 2, 2013).
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68. ↑ rsssf.com: Ghana - Record International Players
69. ^ ^{A b} Roberto Mamrud: Ghana - Record International Players. In: rsssf.com (December 20, 2019).
70. ↑ Stars conferred with national medals ( English ) In: ghanafa.org . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 

Web links

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• Official homepage of the Ghanaian Football Association