Ghana women's national football team

Ghana

Nickname(s)	Black Queens
Association	Ghana Football Association
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Yusif Basigi
Captain	Leticia Zikpi
Most caps	Memunatu Sulemana (37)
FIFA code	GHA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	52 (25 September 2015)
Highest	42 (June 2008)
Lowest	53 (July 2003)
First international
Nigeria 5−1 Ghana ( Lagos, Nigeria; 16 February 1991)
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)

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.

Honors

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
Total	3/7	9	1	1	7	6	30

Performance in Summer Olympics

• FIFA: Women's Olympic football:
  • 1996: Africa not eligible
  • 2000: Did not qualify
  • 2004: Did not qualify
  • 2008: Did not qualify
  • 2012: Did not qualify

Performance in Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
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
Total	10/11	37	18	6	13	61	42	−19

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

Roster for the 2014 African Women's Championship.

Head coach: Yusif Basigi

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1 1GK Fafali Dumehasi (1993-12-25)25 December 1993 (aged 20) Police Accra 2 3MF Hillia Kobblah (1991-07-07)7 July 1991 (aged 23) Faith Ladies 3 3MF Mary Berko (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 26) Police Accra 4 2DF Janet Egyir (1992-05-07)7 May 1992 (aged 22) Hasaacas Ladies 5 4FW Faiza Ibrahim (1990-03-22)22 March 1990 (aged 24) Police Accra 6 4FW Elizabeth Cudjoe (1992-10-17)17 October 1992 (aged 21) Hasaacas Ladies 7 3MF Agnes Quaye (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 25) Immigration Accra 8 2DF Juliet Acheampong (1991-07-11)11 July 1991 (aged 23) Ashtown Ladies 9 4FW Samira Suleman (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 23) Hasaacas Ladies 10 2DF Grace Asare (1974-10-27)27 October 1974 (aged 39) Reformers Ladies 11 2DF Cynthia Adobea (1990-08-01)1 August 1990 (aged 24) Reformers Ladies 12 4FW Agnes Aduako (1989-12-25)25 December 1989 (aged 24) Fabulous Ladies 13 4FW Leticia Zikpi (c) (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 28) Immigration Accra 14 2DF Mercy Myles (1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 22) Reformers Ladies 15 2DF Rosemary Ampem (1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (aged 22) Immigration Accra 16 1GK Nana Asantewaa (1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (aged 20) Police Accra 17 3MF Portia Boakye (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 25) Fabulous Ladies 18 3MF Mary Essiful (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 21) Intellectuals Ladies 19 4FW Diana Ankomah (1989-09-19)19 September 1989 (aged 25) Police Accra 20 2DF Linda Eshun (1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 22) Hasaacas Ladies 21 1GK Patricia Mantey (1992-08-27)27 August 1992 (aged 22) Immigration Accra

Staff

Head coach

• Yusif Basigi

Goalkeeper Coach

• Dora Zita

Management Committee chairman

• Alhaji Adam Munkaila

Notable players (past and present)

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

Players with Ghanaian roots

•  Anita Asante
• Tina Frimpong
•  Rachel Yankey MBE

Coaching staff

•  Isaac Paha 2004–2008
•  A. K. Edusei 2008–2011

Competitive statistics

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record	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 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%

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	Côte d'Ivoire
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

See also

• Ghana Football Association
• Ghana national football team

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile