Ghana national football team facts for kids
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 | |||
Current | 52 ![]() |
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Highest | 14 (February 2008, April–May 2008) | ||
Lowest | 89 (June 2004) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 51 ![]() |
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Highest | 13 (30 June 1966) | ||
Lowest | 97 (14 June 2004) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() 1–0 Nigeria ![]() (Accra, British Gold Coast; 28 May 1950) |
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Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965) |
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Biggest defeat | |||
[[File:{{{flag alias-1968}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Bulgaria 10–0 Ghana ![]() (León, Mexico; 14 October 1968) |
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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 is the national football team of Ghana.
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Images for kids
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Black Stars members in the 1960s pose with some of Ghana's successive international football trophies won.
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Ghana vs. Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Final
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Black Stars at the CAF Africa Cup of Nations
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Bernard Aryee former Black Stars Central midfielder and part of the Bronze Medalist squad at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic football tournament.
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Black Stars at the World Cup and Black Stars vs. Uruguay in the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match at Soccer City, Johannesburg on 2 July 2010
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Black Stars vs. Argentina national football team, at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, in Córdoba, Argentina.

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