Ghana national under-20 football team

The Ghana national under-20 football team represents Ghana in international football completions. They have won both the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.

Ghana Under-20

Nickname(s)	The Black Satellites
Association	Ghana Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Desmond offei
FIFA code	GHA
First colours Second colours
First international
Gambia 1 – 0 Ghana (Banjul, Gambia; 9 September 1984)
Biggest win
Ghana 6 – 0 Mali (Accra, Ghana; 11 November 1990)
Biggest defeat
Algeria 3 – 0 Ghana (Algiers, Algeria; 27 August 1988) Colombia 4 – 1 Ghana (Le Pontet, France; 29 May 2000) Argentina 3 – 0 Ghana (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 8 July 2001)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1993)
Best result	Champions (2009)
African Youth Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1991)
Best result	Winners (1993, 1999, 2009, 2021)

Ghana national under-20 football team

Medal record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Silver	1993 Australia	Team
Silver	2001 Argentina	Team
Gold	2009 Egypt	Team
Bronze	2013 Turkey	Team

FIFA World Youth Championship Record

Ghana national u-21 team before the friendly match with Bulgarian V AFG side Slivnishki Geroi (1-1), 18-11-2010, Slivnitsa, Bulgaria.

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	did not participate
1979
1981
1983	Withdrew
1985	did not qualify
1987	Disqualified
1989	did not qualify
1991
1993	Runners-up	6	3	2	1	11	6
1995	did not qualify
1997	Semi finals	7	4	1	2	12	8
1999	Quarter finals	5	3	2*	0	8	2
2001	Runners-up	7	5	1	1	8	5
2003	did not qualify
2005
2007
2009	Champions	7	5	2*	0	16	8
2011	did not qualify
2013	Third Place	7	4	0	3	16	12
2015	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	5	6
2017	did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	7/24	43	26	9	8	76	47

• Silver background color indicates second-place finish at the World Cup.
• Gold background color indicates winners at the World Cup.

*Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4-3p when the match ended (0-0) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain (7-8p).

FIFA U20 World Cup Record by team Ghana versus GP W D* L GF GA GD Brazil 3 1 1* 1 3 3 0 Argentina 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 Ireland 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 5 6 -1 Portugal 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 Russia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 England 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 China PR 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 United States 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 Germany 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 Japan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 Croatia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 Spain 2 0 1* 1 1 2 -1 Paraguay 1 1 0 1 2 1 +1 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 France 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 Egypt 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 Korea Republic 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 South Africa 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 Hungary 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 Chile 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 Iraq 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 Total 39 24 8* 8 71 41 +30 *Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4-3p when the match ended (0-0) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain (7-8p).

FIFA U20 World Cup Record FIFA U20 World Cup Record GP W D L GF GA GD World Cup Finals 39 24 8* 8 71 41 +30 Africa U20 Quals 71 42 15 14 106 51 +55 U20 Total 110 66 23* 21 177 92 +85