Ghana women's national football team

The Ghana national women's football team, is the national team of Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association

Ghana Football Association

The Ghana Football Association is the governing body of association football in Ghana, based in Accra.-Amateur Status:It is on record that the game of Football was introduced into the Gold Coast towards the close of the 19th century by Merchants from Europe, who had then invaded the coastal areas...

. They are nicknamed the Black Queens.

World Cup record

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Qualify
1995	Did Not Qualify
1999	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	10
2003	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	2	5
2007	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	3	15
2011	Did Not Qualify
Total	3/6	9	1	1	7	6	30

Performance in Summer Olympics

FIFA: Women's Olympic Football:
- 1996
  Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....
  
  : Africa not eligible
- 2000
  Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  The football tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 20th official Olympic football tournament. A women's tournament was held for the second time.-Medal winners:-Venues:*Olympic Stadium, Sydney*Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney*Bruce Stadium, Canberra...
  
  : Did not qualify
- 2004
  Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  The football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
  
  : Did not qualify
- 2008
  Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...
  
  : Did not qualify
- 2012
  Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
  Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...
  
  : Did not qualify

Performance in Africa Women's Championship

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CAF Women's Championship CAF Women's Championship The African Women's Championship is a biennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Confederation of African Football . Nine tournaments have been held, with the current champions being Nigeria...
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991 1991 Women's African Football Championship The 1991 Women's African Football Championship was the first staging of the CAF Women's Championship. It determined the CAF's single qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 — the winner Nigeria....	Quarter Finals	2	0	0	2	2	7
1995 1995 Women's African Football Championship The 1995 Women's African Football Championship was the second staging of the CAF Women's Championship. It determined the CAF's single qualifier for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1995 — the winner Nigeria....	Semi Finals	2	0	0	2	2	5
1998 1998 Women's African Football Championship The 1998 Women's African Football Championship was the third staging of the CAF Women's Championship. It determined the CAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 — the winner Nigeria and the runner-up Ghana...	Runners Up	4	2	1	1	11	4
2000 2000 Women's African Football Championship The 2000 Women's African Football Championship was the fourth staging of the CAF Women's Championship. The tournament took place in South Africa.-Group A:-------------------------Group B:----------------------------...	Third Place	5	3	1	1	13	6
2002 2002 Women's African Football Championship The 2002 Women's African Football Championship was the fifth staging of the CAF Women's Championship. It determined the CAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 — the winner Nigeria and the runner-up Ghana...	Runners Up	5	3	1	1	9	4
2004 2004 Women's African Football Championship The 2004 Women's African Football Championship was held in South Africa between 18 September and 3 October 2004. The tournament was won by Nigeria.-Qualifying Tournament:...	Third Place	5	3	1	1	7	2
2006 2006 Women's African Football Championship The 2006 Women's African Football Championship was originally scheduled to be held in Gabon, but due to "organisational reasons" Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition. Nigeria took over hosting rights, hosted the final tournament between October 28 and November 11, and won the tournament...	Runners Up	5	4	0	1	7	2
2008 2008 Women's African Football Championship The 2008 Women's African Football Championship is of 15-29 November 2008 in Equatorial Guinea. The central African country is the first time host the tournament. Eight national teams played in group matches and then against each other.-Qualifying Tournament:...	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
2010 2010 African Women's Football Championship The 2010 Women's African Football Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties...	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
Total	9/9	34	17	5	12	59	40

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

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2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Hangzhou

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| Norway: Storlokken 4, Gulbrandsen

Ragnhild Gulbrandsen

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39, 59, 62, Stangeland Horpestad

Ane Stangeland Horpestad

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45 (pen), Herlovsen

Isabell Herlovsen

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56, Klaveness

Lise Klaveness

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Ghana: Bayor

Adjoa Bayor

Adjoa Bayor is the skipper of the Black Queens, which is the Ghana women's national football team.- Career :She was a member of the World All Stars team to play against the China women's national football team in April 2007 at Wuhan, China.She has played for Ghatel Ladies in Accra, Ghana and has...

Hangzhou

| Canada: Sinclair

Christine Sinclair

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16, 62, Schmidt

Sophie Schmidt

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55, Franko

Martina Franko

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| Group C
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| 4-1
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| 12 September
| Zhejiang Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou

Hangzhou

| Australia: Walsh

Sarah Walsh

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15, De Vanna

Lisa De Vanna

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57, 81, Garriock

Heather Garriock

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Current squad

World Cup squad

Staff

Head Coach: A.K Edusei
Assistant Coach: Masaud Didi Dramani
Goalkeeper Coach: Dora Zita

Notable players (past and present)

Alberta Sackey — 2002 African Women Player of the Year
Adjoa Bayor
Adjoa Bayor
Adjoa Bayor is the skipper of the Black Queens, which is the Ghana women's national football team.- Career :She was a member of the World All Stars team to play against the China women's national football team in April 2007 at Wuhan, China.She has played for Ghatel Ladies in Accra, Ghana and has...

— 2003 African Women Player of the Year

Players with Ghanaian roots

Anita Asante

Anita Amma Ankyewah Asante is an English football defender currently playing for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is a member of the England women's national football team....

Tina Frimpong

Tina Ellertson is an American soccer defender currently playing for magicJack of Women's Professional Soccer and has played for the United States women's national soccer team....

Rachel Yankey

Rachel Abba Yankey, MBE is an English football player. She plays for the English side Arsenal, and for the England national team. She plays as a left-winger or forward, and wears the number 11 for Arsenal and England. She is of Ghanaian descent, from her father's side.Yankey is the most-capped...

MBE

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Competitive Statistics

FIFA World Cup Record:

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FIFA World Cup Record	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
World Cup Finals	9	1	1	7	6	30
11.11%
World Cup Quals	22	15	0	7	54	24
68.18%
World Cup Total	31	16	1	14	60	54	+6	51.61%

FIFA World Cup Record by team

Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
	3	1	1	1	4	6
33.3%
	2	0	0	2	0	8
0%
	1	0	0	1	0	4
0%
	1	0	0	1	2	7
0%
	1	0	0	1	0	3
0%
	1	0	0	1	0	2
0%
Total	9	1	1	7	6	6	-30	11.1%

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