Ghana National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)
Nickname (s) | The Black Starlets |
Association | Ghana Football Association |
confederacy | CAF |
Head coach | Paa Kwasi Fabin |
FIFA code | GHA |
(Status: unknown) |
The Ghanaian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Ghanaian soccer players . It is subject to the Ghana Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at U-17 African Championships and U-17 World Cups .
The team became world champions in 1991 and 1995, and vice world champions in 1993 and 1997 . She was also twice African champion ( 1995 and 1999 ) and once vice African champion ( 2005 ).
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
1985 | not participated |
1987 | not qualified |
1989 | Preliminary round |
1991 | World Champion |
1993 | 2nd place |
1995 | World Champion |
1997 | 2nd place |
1999 | 3rd place |
2001 | not qualified |
2003 | |
2005 | Preliminary round |
2007 | 4th Place |
2009 | not qualified |
2011 | |
2013 | |
2015 | |
2017 | qualified |
Participation in the U-17 African Championships
1995 | African champions |
1997 | 3rd place |
1999 | African champions |
2001 | not qualified |
2003 | |
2005 | 2nd place |
2007 | 3rd place |
2009 | not qualified |
2011 | |
2013 | Preliminary round |
2015 | disqualified |
2017 |