The Ghana A' national football team is the local national football team of

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 ...

and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. The team represents

at the WAFU Nations Cup and the

African Nations Championship The African Nations Championship (french: Championnat d'Afrique des Nations; abbreviated as CHAN), known as the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship for sponsorship purposes, is a biennial African national association football tourname ...

and is controlled by the

Ghana Football Association The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is a governing body of association football, based in Accra. Founded in 1957, it was dissolved with "immediate effect", according to Minister of Sport, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, on 7 June 2018, after the uncover ...

. They are also known as the ''Local Black Stars''. The Local Black Stars came second at the 2009 African Nations Championship, at the

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edition hosted in

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, Ghana reached the final again but lost in a penalty shoot-out to the Libya. They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the on both occasions in

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and

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. The current coach of the side is Annor Walker.

Maxwell Konadu Maxwell Konadu (born 4 December 1972) is a Manager (association football), football coach and a retired Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football player. He was the head coach of the Asante Kotoko F.C., As ...

and

Ibrahim Tanko Ibrahim Anyars Tanko (born 25 July 1977) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played mostly as a second striker or an attacking midfielder, scout and manager who last served as the head coach of the local Black Stars - Ghana A' national footbal ...

are former head coaches of the side.

Results

Squad

Previous squads

; African Nations Championship squads * CHAN 2014 squad

Coaching staff

''As of 15 April 2021''

Current technical staff

Last updated: April 2021 Source
Ghana Football Association official website
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Previous Head Coaches

(November 2013–December 2020) *

(December 2020–April 2021)

Honours

: * Second place:

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WAFU Nations Cup * Champions:

References

External links

Ghana A' on Soccerway
{{National sports teams of Ghana National A' association football teams Ghana national football team