Ghana national soccer team (U-20 men)

Ghana

Nickname (s)	The Black Satellites
Association	Ghana Football Association
confederacy	CAF
Head coach	Sellas Tetteh
(Status: unknown)

The Ghanaian U-20 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-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African Championships and U-20 World Championships .

The team became world champions in Egypt in 2009 and vice world champions in 1993 and 2001 .

She was also three times African champion ( 1993 , 1999 and 2009 ) and twice vice African champion ( 2001 and 2013 ).

Participation in U20 soccer world championships

1977	not participated
1979
1981
1983	withdrawn
1985	not qualified
1987	disqualified
1989	not qualified
1991
1993	2nd place
1995	not qualified
1997	4th Place
1999	Quarter finals
2001	2nd place
2003	not qualified
2005
2007
2009	World Champion
2011	not qualified
2013	3rd place
2015	Round of 16
2017	not qualified
2019	not qualified

Participation in the U-20 African Championships

1979	not participated
1981
1983
1985	not qualified
1987
1989
1991	3rd place
1993	winner
1995	not qualified
1997	4th Place
1999	winner
2001	2nd place
2003	Preliminary round
2005	not qualified
2007
2009	winner
2011	Preliminary round
2013	2nd place
2015	3rd place
2017	not qualified
2019	Preliminary round

Well-known former players

(Selection)

• Dominic Adiyiah
• Charles Akonnor
• Patrick Allotey
• Kofi Amponsah
• Stephen Appiah
• André Ayew
• Derek Boateng
• Michael Essien
• Baffour Gyan
• Christian Gyan
• Laryea Kingston
• Samuel Kuffour
• Nii Lamptey
• John Mensah
• Sulley Muntari
• Peter Ofori-Quaye
• George Owu
• John Paintsil
• Emmanuel Pappoe
• Razak Pimpong

See also

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