Ghana national football team

Ghana
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
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	68 1 (4 April 2024)
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)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 8–2 Ghana ; (Brazil; 27 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	23 (first in 1963)
Best result	Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)

The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football.^[4] The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana.^[5] It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana. Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.

Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006.^[6]^[7] 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). They have also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).^[8]

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^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 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.
^ "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.
^ "African Football: The early years". BBC. 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2004.