Ghana

Ghana

The Ghana national football team, known as the Black Stars, represents Ghana in international football under the Ghana Football Association, a FIFA member since 1958. The Black Stars are one of Africa's most celebrated teams, having won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982). Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022. Their greatest World Cup moment came in 2010 in South Africa, when they reached the quarter-finals and came agonisingly close to the semi-finals before a late penalty miss and defeat on penalties to Uruguay. Notable players include Abedi Pele, Michael Essien, Asamoah Gyan, André Ayew, and Jordan Ayew. Ghana has consistently produced world-class talent and remains a major force in African and global football.