Ghana national football team
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Key Takeaways
- The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international association football.
- The team is governed by the Ghana Football Association.
- Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006.
- Ghana have qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).
- Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, leading Ghana to successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965.
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WikipediaThe Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international association football. It is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. The team is governed by the Ghana Football Association. Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.
Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006. It has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), while finishing as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015). Ghana have qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).
On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, Ghana hosted Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish champions, drawing 3–3.
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