Women's national association football team representing Ghana
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
Current 60 1 (20 August 2021)[2] Highest 42 (June 2008) Lowest 60 (December 2019) Nigeria 5−1 Ghana (Lagos , Nigeria ; 16 February 1991) Ghana 13−0 Guinea [3] (Conakry , Guinea ; 11 July 2004) Germany 11−0 Ghana (Paderborn , Germany ; 22 July 2016)Appearances 3 (first in 1999 ) Best result 1st round (1999 , 2003 , 2007 ) Appearances 10 (first in 1991 ) Best result Runners-up (1998 , 2002 , 2006 )
The Ghana women's national football team represents Ghana in international women's football . It is governed by the Ghana Football Association . Its players are known as the Black Queens .[4]
History [ ]
The beginning [ ]
The Ghana women's national team played its first international match on 16 February 1991 against Nigeria in Lagos ,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. "[4] [5] [6]
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.[7] 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 crest and also known as the Pan-African colours .
The Ghana national football team's football kit for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by BuzzFeed .[8] A yellow and black patterned kit was introduced in 2020 by Puma.[9] The jersey received positive reviews on social media especially Twitter.[10] The white kit was maintained but a black and white Kente patterned introduced.[9] [11]
Kit suppliers [ ]
Kit supplier
Period
Erima
1991–1992
Adidas
1992–2000
Kappa
2000–2005
Puma
2005–present
Home stadium [ ]
Grounds and training grounds [ ]
There is an unknown home stadium for the Black Queens. World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches have been played at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi , Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi , the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast , the Accra Sports Stadium in the Accra and the Tamale Stadium in Tamale .[12]
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.[13] [14] [15] [16]
Rivalries [ ]
Nigeria [ ]
Just like their male counterparts the ''Black Stars '' Ghana national football team 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.[17] [18] [19] [20]
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
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
2020 [ ]
2021 [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Current coaching staff [ ]
As of November 2020 [21]
Role
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-Minta
Kits Manager
Patience Quarshie
Team Doctor
Caryn Agyeman Prempeh
Team Nurse
Rosemary Aseidua
Manager history [ ]
See also: Category:Ghana women's national football team managers
Players [ ]
See also: Category:Ghana women's international footballers
Current squad [ ]
The following 18 players were called up for the 2020 Turkish Women's Cup .[35]
Caps and goals as of 10 March 2020 after match against Kenya .
Recent call ups [ ]
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
Notable players [ ]
Captains [ ]
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Records [ ]
See also: Category:Ghana women's international footballers
*Active players in bold , statistics correct as of 28 August 2021.
Most capped players [ ]
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Top goalscorers [ ]
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#
Player
Year(s)
Goals
Caps
Honours [ ]
Continental [ ]
Champions: none
Runners-up: (1998 , 2002 , 2006 )
Third place: (1995 ** , 2000 , 2004 , 2016 )
Champions: 2015
Regional [ ]
Champions: 2018
Third place: 2019
Competitive record [ ]
FIFA Women's World Cup [ ]
FIFA Women's 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
2015
Did not qualify
2019
Did not qualify
2023
To be determined
Total
3/9
9
1
1
7
6
30
Olympic Games [ ]
Summer Olympics record
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
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[45]
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 [ ]
African Games record
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 [ ]
WAFU Zone B Women's Cup record
See also [ ]
Notes [ ]
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References [ ]
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^ "Banyana go down to Ghana in women's Afcon bronze-medal match" .
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