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General Information for Ghana

Ghana Football Association
Founded
1957
FIFA entry
1958
Average height in 1997
1.77m
Average age in 1997
22.3
Confederation
CAF
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Emblem
Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Israël, Rinus (Coach)

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Israël, Rinus (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-03-19
Day of Death
2025-07-01
Place of Birth
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Height
1.79m
Matches
10 (6 / 4)
Goto coach Rinus Israël

Arday, Sam (Coach)

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Arday, Sam (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-11-02
Day of Death
2017-02-12
Place of Birth
Accra (Ghana)
Matches
3 (2 / 1)
Goto coach Sam Arday

Players of Ghana in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Addo, Simon 1974-12-11 Goalkeeper Greece PS Kalamata 9 0 0 0 0 0
Kingson, Richard 1978-06-13 Goalkeeper Turkey Galatasaray SK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Moffat, Leonard 1973-12-31 Goalkeeper Ghana Dawu Youngstars 1 0 0 0 0 0
Obimpeh, Richard 1975-12-30 Goalkeeper Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 0 1 0 0 0 0
Adjei, Sammi 1973-11-18 Defender Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 8 0 0 0 0 0
Bastious, Foster 1975-02-20 Defender Greece PS Kalamata 8 0 0 0 0 0
Armah, Emmanuel 1968-04-22 Defender Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 6 1 0 0 0 0
Kuffour, Samuel 1976-09-03 Centre Back Germany Bayern München 5 0 1 0 0 0
Amankwah, Frank 1971-12-29 Right Back Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nettey, Jacob 1976-01-25 Defender Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 4 1 0 0 0 0
Allotey, Patrick 1978-09-13 Defender Netherlands Excelsior Rotterdam 4 0 0 0 0 0
Gargo, Mohammed 1975-06-19 Centre Back Italy Udinese Calcio 3 0 2 0 0 0
Saba, Christian 1978-12-29 Centre Back Germany Bayern München II 3 0 0 0 0 0
Asare, Isaac 1974-09-01 Right Back Belgium Cercle Brugge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Addo, Joe 1971-09-21 Defender Portugal CF Os Belenenses 1 0 0 0 0 0
Duah, Edward Agyemang 1973-10-17 Defender Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Owusu, Yaw 1973-07-20 Defender Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ayew, Abedi Pelé 1964-11-05 Attacking Midfielder Germany TSV 1860 München 7 1 1 0 0 0
Owusu-Ansah, Princeton 1974-12-03 Midfielder Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 7 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson, Samuel 1973-07-25 Defensive Midfielder Belgium RSC Anderlecht 4 0 1 0 0 0
Boateng, Kwabena 1974-10-10 Midfielder Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 3 1 0 0 0 0
Ackon, Richard John 1978-10-10 Midfielder Norway Stabæk Bærum 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kuffour, Emmanuel Osei 1976-04-06 Midfielder Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast 3 0 0 0 0 0
Akonnor, Charles 1974-03-12 Attacking Midfielder Germany Fortuna Köln 2 0 0 0 0 0
Duah, Emmanuel 1976-11-14 Right Midfielder Portugal União Leiria 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kumah, Ablade 1970-06-26 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Jidda 2 0 0 0 0 0
Aboraa, Stanley 1969-08-25 Midfielder South Korea Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 1 1 0 0 0 0
Yahaya, Mallam 1974-12-31 Midfielder Germany Stuttgarter Kickers 1 1 0 0 0 0
Adjei, Adjeteh 1973-12-31 Midfielder Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Alhassan, George 1977-08-31 Midfielder Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Aryee, Bernard 1973-04-23 Midfielder Netherlands FC Zwolle 1 0 0 0 0 0
Quaye, Shamo 1971-10-22 Midfielder Sweden Umeå FC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Attram, Godwin 1980-08-07 Attacking Midfielder Ghana Great Olympics Accra 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hagan, Ebenezer 1975-10-01 Midfielder Greece PS Kalamata 0 1 0 0 0 0
Boateng, Robert 1974-07-13 Striker Norway Rosenborg BK 4 3 1 0 0 0
Aboagye, Felix Ahmed 1975-12-05 Striker Egypt Al-Ahly al-Qāhira 3 1 1 0 0 0
Moses, Arthur 1973-03-03 Centre Forward France Olympique Marseille 3 0 2 0 0 0
Yeboah, Tony 1966-06-06 Centre Forward Germany Hamburger SV 3 0 0 0 0 0
Kuffour, Isaac 1978-12-30 Striker Ghana Okwawu United Nkawkaw 3 0 0 0 0 0
Dadzie, Ebenezer 1975-06-01 Striker Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 2 3 0 0 0 0
Grant, Kim 1972-09-25 Striker England Millwall FC 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ayew, Kwame 1973-12-28 Centre Forward Portugal Boavista FC 2 1 0 0 0 0
Preko, Yaw 1974-09-08 Centre Forward Turkey Gaziantepspor 2 1 0 0 0 0
Sakyi, Yaw Striker Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 2 1 0 0 0 0
Fameyeh, Joe 1978-10-19 Striker Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 2 0 0 0 0 0
Konadu, Maxwell 1972-12-04 Striker Portugal União Leiria 1 1 0 0 0 0
Deblah, Kofi 1971-08-06 Centre Forward Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Asamoah, Anthony 1975-09-22 Striker Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Okyere, Joe 1974-11-11 Striker Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Quainoo, Isaac 1980-09-20 Striker Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tetteh, Emmanuel 1974-12-25 Centre Forward Sweden IFK Göteborg 0 1 0 0 0 0
Debrah, Joe 1971-12-12 Striker Ghana Goldfields Obuasi 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Ghana in 1997

Missing match data:
  • Egypt (03.12.) p
  • Togo (06.01.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-01-06
Togo
Togo
Ghana
Ghana
4:0 p
Togo vs. Ghana
Friendly
Stade Municipal de Lomé
1997-01-12
Ghana
Ghana
Morocco
Morocco
2:2 c
Ghana vs. Morocco
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Baba Yara Stadium
1997-01-26
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 c
Zimbabwe vs. Ghana
African 1998 - Group 1
National Sports Stadium Harare
1997-04-05
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Ghana
1:1 c
Sierra Leone vs. Ghana
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Siaka Stevens National Stadium
1997-04-27
Ghana
Ghana
Gabon
Gabon
3:0 c
Ghana vs. Gabon
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Accra Sports Stadium
1997-06-07
Morocco
Morocco
Ghana
Ghana
1:0 c
Morocco vs. Ghana
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Stade Mohamed V
1997-06-12
Ghana
Ghana
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1:3 c
Ghana vs. Yugoslavia
Friendly
Seoul Olympic Stadium
1997-06-14
South Korea
South Korea
Ghana
Ghana
3:0 c
South Korea vs. Ghana
Friendly
Suwon Sports Complex
1997-06-16
Egypt
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana
2:0 c
Egypt vs. Ghana
Friendly
Seoul Olympic Stadium
1997-06-22
Angola
Angola
Ghana
Ghana
1:0 c
Angola vs. Ghana
African 1998 - Group 1
Estádio da Cidadela
1997-07-13
Ghana
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
2:1 c
Ghana vs. Zimbabwe
African 1998 - Group 1
Accra Sports Stadium
1997-08-17
Ghana
Ghana
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
0:2 c
Ghana vs. Sierra Leone
World Cup 1998 - Group 5
Len Clay Stadium
1997-12-03
Egypt
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana
3:2 p
Egypt vs. Ghana
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
13 Matches

Match Progress for Ghana in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Ghana

Opponent M W D L G
Nigeria
Nigeria
40 14 13 13 46
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
29 10 5 14 53
Togo
Togo
28 15 7 6 46
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
23 10 3 10 30
Egypt
Egypt
22 6 6 10 25
Benin
Benin
20 12 5 3 41
Liberia
Liberia
19 9 6 4 23
Mali
Mali
18 9 4 5 25
Guinea
Guinea
18 10 6 2 26
Tunisia
Tunisia
17 9 3 5 37
DR Congo
DR Congo
17 9 4 4 26
South Africa
South Africa
16 5 5 6 14
Sudan
Sudan
16 10 2 4 25
Niger
Niger
15 10 2 3 40
Senegal
Senegal
14 6 5 3 22
Uganda
Uganda
13 4 6 3 13
Morocco
Morocco
12 3 3 6 13
Zambia
Zambia
12 6 0 6 11
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
12 5 3 4 22
Congo
Congo
12 10 2 0 28
Gabon
Gabon
11 5 3 3 18
Algeria
Algeria
10 4 2 4 9
Gambia
Gambia
10 8 1 1 21
Libya
Libya
10 3 3 4 18
Angola
Angola
10 4 4 2 9
Cameroon
Cameroon
10 2 6 2 7
South Korea
South Korea
9 5 0 4 15
Mozambique
Mozambique
8 5 3 0 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
8 5 2 1 14
Japan
Japan
8 2 0 6 11
Lesotho
Lesotho
7 6 1 0 23
Tanzania
Tanzania
7 3 3 1 11
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 4 4
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
7 5 1 1 12
Madagascar
Madagascar
7 4 1 2 22
USA
USA
5 2 0 3 6
Comoros
Comoros
5 2 1 2 5
Brazil
Brazil
5 0 0 5 2
Mexico
Mexico
5 0 0 5 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 2 2 1 7
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
5 4 0 1 10
Kenya
Kenya
5 2 1 2 5
Germany
Germany
4 0 1 3 4
Malawi
Malawi
4 3 1 0 4
Namibia
Namibia
4 2 1 1 2
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
4 3 1 0 12
Rwanda
Rwanda
4 2 1 1 6
Eswatini
Eswatini
3 3 0 0 6
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 1
Austria
Austria
2 0 1 1 2
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 4
Somalia
Somalia
2 2 0 0 7
Chad
Chad
2 1 1 0 6
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 3
Burundi
Burundi
2 1 0 1 1
Canada
Canada
2 0 1 1 2
Botswana
Botswana
2 1 1 0 1
Mauritius
Mauritius
2 2 0 0 9
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 6
Turkey
Turkey
2 0 2 0 3
Thailand
Thailand
2 2 0 0 6
Chile
Chile
2 1 1 0 4
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 0 0 2 3
Serbia
Serbia
1 1 0 0 1
Greece
Greece
1 0 1 0 1
England
England
1 0 1 0 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 0 1 0 1
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
1 1 0 0 3
India
India
1 1 0 0 1
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 0 1 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 0 0 1 0
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 1 0 2
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 0 0 1 0
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1 1 0 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
1 1 0 0 2
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 3
China
China
1 0 1 0 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 0
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 1
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
Wales
Wales
1 0 1 0 1
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
Eritrea
Eritrea
1 1 0 0 5
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 3
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 3
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 5
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 1
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 4
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