Ghana women's national football team
Ghana women's national football team
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| Aŋa yitaalombile | national sports team  |
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| Country for sport | Ghana |
| Nickname | Black Queens |
| Short name | GHW |
| Competition class | women's association football |
| Sport | bɔlŋmɛ kpaaroo |
| Paaloŋ | Ghana |
| Team captain | Mercy Myles |
| Owned by | Ghana Football Association |
| FIFA country code | GHA |
A Ghana women's national football team are ko la a Ghana a tendaa gbuli zaa pɔgeba bɔl-ŋmɛ yeltare. A paarong taa la eebo neng a Ghana Football Association. A o bɔl-ŋmeɛreba la a Black Queens.[1]
Kpaarong Enfuomo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Yokpԑgele
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]A Ghana women's national football team meng taa la bammo nang e bee yokpɛgela la a "Black Queens."[2][3][4]
Kit supplier
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Kit supplier | Period |
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| Erima | 1991–1992 |
| Adidas | 1992–2000 |
| Kappa | 2000–2005 |
| Puma | 2005– |
Home stadium
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Grounds ane training grounds
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Kumasi Sports Stadium
Coaching staff
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Role | Name |
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| Head coach |  Kim Björkegren |
| Assistant coach |  Aboagye Dacosta |
| Assistant coach | Joyce Boatey-Agyei |
| Pysiotherapist | Margaret Foli |
| Goalkeeping coach | Raymond Fenny |
| Welfare manager | Anita Wiredu-Minta |
| Kits manager | Patience Quarshie |
| Team doctor | Caryn Agyeman Prempeh |
| Team nurse | Rosemary Aseidua |
2025
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| 21 FebruaryFriendly | Morocco | 1–0 | Ghana | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 5 AprilFriendly | Senegal | 0–1 | Ghana | Thiès, Senegal |
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| 8 AprilFriendly | Senegal | 1–0 | Ghana | Thiès, Senegal |
| 30 MayFriendly | Ivory Coast | 3–3 | Ghana | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
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| 3 JuneFriendly | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Ghana | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| 21 JuneFriendly | Ghana | 3–1 | Malawi | Benslimane, Morocco |
| 25 JuneFriendly | Ghana | 4–2 | Benin | Benslimane, Morocco |
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| 29 JuneFriendly | Ghana | 1−3 | Nigeria | Benslimane, Morocco |
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Manager history
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Anthony Edusei (1993)[5]
- Jones Ofosuhene (1997)
- Emmanuel Kwasi Afranie (1998–1999)
- P.S.K. Paha (2000–2002)[6]
- Oko Aryee (2002–)[7]
- John Eshun (2005)
- Bashir Hayford (2005–2006, no competitive games)
- Isaac Paha 2006–2008)
- Mumuni Gamel (2008–2009)
- Anthony Edusei (2009–2011)
- Kuuku Dadzie (2011–2012)
- Yusif Basigi (2013–2017)
- Didi Dramani (2017–2018)
- Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2018)
- Bashir Hayford (2018–2019)
- Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo (2019–2023)
- Nora Häuptle (2023–2025)
- Kim Björkegren (2025-present)
Competitive record
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]FIFA Women's World Cup
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]Ghana nang be FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Squad |
| 2003 | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
| 2007 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | Squad | |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2035 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 30 | |
Olympic Games
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Olympic Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1996 | Africa not eligible | ||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | ||||||||
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Women's Africa Cup of Nations record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1991 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
| 1995 | Semi-finals | 4th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
| 2000 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Squad |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad |
| 2004 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 2008 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
| 2010 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2014 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad |
| 2016 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 13/15 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 49 | |
African Games
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| African Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2003 | Did not enter | ||||||||
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| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2015 | Gold medalist | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2023 | Gold medalist | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total | 2 Gold medals | 2/6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
WAFU Women's Cup
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| WAFU Zone B Women's Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2019 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 1 Title | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
Current squad
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]A bɔl-ŋmeԑreba bama da nyԑ la boɔloo a squad kyaare neng deԑnoo bɔl-ŋmԑ a Ivory Coast a 30 May ane 3 June 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| GK | Cynthia Findib | 29 November 2002 (age 22) | Free agent | |||
| GK | Kerrie McCarthy | 22 October 2000 (age 24) | Kumasi Sports Academy | |||
| GK | Afi Amenyeku | 15 November 2005 (age 19) | Northern Ladies | |||
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| DF | Nina Norshie | 14 September 2001 (age 23) | Texas State University | |||
| DF | Anasthesia Achiaa | 20 December 2003 (age 21) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| DF | Susan Ama Duah | 3 February 2002 (age 23) | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem [he] | |||
| DF | Portia Boakye (captain) | 17 April 1989 (age 36) | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |||
| DF | Louisa Aniwaa | 4 April 2003 (age 22) | Valadares Gaia | |||
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| MF | Ernestina Abambila | 30 December 1998 (age 26) | ETO FC Győr | |||
| MF | Jennifer Cudjoe | 7 March 1994 (age 31) | DC Power FC | |||
| MF | Grace Asantewaa | 5 December 2000 (age 24) | FC Juárez | |||
| MF | Nancy Amoh | 18 September 2005 (age 19) | Ampem Darkoa Ladies | |||
| MF | Jacqueline Owusu | 12 June 2002 (age 23) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |||
| MF | Evelyn Badu | 11 September 2003 (age 21) | Molde | |||
| MF | Alice Kusi | 12 January 1995 (age 30) | Al-Ahli | |||
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| FW | Josephine Bonsu | 20 August 1999 (age 25) | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | |||
| FW | Princella Adubea | 27 December 1998 (age 26) | Abu Dhabi CC | |||
| FW | Stella Nyamekye | 18 September 2005 (age 19) | Gotham FC | |||
| FW | Doris Boaduwaa | 24 December 2002 (age 22) | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem [he] | |||
| FW | Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah | 8 September 1995 (age 29) | London City Lionesses | |||
| FW | Princess Marfo | 2 October 2003 (age 21) | Bay FC | |||
| FW | Abigail Kofi Kim | 19 July 1998 (age 26) | Ankara BB Fomget | |||
| FW | Sherifatu Sumaila | 30 November 1996 (age 28) | Hapoel Petah Tikva | |||
Pampana boɔloo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]A bɔl-ŋmeԑreba bama da nyԑ la boɔloo a Ghana squad a kyue 12 nang da pare.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Afi Amenyeku | 25 May 2002 (age 23) | Northern Ladies | v. Benin, 27 October 2023 PRE | ||
| GK | Victoria Agyei | 15 May 1996 (age 29) | - | - | Antalya Spor | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| GK | Safiatu Salifu | 3 March 2002 (age 23) | Young Africans | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 | ||
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| DF | Martha Appiah | 20 March 2002 (age 23) | Pyunik | v. Benin, 27 October 2023 PRE | ||
| DF | Shine Agbomadzi | 11 June 2001 (age 24) | FAR Rabat | v. Benin,31 October 2023 | ||
| DF | Janet Egyir | 7 May 1992 (age 33) | Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem [he] | v. Zambia, 28 February 2024 | ||
| DF | Bridget Adu | 9 February 1999 (age 26) | Luton Town Ladies | v. Japan, 13 July 2024PRE | ||
| DF | Philomena Abakah | 1 November 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Red Star Belgrade | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| DF | Linda Eshun | 5 August 1992 (age 32) | - | - | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| DF | Mavis Owusu | 7 December 2003 (age 21) | - | - | Al-Hilal | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| DF | Adama Alhassan | 28 November 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Army Ladies | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 |
| DF | Comfort Yeboah | 17 December 2006 (age 18) | Ampem Darkoa | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 | ||
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| MF | Mafia Nyame | 7 October 2004 (age 20) | Faith Ladies | v. Zambia, 28 February 2024 | ||
| MF | Fiduos Yakubu | 6 September 2000 (age 24) | Hasaacas Ladies | v. Zambia, 28 February 2024 | ||
| MF | Victoria Osei | 30 July 2002 (age 22) | TP Mazembe | v. Japan, 13 July 2024PRE | ||
| MF | Wasila Diwura-Soale | Tampa Bay Sun FC | v. Japan, 13 July 2024PRE | |||
| MF | Fridaus Yakubu | Hasaacas Ladies | v. Japan, 13 July 2024PRE | |||
| MF | Grace Acheampong | 6 September 2000 (age 24) | - | - | BIIK Shymkent | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| MF | Grace Asantewaa | 5 December 2000 (age 24) | - | - | Juárez | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 |
| MF | Stella Nyamekye | 18 December 2006 (age 18) | - | - | Dreamz Ladies | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 |
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| FW | Alice Kusi | 12 January 1995 (age 30) | - | - | Al Hilal | v. Morocco, 21 February 2025 INJ |
| FW | Freda Ayisi | 21 October 1994 (age 30) | Charlton Athletic | |||
| FW | Success Ameyaa | 5 August 2005 (age 19) | Hasaacas Ladies | v. Benin,27 October 2023PRE | ||
| FW | Vivian Adjei | 14 January 2000 (age 25) | - | - | Beşiktaş | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| FW | Mukarama Abdulai | 16 October 2002 (age 22) | - | - | Hasaacas Ladies | v. Japan, 13 July 2024 |
| FW | Mary Amponsah | 16 April 2006 (age 19) | Ampem Darkoa | v. Morocco,21 February 2025 | ||
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Notes:
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Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ https://archive.today/20130131094437/http://www.ourghana.com/sports/early-camp-for-black-queens-ahead-of-mali-tie
- ↑ https://archive.today/20130131094437/http://www.ourghana.com/sports/early-camp-for-black-queens-ahead-of-mali-tie
- ↑ https://ghanasportsonline.com/category/national-teams/black-queens
- ↑ https://www.ghanafa.org/atlas-lioness-suffer-second-defeat-as-black-queens-show-class-in-international-friendly
- ↑ https://www.happyghana.com/no-problem-handling-black-queens-sellas-tetteh/
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Black-Queens-Coach-Sacked-26622
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Black-Queens-Get-New-Coach-26652