Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football. The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana. Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.
| Nickname(s) | Black Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Otto Addo | ||
| Captain | André Ayew | ||
| Most caps | André Ayew (120) | ||
| Top scorer | Asamoah Gyan (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | GHA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 68 1 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 14 (April–May 2007, February 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 89 (June 2004) | ||
| First international | |||
| Gold Coast and British Togoland 1–0 Nigeria (Accra, British Gold Coast; 28 May 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Nyasaland 0–12 Gold Coast (Nyasaland; 15 October 1962) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ghana 4–5 Bulgaria (Mexico; 2 October 1968) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2010) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 23 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | ||
Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), while finishing as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015). They have also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).
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