Ghana national football team
Ghana national football team is the national football team of Ghana.
| Nickname(s) | Black Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 22x20px Gold Coast and 1–0 Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg (Accra, British Gold Coast; 28 May 1950) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
22x20px Nyasaland 0–12 Ghana 22x20px 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
Black Stars (Ghana national football team) Jersey from the 1970s to the 1980s (cropped image).
Ghana national football team (Black Stars) badge and national anthem in a 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification match.
Ghana's national association football kit - home 2008
Ghana's national association football kit - away 2008
Vs. Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Final
Mali vs Ghana, exhibition game at Paris, 31 March 2015
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André Ayew is Ghana's most capped player with 117 appearances.
Asamoah Gyan is Ghana's top goalscorer with 51 goals.
- Black Stars (World Cup).jpg
At the 2006 World Cup and vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010
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.