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General Information for Ghana

Ghana Football Association
Founded
1957
FIFA entry
1958
Average height in 2017
1.79m
Average age in 2017
23.6
Confederation
CAF
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Jersey in 2017
Jersey in 2017

Coaches in 2017

Grant, Avraham (Coach)

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Grant, Avraham (Coach)

Day of Birth
1955-02-06
Place of Birth
Petah Tikva (Israel)
Height
1.78m
Matches
6 (6 / 0)
Goto coach Avraham Grant

Appiah, James Kwesi (Coach)

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Appiah, James Kwesi (Coach)

Day of Birth
1960-06-30
Place of Birth
Kumasi (Ghana)
Matches
11 (7 / 4)
Goto coach James Kwesi Appiah

Players of Ghana in 2017

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ofori, Richard 1993-11-01 Goalkeeper South Africa Maritzburg United 9 0 0 0 0 0
Brimah, Razak 1987-06-22 Goalkeeper South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 0 0 0 0 0
Addo, Joseph 1990-11-02 Goalkeeper Ghana Aduana Stars Dormaa 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ati-Zigi, Lawrence 1996-11-29 Goalkeeper France FC Sochaux - Montbéliard 0 0 0 1 0 0
Amartey, Daniel 1994-12-01 Centre Back England Leicester City 11 0 0 1 0 0
Afful, Harrison 1986-06-24 Right Back USA Columbus Crew 10 1 0 0 0 0
Boye, John 1987-04-23 Centre Back Turkey Sivasspor 8 0 1 0 0 0
Agbenyenu, Lumor 1996-08-15 Left Back Portugal Sporting CP Lisboa 6 0 0 1 0 0
Mensah, Jonathan 1990-07-13 Centre Back USA Columbus Crew 5 0 0 0 0 0
Darkwah, Daniel 1991-10-10 Left Back Ghana Aduana Stars Dormaa 3 0 0 0 0 0
Awal, Mohamed 1988-05-01 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Fahaheel SC 2 0 1 0 0 0
Frimpong, Amos 1991-11-18 Right Back Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nuhu, Musah 1997-01-17 Centre Back Ghana West African Football Academy 2 0 0 0 0 0
Yiadom, Andy 1991-12-08 Right Back England Barnsley FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
Opoku, Nicholas 1997-11-08 Centre Back Tunisia Club Africain Tunis 1 1 0 1 0 0
Akaminko, Jerry 1988-05-02 Centre Back Turkey Eskişehirspor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sarfo, Samuel 1990-08-12 Centre Back Iran Saipa Tehran 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sumaila, Rashid 1992-12-18 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nuhu, Kasim 1995-06-22 Centre Back Switzerland Young Boys Bern 1 0 0 1 0 1
Opare, Daniel 1990-10-18 Right Back Germany FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 1 0
Adams, Ahmed 1993-03-06 Centre Back Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rahman, Baba 1994-07-02 Left Back Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ampiah, Emmanuel 1992-04-04 Left Back Ghana Elmina Sharks 0 1 0 0 0 0
Imoro, Ibrahim 1999-10-02 Left Back Ghana Bolga All Stars 0 1 0 0 0 0
Abass, Mohammed 1994-07-15 Left Back USA Harrisburg City Islanders 0 0 0 0 1 0
Attingah, Vincent 1993-10-30 Centre Back Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 0 0 0 0 1 0
Partey, Thomas 1993-06-13 Defensive Midfielder Spain Atlético Madrid 9 0 4 1 0 1
Ofori, Ebenezer 1995-07-01 Defensive Midfielder Germany VfB Stuttgart 8 0 1 1 0 0
Ayew, André 1989-12-17 Left Midfielder Wales Swansea City 7 1 2 0 0 0
Atsu, Christian 1992-01-10 Right Midfielder England Newcastle United 7 1 0 0 0 0
Wakaso, Mubarak 1990-07-25 Left Midfielder Spain Deportivo Alavés 5 1 0 0 0 0
Acquah, Afriyie 1992-01-05 Centre Midfielder Italy Torino FC 3 3 0 0 0 0
Waja, Gideon 1996-12-15 Centre Midfielder Ghana West African Football Academy 3 0 1 0 0 0
Cobbinah, Winful 1991-09-06 Attacking Midfielder Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 3 0 0 0 0 0
Badu, Emmanuel Agyemang 1990-12-02 Centre Midfielder Turkey Bursaspor 2 3 0 0 0 0
Twum, Isaac 1998-02-14 Centre Midfielder Ghana Inter Allies Ho 1 2 0 0 1 0
Abbey, Thomas 1993-12-18 Attacking Midfielder Egypt Al-Ismaily SC 1 2 0 0 0 0
Gyasi, Edwin 1991-07-01 Right Midfielder Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1 1 1 0 0 0
Attamah, Joseph 1994-05-22 Defensive Midfielder Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 1 1 0 1 0 0
Duncan, Alfred 1993-03-10 Centre Midfielder Italy US Sassuolo 1 1 0 1 0 0
Abu, Mohammed 1991-11-14 Centre Midfielder USA Columbus Crew 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sackey, Isaac 1994-04-04 Defensive Midfielder Turkey Alanyaspor 1 1 0 0 0 0
Schlupp, Jeffrey 1992-12-23 Left Midfielder England Crystal Palace FC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sarfo, Kingsley 1995-02-13 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ashimeru, Majeed 1997-10-10 Centre Midfielder Austria Austria Lustenau 1 0 0 0 0 0
Donsah, Godfred 1996-06-07 Centre Midfielder Italy Bologna FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Lamptey, Richmond 1997-03-18 Centre Midfielder Ghana West African Football Academy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Abdul Fatawu 1992-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 1 0 0 0 0 0
Paintsil, Joseph 1998-02-01 Attacking Midfielder Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Poku, Kwadwo 1992-02-19 Attacking Midfielder Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 0 2 0 0 0 0
Lomotey, Emmanuel 1997-12-19 Centre Midfielder Spain Extremadura UD 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mohammed, Farouk 1995-07-09 Defensive Midfielder Ghana Elmina Sharks 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gyan, Asamoah 1985-11-22 Centre Forward Turkey Kayserispor 6 3 3 0 0 0
Ayew, Jordan 1991-09-11 Centre Forward Wales Swansea City 6 2 1 0 0 0
Acheampong, Frank 1993-10-16 Left Winger China Tianjin Taida 6 1 0 0 0 0
Dwamena, Raphael 1995-09-12 Centre Forward Switzerland FC Zürich 4 1 2 1 0 0
Agyepong, Thomas 1996-10-10 Left Winger Netherlands NAC Breda 3 2 0 0 0 0
Razak, Patrick 1990-02-12 Left Winger Ghana Hearts of Oak Accra 3 0 0 0 0 0
Boakye, Richmond 1993-01-28 Centre Forward Serbia Crvena Zvezda Beograd 2 1 2 0 0 0
Adams, Sadick 1990-01-01 Secondary striker Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 2 0 1 0 0 0
Tetteh, Samuel 1996-07-28 Left Winger Austria Linzer ASK 2 0 0 0 0 0
Waris, Abdul Majeed 1991-09-19 Centre Forward Portugal FC Porto 1 3 0 0 0 0
Accam, David 1990-09-28 Left Winger USA Chicago Fire 1 1 0 0 0 0
Gyamfi, Emmanuel 1994-12-16 Right Winger Ghana Asante Kotoko Kumasi 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tekpetey, Bernard 1997-09-03 Right Winger Germany Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ampomah, Opoku 1996-01-02 Left Winger Belgium RS Waasland - Beveren 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sasraku, Derrick 1994-04-12 Centre Forward Ghana Aduana Stars Dormaa 1 0 0 0 0 0
Twumasi, Patrick 1994-05-09 Right Winger Kazakhstan Astana FK 0 2 0 1 0 0
Addo, Felix 1993-05-06 Striker Ghana Elmina Sharks 0 1 1 0 0 0
Esso, Joseph 1996-12-10 Centre Forward Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mumuni, Zakaria 1996-12-11 Left Winger Ghana Aduana Stars Dormaa 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sarfo, Stephen 1992-05-25 Secondary striker Egypt Smouha SC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Antwi, John 1992-08-06 Centre Forward Egypt Misr lel-Makasa Faiyum 0 0 0 0 1 0

Matches of Ghana in 2017

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2017-01-17
Ghana
Ghana
Uganda
Uganda
1:0 c
Ghana vs. Uganda
African 2017 - Group D
Stade de Port-Gentil
2017-01-21
Ghana
Ghana
Mali
Mali
1:0 c
Ghana vs. Mali
African 2017 - Group D
Stade de Port-Gentil
2017-01-25
Egypt
Egypt
Ghana
Ghana
1:0 c
Egypt vs. Ghana
African 2017 - Group D
Stade de Port-Gentil
2017-01-29
DR Congo
DR Congo
Ghana
Ghana
1:2 c
DR Congo vs. Ghana
African 2017 - Quarter Finals
Stade d'Oyem
2017-02-02
Cameroon
Cameroon
Ghana
Ghana
2:0 c
Cameroon vs. Ghana
African 2017 - Semi Finals
Stade de Franceville
2017-02-04
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ghana
1:0 c
Burkina Faso vs. Ghana
African 2017 - 3rd Place
Stade de Port-Gentil
2017-05-25
Ghana
Ghana
Benin
Benin
1:1 c
Ghana vs. Benin
Friendly
Accra Sports Stadium
2017-06-11
Ghana
Ghana
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
5:0 c
Ghana vs. Ethiopia
African 2019 - Group F
Baba Yara Stadium
2017-06-28
Mexico
Mexico
Ghana
Ghana
1:0 c
Mexico vs. Ghana
Friendly
NRG Stadium
2017-07-01
USA
USA
Ghana
Ghana
2:1 c
USA vs. Ghana
Friendly
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
2017-08-12
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Ghana
2:2 c
Burkina Faso vs. Ghana
CHAN 2018 - Third Round
Stade du 4-Août
2017-08-20
Ghana
Ghana
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1:2 c
Ghana vs. Burkina Faso
CHAN 2018 - Third Round
Baba Yara Stadium
2017-09-01
Ghana
Ghana
Congo
Congo
1:1 c
Ghana vs. Congo
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Baba Yara Stadium
2017-09-05
Congo
Congo
Ghana
Ghana
1:5 c
Congo vs. Ghana
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Stade Municipal de Kintélé
2017-10-07
Uganda
Uganda
Ghana
Ghana
0:0 c
Uganda vs. Ghana
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Mandela National Stadium - Namboole
2017-10-10
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Ghana
0:3 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Ghana
Friendly
King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
2017-11-12
Ghana
Ghana
Egypt
Egypt
1:1 c
Ghana vs. Egypt
World Cup 2018 - Group E
Cape Coast Sports Stadium
17 Matches

Match Progress for Ghana in 2017

Favorite Opponents of Ghana

Opponent M W D L G
Nigeria
Nigeria
39 13 13 13 44
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
Guinea
Guinea
18 10 6 2 26
DR Congo
DR Congo
17 9 4 4 26
Mali
Mali
17 8 4 5 24
Liberia
Liberia
17 8 5 4 19
Tunisia
Tunisia
17 9 3 5 37
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
Zambia
Zambia
12 6 0 6 11
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
12 5 3 4 22
Congo
Congo
12 10 2 0 28
Morocco
Morocco
12 3 3 6 13
Gabon
Gabon
11 5 3 3 18
Gambia
Gambia
10 8 1 1 21
Libya
Libya
10 3 3 4 18
Cameroon
Cameroon
10 2 6 2 7
Angola
Angola
10 4 4 2 9
Algeria
Algeria
10 4 3 3 9
Mozambique
Mozambique
8 5 3 0 12
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
8 5 2 1 14
South Korea
South Korea
8 5 0 3 15
Tanzania
Tanzania
7 3 3 1 11
Japan
Japan
7 2 0 5 11
Australia
Australia
7 1 2 4 4
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
7 5 1 1 12
Madagascar
Madagascar
7 4 1 2 22
Lesotho
Lesotho
7 6 1 0 23
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
5 2 2 1 7
Brazil
Brazil
5 0 0 5 2
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
5 4 0 1 10
Kenya
Kenya
5 2 1 2 5
USA
USA
5 2 0 3 6
Malawi
Malawi
4 3 1 0 4
Namibia
Namibia
4 2 1 1 2
Mexico
Mexico
4 0 0 4 1
Rwanda
Rwanda
4 2 1 1 6
Comoros
Comoros
4 1 1 2 4
Germany
Germany
3 0 1 2 3
Eswatini
Eswatini
3 3 0 0 6
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
3 2 1 0 7
Netherlands
Netherlands
3 0 1 2 1
Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe
2 2 0 0 4
Somalia
Somalia
2 2 0 0 7
Canada
Canada
2 0 1 1 2
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 0 2 3
Burundi
Burundi
2 1 0 1 1
Mauritius
Mauritius
2 2 0 0 9
Botswana
Botswana
2 1 1 0 1
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
Chad
Chad
1 1 0 0 5
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Montenegro
Montenegro
1 0 0 1 0
Iran
Iran
1 0 0 1 0
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 3
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
1 1 0 0 2
Czechia
Czechia
1 1 0 0 2
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Switzerland
Switzerland
1 1 0 0 2
Indonesia
Indonesia
1 1 0 0 2
Slovenia
Slovenia
1 0 0 1 0
China
China
1 0 1 0 1
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 0 1 0
Latvia
Latvia
1 1 0 0 1
East Germany
East Germany
1 1 0 0 3
Eritrea
Eritrea
1 1 0 0 5
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 3
Italy
Italy
1 0 0 1 0
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 5
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 1 0 0 4
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
1 0 0 1 1
India
India
1 1 0 0 1
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
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 0 0 1 0
Austria
Austria
1 0 1 0 1
Iceland
Iceland
1 0 1 0 2
Norway
Norway
1 0 0 1 2
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 0 1 1
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