Ghana national football team
Ghana national football team is the national football team of Ghana.
Nickname(s) | Black Stars | ||
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Association | Ghana Football Association (GFA) | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | James Kwesi Appiah | ||
Captain | Asamoah Gyan | ||
Most caps | Asamoah Gyan (106) | ||
Top scorer | Asamoah Gyan (51) | ||
FIFA code | GHA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
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Highest | 14 (February 2008, April–May 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 Ghana Matches">Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) – List of International Matches. RSSSF (Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965)[1][2] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
[[File:{{{flag alias-1968}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana (León, Mexico; 14 October 1968)[3] | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals, 2010 | ||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 21 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Champions, 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982 | ||
African Nations Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2009) | ||
Best result | Second place, 2009, 2014 |
Ghana National Football Team Media
Vs. Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Final
André Ayew is Ghana's most capped player with 114 appearances.
Asamoah Gyan is Ghana's top goalscorer with 51 goals.
References
- ↑ Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) – List of International Matches. RSSSF
- ↑ "Kenya International matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ "MATCH: 27.03.1996 Ghana – Brazil 2:8". eu-football.info. 27 March 1996. Retrieved 9 September 2015.