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| Nickname(s) | Black Stars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Otto Addo | ||
| Captain | André Ayew | ||
| Most caps | André Ayew (120) | ||
| Top scorer | Asamoah Gyan (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | GHA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 73  3 (24 October 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 14 (April–May 2007, February 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 Gold Coast (Nyasaland; 15 October 1962)[2] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 8–2 Ghana  (São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; 27 March 1996)[3] | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2010) | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 24 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | ||
| West African Nations Cup / WAFU Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2013) | ||
| COSAFA Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2015) | ||
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football.[5] The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana.[6] It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana.[7] Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.[8]
Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006.[9][10] The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), while finishing as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015).[11] They have also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).[12]
The Official Jersey colours for the Black Stars and other national teams of Ghana are White for home games and Yellow for away games.[13] This new colours was unveiled by the Official kits maker for Ghana National football teams PUMA in November 2024
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- ^ "Ghana". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Stars". www.ghanafa.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Flag Ghana High Commission". Brazil Consulate. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Ghana-Football-Association-3586
- ^ https://www.ghanaweb.com/person/Black-Stars-3622
- ^ "How Ghana has started every World Cup qualifying campaign since Germany 2006 run". Citi Sports Online. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "'I knew I would score against Czech Republic' – Asamoah Gyan on 2006 World Cup goal". Citi Sports Online. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ https://teamghanaeu.com/our-history/
- ^ "African Football: The early years". BBC. 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2004.
- ^ GBC (15 November 2024). "Puma unveils Ghana's new home and away jerseys". GBC Ghana Online - The Nation\'s Broadcaster | Breaking News from Ghana, Business, Sports, Entertainment, Fashion and Video News. Retrieved 15 November 2024.