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
Association	Ghana Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Mercy Tagoe
Captain	Elizabeth Addo [1]
Most caps	Portia Boakye
FIFA code	GHA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	58 2 (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest	42 (June 2008)
Lowest	60 (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
Appearances	3 (first in 1999)
Best result	1st round (1999, 2003, 2007)
African Women's Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)

History

Beginning

The Ghana women's national team played its first international match...

Home stadium

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Coaching staff

Reference: Ghana MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS and TECHNICAL TEAM, GHANAFA.org (in English)

As of November 2020

Position	Name
Head coach	Mercy Tagoe
Assistant coach	Anokye Frimpong
Assistant coach	Nana Andy Sinasen
Pysiotherapist	Margaret Foli
Goalkeeping 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
	GK	Azume Adams	28 December 1997	Prisons
	GK	Fafali Dumehasi	25 December 1993	Police
	GK	Abigail Tawiah-Mensah		Halifax
	DF	Gladys Amfobea	1 July 1998	Lady Strikers
	DF	Linda Eshun	5 August 1992	Hasaacas
	DF	Janet Egyir	7 May 1992	Hasaacas
	DF	Philicity Asuako	25 December 1999	Police
	MF	Victoria Osei		Ampem Darkoa
	MF	Juliet Acheampong	11 July 1991	Prisons
	MF	Sherifatu Sumaila	30 November 1996	Kiryat Gat
	MF	Mary Essiful	22 June 1993	Intellectuals
	MF	Elizabeth Addo (captain)	1 September 1993	North Carolina Courage
	MF	Portia Boakye	17 April 1989	Djurgården
	MF	Grace Asantewaa	5 December 2000	Logroño
	MF	Faustina Kyeremeh		Immigration
	FW	Beatrice Sesu	27 November 1995	Police
	FW	Priscilla Hagan	8 April 1996	TS Row Rybnik
	FW	Princella Adubea	27 December 1998	Racing Santander

Recent call ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up

Individual records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2020.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Notable players (past and present)

• Alberta Sackey — 2002 African Women Player of the Year[6]
• Adjoa Bayor — 2003 African Women Player of the Year[6]

Managers

• Anthony Edusei (1993)[7]
• Jones Ofosuhene (1997)
• Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie (1998–1999)
• P.S.K. Paha (2000–2002)[8]
• Oko Aryee (2002–)[9]
• John Eshun (2005)[10]
• Bashir Hayford (2005–2006, no competitive games)
• Isaac Paha 2006–2008)[11]
• Mumuni Gamel (2008–2009)[12]
• Anthony Edusei (2009–2011)[13]
• Kuuku Dadzie (2011–2012)[14]
• Yusif Basigi (2012-2017)[15]
• Didi Dramani (2017–2018)[16][17]
• Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2018)
• Bashir Hayford (2018–2019)[18]
• Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2019–present)[19]

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.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2020

4 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GS	Ghana	0–3	Chile	Alanya, Turkey
16:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Araya  54' (pen.) Sáez  56' Pardo  71'	Stadium: Starlight Sport Complex

7 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GS	Northern Ireland	0–4	Ghana	Alanya, Turkey
18:00 (UTC+3)		Report	Adubea  18' Sesu  33' Asantewaa  41', 53'

10 March 2020 Turkish Women's Cup GS	Ghana	3–1	Kenya	Alanya, Turkey
16:00 (UTC+3)	Addo  36', 53' (pen.) Asantewaa  ?'	Report	?  90+1'

26 November 2020 Friendly	Ghana	3–1	Morocco	Accra, Ghana
16:30 (UTC±0)	Kyeremeh  26' Eshun  45+3' Aoyem  64'	Report	Chebbak  5' (pen.) Ouinekh  45'	Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 0

30 November 2020 Friendly	Ghana	v	Morocco	Accra, Ghana
(UTC±0)				Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Attendance: 0

Overall official record

Competition	Stage	Result	Opponent	Position / notes
00001991 AC	QF	1–5 1–2	Nigeria
00001995 AC	QF	walkover	Guinea
		0–3 0–2	Nigeria
1998 ACQ		11–0 8–0	Guinea
1998 AC	GS	4–0	South Africa
		3–1	Cameroon	1 / 3
	SF	4–1 (AET)	Congo DR
	F	0–2 (AET)	Nigeria
1999 WC	GS	1–1	Australia
		0–7	China
		0–2	Sweden	4 / 4
2000 ACQ	2nd QS	walkover	Sierra Leone
2000 AC	GS	2–2	Nigeria
		2–0	Cameroon
		3–0	Morocco	2 / 4
	SF	0–1	South Africa
	BM	6–3	Zimbabwe
2002 ACQ	2nd QS	3–0 3–1	Senegal
2002 AC	GS	2–0	Mali
		1–0	Nigeria
		3–0	Ethiopia	1 / 4
	SF	3–2 (AET)	Cameroon
	F	0–2	Nigeria
2003 WC	GS	0–1	China
		0–3	Russia
		2–1	Australia	3 / 4
2004 ACQ	2nd QS	13–0 9–0	Guinea
2004 AC	GS	3–0	South Africa
		2–1	Ethiopia
		2–0	Zimbabwe	1 / 4
	SF	0–1 (AET)	Cameroon
	BM	0–0 (PSO: 6–5)	Ethiopia
2006 ACQ	3rd QS	walkover	Congo
2006 AC	GS	1–0	Mali
		2–1	Cameroon
		3–1	Congo DR	1 / 4
	SF	1–0	South Africa
	BM	0–1	Nigeria
2007 WC	GS	1–4	Australia
		0–4	Canada
		2–7	Norway	4 / 4
2008 SOQ	R16	2–1 2–0	Angola
	QF	3–1 1–0	Congo DR
	FR	1–0 0–2	Nigeria
		1–0 2–1	South Africa
		walkover	Ethiopia	2 / 4
2008 ACQ	2nd QS	1–1 3–0	Ivory Coast
2008 AC	GS	1–1	Nigeria
		0–1	South Africa
		3–2	Tunisia	3 / 4
2010 ACQ	2nd QS	1–0 3–0	Senegal
2010 AC	GS	2–1	Algeria
		1–2	Cameroon
		1–3	Equatorial Guinea	3 / 4
2012 SOQ	R16	2–1 5–0	Guinea
	QF	0–1 2–1	Ethiopia
2012 ACQ	1st QS	3–0 5–0	Mali
	2nd QS	1–1 1–1 (PSO: 8–9)	Cameroon
2014 ACQ	1st QS	3–0 3–0	Burkina Faso
	2nd QS	TBD	Ethiopia

Honours

Continental

• Africa Women Cup of Nations

Champions:

Runners-up:

Third place:

• African Games

Champions:

Runners-up:

Third place:

Achievements

Women's World Cup record

Competitive statistics Women's World Cup GP W D L GF GA GD Success World Cup finals 9 1 1 7 6 30 −24 11.11% World Cup quals 22 15 0 7 54 24 +30 68.18% World Cup total 31 16 1 14 60 54 +6 51.61%

FIFA Women's World Cup record by opposing team Ghana versus GP W D* L GF GA GD Success  Australia 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 33.3%  China PR 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0%  Canada 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0%  Norway 1 0 0 1 2 7 −5 0%  Russia 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0%  Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0% Total 9 1 1 7 6 30 −24 11.1%

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals
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
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2023	To be determined
Total	3/9	9	1	1	7	6	30

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1999	Group stage	20 June	Australia	D 1–1	Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
		23 June	China PR	L 0–7	Civic Stadium, Portland
		26 June	Sweden	L 0–2	Soldier Field, Chicago
2003	Group stage	21 September	China PR	L 0–1	The Home Depot Center, Carson
		25 September	Russia	L 0–3
		28 September	Australia	W 2–1	PGE Park, Portland
2007	Group stage	12 September	Australia	L 1–4	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
		15 September	Canada	L 0–4
		20 September	Norway	L 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 record

Africa Women Cup of Nations Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Quarter-finals	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5
1995	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3
1998	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	11	4	+7
2000	Third place	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7
2002	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	4	+5
2004	Third place	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5
2006	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	7	2	+5
2008	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	0
2010	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Group stage	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
2016	Third Place[20]	5	3	1	1	8	4	+4
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Total	12/13	45	22	8	15	72	49	+23

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games record

African Games Finals
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	Winners	4	2	2	0	3	1
Total	4/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup record

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup

• Winners : 2018

See also

• Ghana Football Association
• Ghana national football team
• Women's football in Ghana

References

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10. https://www.modernghana.com/news/72584/2/eshun-abandons-queens.html
11. https://www.modernghana.com/sports/97842/paha-appointed-as-queens-coach.html
12. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Mumuni-Gamel-is-new-Black-Queens-coach-140189
13. https://www.modernghana.com/blogs/228510/adusei-named-black-queens-coach.html
14. https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/former-ghana-defender-kuuku-dadzie-gets-black-queens-job/534328
15. https://www.primenewsghana.com/sports/yusif-basigi-named-black-princess-coach.html
16. https://www.ghananewsagency.org/sports/-i-am-happy-with-mercy-tagoe-s-appointment-adwoa-bayor-117272
17. https://footballghana.com/coach-didi-dramani-quits-black-queens
18. https://starrfm.com.gh/2018/08/official-bashir-hayford-takes-over-as-black-queens-coach/
19. https://www.graphic.com.gh/graphicsports/football/mercy-tagoe-quarcoo-appointed-black-queens-coach.html
20. "Banyana go down to Ghana in women's Afcon bronze-medal match".

External links

• Official website, GHANAFA.org (in English)
• FIFA profile (in English)