Ghana women's national football team

The Ghana women's national football team is the national team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. They are nicknamed the Black Queens.[4]

Ghana
Nickname(s)Black Queens
AssociationGhana Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachMercy Tagoe
CaptainElizabeth Addo [1]
Most capsPortia Boakye
FIFA codeGHA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 60 (26 June 2020)[2]
Highest42 (June 2008)
Lowest60 (December 2019)
First international
Nigeria 5−1 Ghana
(Lagos, Nigeria; 16 February 1991)
Biggest win
Ghana 13−0 Guinea [3]
(Conakry, Guinea; 11 July 2004)
Biggest defeat
Germany 11−0 Ghana
(Paderborn, Germany; 22 July 2016)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best result1st round (1999, 2003, 2007)
African Women's Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)

History

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Mercy Tagoe
Assistant coach Anokye Frimpong
Assistant coach Nana Andy Sinasen
Pysiotherapist Margaret Foli
Goalkeeper coach Raymond Fenny
Welfare Manager Anita Wiredu
Kits Manager Patience Quarshie
Team Doctor Kate Boachie Agyeman
Team Nurse Rosemary Aseidua

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2020 Turkish Women's Cup.[5]

Caps and goals as of 10 March 2020 after match against  Kenya.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Azume Adams (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 Prisons
1GK Fafali Dumehasi (1993-12-25) 25 December 1993 Police
1GK Abigail Tawiah-Mensah Halifax
2DF Gladys Amfobea (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 Lady Strikers
2DF Linda Eshun (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 Hasaacas
2DF Janet Egyir (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 Hasaacas
2DF Philicity Asuako (1999-12-25) 25 December 1999 Police
3MF Victoria Osei Ampem Darkoa
3MF Juliet Acheampong (1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 Prisons
3MF Sherifatu Sumaila (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 Mallbackens
3MF Mary Essiful (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 Intellectuals
3MF Elizabeth Addo (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 Jiangsu Suning
3MF Portia Boakye (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 Djurgården
3MF Grace Asantewaa (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 Logroño
3MF Faustina Kyeremeh Immigration
4FW Beatrice Sesu (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 Police
4FW Priscilla Hagan (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 TS Row Rybnik
4FW Princella Adubea (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 Racing Santander

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Ghana squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Barikisu Issahaku (2001-11-12) 12 November 2001 Northern Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
DF Ellen Coleman (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 Lady Strikers 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
DF Anastasia Akyaa Sea Lions 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
DF Evelyn Badu (2002-09-11) 11 September 2002 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
DF Justice Tweneboaa (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 Ampem Darkoa 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
DF Rita Okyere (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 Prisons Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
DF Linda Addai (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 Soccer Intellectuals 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
DF Blessing Agbomadzi (2001-06-11) 11 June 2001 Sea Lions 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
DF Vida Opoku (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 Police Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
MF Ernestina Abambila (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 Unattached 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
MF Grace Acheampong (2000-09-06) 6 September 2000 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
MF Priscilla Okyere (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 Gintra Universitetas 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
MF Ophelia Serwaa Amponsah Ampem Darkoa 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
MF Joyce Antwiwaa Ashtown Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
MF Cynthia Yiadom (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 Army Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
FW Mavis Owusu (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 Ampem Darkoa 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
FW Elizabeth Owusua Sea Lions 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
FW Grace Animah (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 Police Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round)
FW Mukarama Abdulai (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 Northern Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
FW Leticia Adjei Samara Ladies 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)
FW Alice Kusi (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 Safa 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round)

Previous squads

Individual records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Notable players (past and present)

Managers

Fixtures and results
Main article: Ghana women's national football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2020
4 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GSGhana 0–3 ChileAlanya, Turkey
16:00 Report Stadium: Starlight Sport Complex
7 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GS Northern Ireland0–4 GhanaAlanya, Turkey
10 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GSGhana 3–1 KenyaAlanya, Turkey

Overall official record
CompetitionStageResultOpponentPosition / notes
00001991 ACQF1–5 1–2 Nigeria
00001995 ACQFwalkover Guinea
0–3 0–2 Nigeria
1998 ACQ11–0 8–0 Guinea
1998 ACGS4–0 South Africa
3–1 Cameroon1 / 3
SF4–1 (AET) Congo DR
F0–2 (AET) Nigeria
1999 WCGS1–1 Australia
0–7 China
0–2 Sweden4 / 4
2000 ACQ2nd QSwalkover Sierra Leone
2000 ACGS2–2 Nigeria
2–0 Cameroon
3–0 Morocco2 / 4
SF0–1 South Africa
BM6–3 Zimbabwe
2002 ACQ2nd QS3–0 3–1 Senegal
2002 ACGS2–0 Mali
1–0 Nigeria
3–0 Ethiopia1 / 4
SF3–2 (AET) Cameroon
F0–2 Nigeria
2003 WCGS0–1 China
0–3 Russia
2–1 Australia3 / 4
2004 ACQ2nd QS13–0 9–0 Guinea
2004 ACGS3–0 South Africa
2–1 Ethiopia
2–0 Zimbabwe1 / 4
SF0–1 (AET) Cameroon
BM0–0 (PSO: 6–5) Ethiopia
2006 ACQ3rd QSwalkover Congo
2006 ACGS1–0 Mali
2–1 Cameroon
3–1 Congo DR1 / 4
SF1–0 South Africa
BM0–1 Nigeria
2007 WCGS1–4 Australia
0–4 Canada
2–7 Norway4 / 4
2008 SOQR162–1 2–0 Angola
QF3–1 1–0 Congo DR
FR1–0 0–2 Nigeria
1–0 2–1 South Africa
walkover Ethiopia2 / 4
2008 ACQ2nd QS1–1 3–0 Ivory Coast
2008 ACGS1–1 Nigeria
0–1 South Africa
3–2 Tunisia3 / 4
2010 ACQ2nd QS1–0 3–0 Senegal
2010 ACGS2–1 Algeria
1–2 Cameroon
1–3 Equatorial Guinea3 / 4
2012 SOQR162–1 5–0 Guinea
QF0–1 2–1 Ethiopia
2012 ACQ1st QS3–0 5–0 Mali
2nd QS1–1 1–1 (PSO: 8–9) Cameroon
2014 ACQ1st QS3–0 3–0 Burkina Faso
2nd QSTBD Ethiopia

Honours

Achievements

FIFA Women's World Cup

Competitive statistics
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1991 Did not qualify
1995 Did not qualify
1999Group stage3012110
2003Group stage310225
2007Group stage3003315
2011 Did not qualify
2015 Did not qualify
2019 Did not qualify
2023 To be determined
Total3/99117630
FIFA Women's World Cup history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
1999 Group stage20 June AustraliaD 1–1Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
23 June China PRL 0–7Civic Stadium, Portland
26 June SwedenL 0–2Soldier Field, Chicago
2003 Group stage21 September China PRL 0–1The Home Depot Center, Carson
25 September RussiaL 0–3
28 September AustraliaW 2–1PGE Park, Portland
2007 Group stage12 September AustraliaL 1–4Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
15 September CanadaL 0–4
20 September NorwayL 2–7

Olympic Games
    • 1996: Africa not eligible
    • 2000: Did not qualify
    • 2004: Did not qualify
    • 2008: Did not qualify
    • 2012: Did not qualify
    • 2016: Did not qualify

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991Quarter-finals200227−5
1995Semi-finals200225−3
1998Runners-up4211114+7
2000Third place5311136+7
2002Runners-up531194+5
2004Third place531172+5
2006Runners-up540172+5
2008Group stage3111440
2010Group stage310246−2
2012 Did not qualify
2014Group stage3111220
2016Third Place[20]531184+4
2018Group stage3111330
Total12/1345228157249+23
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games
African Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2003-000000
2007-000000
2011-000000
2015Winners422031
Total4/4000000

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup

Winners : 2018

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See also

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