Nickname	The Black Stars
Association	Ghana Football Association
Coach	Ratomir Dujkovic
Most caps	Abedi Pele (67)
Top scorer	Abedi Pele (33)
First international Ghana 1 - 0 Nigeria (Accra, Ghana; 28 May 1950)
Largest win Malawi 0 - 12 Ghana (Malawi; 15 October 1962)
Worst defeat Brazil 8 - 2 Ghana (São José, Brazil; 27 March 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2006)
Best result	-
African Nations Cup
Appearances	15 (First in 1963)
Best result	Winners, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982

The Ghana national football team, popularly known the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association.

Although the team did not qualify for the senior World Cup until 2006, Ghana has enjoyed tremendous success on the youth level, winning the World Under-17 title twice, and finishing second at the World Youth Championship twice as well. The team has won the African Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the joint most successful team in the contest's history, together with Cameroon and Egypt .

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1958 - Did not enter
• 1962 - Did not qualify
• 1966 - Withdrew
• 1970 to 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Withdrew
• 1986 to 2002 - Did not qualify
• 2006 - Qualified

African Nations Cup record

1957 - Did not enter 1959 - Did not enter 1962 - Did not qualify 1963 - Champions 1965 - Champions 1968 - Second place 1970 - Second place 1972 to 1976 - Did not qualify 1978 - Champions 1980 - Round 1 1982 - Champions

1984 - Round 1 1986 to 1990 - Did not qualify 1992 - Second place 1994 - Quarterfinals 1996 - Fourth place 1998 - Round 1 2000 - Quarterfinals 2002 - Quarterfinals 2004 - Did not qualify 2006 - Round 1

Current squad

Goalkeepers

• Sammy Adjei
• Philemon McCarthy
• George Owu

Defenders

• Yakubu Abubakari
• Isaah Ahmed
• Daniel Coleman
• Francis Dickoh
• Daniel Edusei
• Samuel Kuffour
• John Mensah
• Dan Quaye

Midfielders

• Stephen Appiah - Captain
• Godwin Attram
• Himinu Dramani
• Michael Essien
• Kingston Laryea
• Alex Tachie Mensah
• Sulley Ali Muntari
• Anthony Obodai
• Malik Buari

Forwards

• Matthew Amoah
• Isaac Boakye
• Joetex Asamoah Frimpong
• Asamoah Gyan
• Elvis Hammond

Notable players

• Abédi Pelé Ayew
• Tony Yeboah
• Nil Lamptey
• Ibrahim Sunday
• Richard Andoh