The Ghana women's national football team represents

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

in international

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. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association. Its players are known as the ''Black Queens''.

History

The beginning

The Ghana women's national team played its first international match on 16 February 1991 against

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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, Nigeria. The match ended in a 5 in a match that ended 5–1 win for Nigeria.

Team image

Nicknames

The Ghana women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''Black Queens.''"''''

Kits and crest

The black queens have always won similar kits as their male counterparts over the years. With these kits there is a black star which is adopted from Flag of Ghana and national coat of arms in the centre of the national crest. Ghana_national_football_team_(Black_Stars)_badge_and_national_anthem

The kits were sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, with the deal ending in 2014. The white kit is used instead of the original gold, green, and red coloured football kit based on the colours of the Ghana national flag. The ''Black Stars'' have used an all-white and partly black football kit which was worn from the years 1957 to 1989 and again from 2006 until December 2014. Between 1990 and 2006 the Ghana national three team used the kit in the colours of the national flag of Ghana, with gold, green and red used extensively, as in the team's

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and also known as the

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. The Ghana national football team's football kit for the

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was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by

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. A yellow and black patterned kit was introduced in 2020 by Puma. The jersey received positive reviews on social media especially Twitter. The white kit was maintained but a black and white Kente patterned introduced.

Kit suppliers

Home stadium

Grounds and training grounds

There is an unknown

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stadium for the Black Queens. World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches have been played at the

Essipong Stadium The Sekondi Sports Stadium (also known as Essipong Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Sekondi Hasaacas FC. Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium hosted some m ...

in Sekondi-Takoradi, Kumasi Sports Stadium in

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

, the

Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ebusua Dwarfs. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Stadium etymology Construction Cap ...

Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Guinea ...

, the

Accra Sports Stadium The Accra Sports Stadium, formerly named the Ohene Djan Stadium, is a multi-use stadium (40,000-capacity, all-seater) located in Accra. Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. It is also used for rugby union. Overview The stadium was ...

in the

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

and the Tamale Stadium in

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. The Black Queen's training facilities and training grounds are Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence also known as the National camp site or the GFA Technical Centre (GSCE) located in Prampram.

Rivalries

Nigeria

Just like their male counterparts the '''' Black Stars''''

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the Black Queens have a fierce rivalry with the Super Falcons, the Nigeria women's national football team dating to when they played their first international match till present day, with their matches creating a buzz in the media anytime the two meet.

Overall official record

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2021

2022

Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

*Anthony Edusei (1993) *Jones Ofosuhene (1997) *

Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie (24 December 1943 – 9 November 2016) was a Ghanaian football coach who managed Hearts of Oak, Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 Augu ...

(1998–1999) *

P.S.K. Paha P.S.K. Paha is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer and manager. During his playing career Paha played as a defender specifically as a right-back for Sekondi Wise Fighters, Sekondi Eleven Wise and Great Ambassadors. At th ...

(2000–2002) * Oko Aryee (2002–) *

John Eshun John Eshun (17 July 1942 – 6 November 2018) was a Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football defender. Career Born in Sekondi, Eshun began playing club football for local sides Sekondi Wise Fighters, Se ...

(2005) *

Bashir Hayford Bashir Hayford is a Ghanaian people, Ghanaian football manager who currently serves as manager for Ghana Premier League side Legon Cities FC, Legon Cities. Career In August 2018, he was appointed as manager of the Ghana women's national football ...

(2005–2006, no competitive games) * Isaac Paha 2006–2008) * Mumuni Gamel (2008–2009) * Anthony Edusei (2009–2011) * Kuuku Dadzie (2011–2012) *

Yusif Basigi Yusif Basigi (born 1 March 1972) is a Ghanaian professional football manager who currently coaches the Hasaacas Ladies F.C. and the Ghana women's national under-20 football team. He previously coached former Ghana Premier League team; Sekondi H ...

(2013–2017) * Didi Dramani (2017–2018) * Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2018) *

(2018–2019) * Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2019–)

Players

Current squad

*The following players were called up to play at two International Friendlyin April 2022 against . ''Caps and goals as of 10 March 2020 after match against .''

Recent call-ups

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

Previous squads

;FIFA Women's World Cup * 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup squad * 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup squad * 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup squad ;Africa Women Cup of Nations * 2000 African Women's Championship squad * 2010 African Women's Championship squad * 2014 African Women's Championship squad * 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad * 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations squad

Notable players

* Alberta Sackey – 2002 African Women Player of the Year *

Adjoa Bayor Adjoa Bayor (born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team. International career Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Wo ...

– 2003 African Women Player of the Year

Captains

* Alberta Sackey (199?–2003) * Memunatu Sulemana (2003–2006) *

(2006–2010) *

Florence Okoe Florence Okoe (born 12 November 1984) is a Ghanaian women's international footballer who plays as a midfielder. She is a member of the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2007 FIFA ...

(2010–2012) * Leticia Zikpi (2012–2014) General Captain (2018) * Elizabeth Addo (2016–)

Records

''*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 28 August 2021.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Continental

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Regional

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: ''Champions:''

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Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

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: Did not qualify *

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: Did not qualify *

: Did not qualify

Africa Women Cup of Nations

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African Games

WAFU Women's Cup record

References

External links

Official website
GHANAFA.org
FIFA profile
{{CAF women's teams African women's national association football teams

History

The beginning

Team image

Nicknames

Kits and crest

Kit suppliers

Home stadium

Grounds and training grounds

Rivalries

Nigeria

Overall official record

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Previous squads

Notable players

Captains

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Honours

Continental

Regional

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

Africa Women Cup of Nations

African Games

WAFU Women's Cup record

See also

References

External links