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  1 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 14 (February 2008, April–May 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 89 (June 2004) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 51  4 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 13 (30 June 1966) | ||
| Lowest | 97 (14 June 2004) | ||
| First international | |||
 Gold Coast and  British Togoland1–0 Nigeria  (Accra, British Gold Coast; 28 May 1950) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Nyasaland 0–12 Ghana  Matches">Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) – List of International Matches. RSSSF(Nairobi, Kenya; 12 December 1965) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 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.
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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Black Stars Continuum
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Black Stars squad line-up prior to match
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Ghana home shirt: 1970s–1980s
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Ghana vs. Nigeria in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Quarter-Final
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Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
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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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Asamoah Gyan is the most capped player with 109 appearances, and top scorer with 51 goals
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