query: when was the last time ghana won african cup of nations

pos: Africa Cup of Nations scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched. Three months earlier, Zaire had become the first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify to the FIFA World Cup. Morocco won their first title in the 1976 ANC held in Ethiopia and Ghana took its third championship in 1978, becoming the first nation to win three titles. In 1980, Nigeria hosted the event and beat Algeria to capture its first championship. Ghana's fourth continental title came in the 1982 cup tournament; they beat Algeria in the semi-finals in extra time, and faced host Libya in the final.

pos: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final l'Amitié in Dakar, Senegal. They also played in the final in 2006 and 2012, losing in shootouts after goalless draws against Egypt and Zambia respectively. Ghana also appeared in their 20th tournament, and their 9th final. They have previously won 4 (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) and lost 4 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010). Ivory Coast were 28th in the FIFA World Rankings (3rd among African nations), while Ghana were 37th (5th among African nations). The match was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Both teams played conservatively, preferring to attack on the break, so a 0–0 draw after extra time was predictable. Ghana

pos: Charles Gyamfi Charles Gyamfi Charles Kumi Gyamfi (4 December 1929 – 2 September 2015) was a Ghanaian footballer and coach, who as a player became the first African to play in Germany when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960, and later became the first coach to lead the Ghana national football team to an Africa Cup of Nations victory. Gyamfi had his primary school education at the Accra Royal School in James Town. As coach of the Ghana national football team, he won the African Cup of Nations three times (1963, 1965 and 1982), making him the most successful coach in the

pos: West African Nations Cup West African Nations Cup The West African Nations Cup, also known as CSSA Nations Cup or "Zone 3" Championship, was a football championship held from 1982 to 1987 (not in 1985), but discontinued. Ghana won all editions, and indeed never lost a single match among the 25 they played. The tournament was unsuccessfully revived in 2001 as WAFU Championship; in 2005 a "WAFU Laurent Gbagbo West African Unity Cup" was organised between four of the better teams of the region, apparently as an invitational tournament so not a proper successor of the tournament of the eighties. The Supreme Council for

pos: 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification 8–1 on aggregate." "Egypt won 7–3 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate." "Zaire won 5–4 on aggregate." "Algeria won 5–4 on aggregate." "Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate." "Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate." "Ethiopia won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate. "Guinea advanced after Equatorial Guinea withdrew." "Madagascar advanced after Tanzania withdrew." "Ethiopia won by away goals rule after 3–3 on aggregate." "Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 6–3 on aggregate." "Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate." "Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate." "Tunisia advanced after Egypt withdrew." 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

pos: Ghana national football team FIFA U-16 World Championship and dominating the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition in the 1990s, where they reached four consecutive finals. They also twice won the African U-17 Championship. Ghana has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times – in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982 – bettered by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of three Nations Cup tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978. The Black Stars have qualified for the tournament 20 times in total, finishing as runners-up five times, third once, and fourth three times. Thus, Ghana has the most

pos: West African Nations Cup Sports in Africa (SCSA) was established in July 1965 in Brazzaville as the Comite Permanent du Sport Africain (CPSA). Its present title was adopted in Bamako on 14 December 1966. Since 3 July 1977, the SCSA has been functioning as a specialised agency of the Organisation of African Unity. The SCSA has its headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon. West African Nations Cup The West African Nations Cup, also known as CSSA Nations Cup or "Zone 3" Championship, was a football championship held from 1982 to 1987 (not in 1985), but discontinued. Ghana won all editions, and indeed never lost a single

pos: Ghana national football team when the tournament was still a full senior national team competition; their best achievement was the third position at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982) and has been runner-up five times (in 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015). After going through 2005 unbeaten, the Ghana national football team won the FIFA Best Mover of the Year Award and reached the second round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, they became only the third African team to

pos: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage the ball around the post. He then scored his own penalty shooting to the right of the net. Ivory Coast won their second title and their first since 1992, where they also defeated Ghana in the final after a penalty shoot-out, while Ghana lost their third straight Africa Cup of Nations final after their last triumph in 1982. 2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 31 January, and ended with the final on 8 February. The matches were held in the Equatorial Guinean cities of Malabo and Bata.

pos: Tripoli Stadium Tripoli Stadium The Tripoli International Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 67,000 spectators. It is the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games. The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi; it was the venue for the final between Ghana and Libya. It hosted the 2002 Italian Supercup between Juventus and Parma, which Juventus won, 2–1. Its old

neg: Ghana Football Association twice. Ghana became the first African country to win a medal in Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 2009, Ghana became the first African country to win the U-20 FIFA World cup by defeating Brazil. With regard to women's football, the Ghana Black Queens have participated in two World Cup tournaments and the Olympic Games. They have also been runners-up to the Falcons of Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations series. Ghana last hosted the African Cup of Nations Tournament in January 2008. Ghana successfully qualified for the African Cup of Nations Tournament in January 2017 after finishing

neg: Ivory Coast national football team the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Guinea on 18 November 2018 <br>"Caps and goals updated as of 18 November 2018, after the match against Guinea." The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months. The Ivory Coast team is notable for having participated in (and won) the two highest-scoring penalty shoot-outs in international football competition — the 24-shot shoot-out in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations when Ghana was defeated 11–10, and the 24-shot shoot-out in the quarter-final of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, when Cameroon

neg: Opoku Afriyie among 20 other Ghanaians nominated by CAF out of a total of 200 African footballers for the title of the best African player of the last 50 years. He was a member of the squad that won the 1978 African Cup of Nations making Ghana the first team to win it thrice. He scored the two goals in the final of that tournament. He also played in the 1980 African Cup of Nations where Ghana failed to defend its title. Opoku Afriyie was appointed team manager of Asante Kotoko in 2003. He has also served as the team manager and

neg: 2000 African Cup of Nations This is the first time ever that the African Cup was co-hosted by two countries. This is also the second time that Nigeria has hosted the African Cup after 1980 and the third time for Ghana after 1963 and 1978 Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. "All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)" Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced

neg: Otto Pfister Otto Pfister Otto Martin Pfister (born November 24, 1937) is a German football manager and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's "Manager of the Year" in 1992. He is formerly the manager of the Afghanistan national team. Pfister has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions—with Upper Volta (now: Burkina Faso), Zaire, Cameroon, and Ghana—and has reached the African Cup of Nations final twice, with Cameroon and Ghana. Pfister has won the FIFA U-17 World Cup with Ghana. He has also won the U19 African Cup of Nations with Cote d'Ivoire and led Togo in the

neg: Philemon McCarthy in Kumasi on 15 April 2012. He dislocated his finger after a terrific save in the game and he was not able to continue. His team lost the game 2-1 to their rivals after his substitutions. He is currently standby from Ghana and holds two national caps for Ghana. McCarthy was player in the squad for the African Nations Cup 2006, and return for the 2010 African Cup of Nations. McCarthy was the number goalkeeper for the local Black Stars when they won silver in the first edition of the African Nations Championship(CHAN) hosted by Ivory Coast in 2009. Goalkeeper

neg: Egypt national football team 2017, Egypt set a new record, not being defeated for 24 consecutive African Cup of Nations matches, since their last match at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Egypt also won their 9th consecutive match in the ACN, beating Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations final match, and becoming the first team to win three consecutive ACN titles. Subsequent to leading Egypt to its third consecutive ACN victory under his tenure, Egypt coach Hassan Shehata was offered the role of coaching the Nigeria national football team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In February 2010,

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations 1970 African Cup of Nations The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0. The tournament marked 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled. The 8 qualified teams are: Jaxa was chosen as the # 1 African player in the tournament. Goalkeeper

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1970 African Cup of Nations The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0. The tournament marked 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled. The 8 qualified teams are: Jaxa was chosen as the # 1 African player in

neg: Ibrahim Sunday DR Congo. At the 1970 Nations Cup, there was a rematch of the semifinal from two years before, Ghana again defeated the Ivorians winning 2–1, with Sunday scoring the opening goal. However, they lost in the final again, that time to hosts Sudan. The 1970 final was Sunday's last Nations Cup match, as Ghana failed to qualify for the 1972, 1974, and 1976 continental tournaments. Ghana then qualified for the 1972 Olympic tournament in Munich, and Sunday was part of the Olympic squad. As a coach, Sunday managed his former club Asante Kotoko, leading them to their second African Cup

neg: 1978 African Cup of Nations 1978 African Cup of Nations The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semifinals used in tournaments prior to 1976. Ghana won its third championship, beating Uganda in the final 2−0. The Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) and Mali were disqualified from this competition in 1978

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup by Asamoah Gyan. Had Ghana won their quarter final they would have become the very first African nation to progress to the semifinals of the world cup. Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th. The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil marked the first time more than one African team went beyond the group stages. While Ghana and Cameroon both collected disappointing results (apart from Ghana's 2–2 draw with later champions Germany, which saw them becoming the only team not to lose against the Germans in the entire tournament) and eventually

neg: Fred Osam-Duodu Fred Osam-Duodu Frederick Osam-Duodu (4 June 1938 – 4 October 2016) was a Ghanaian coach and a FIFA Instructor. A former Ghana national football team coach, he won the 1978 Africa Cup of Nations, the 1993 African U-20 Cup of Nations and a silver medal at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also Ghana's coach during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, held in Mali. In 2005, he led Gambia's Under 17 to win the African Youth Cup, qualifying them for a FIFA Youth Tournament for the first time. He was later the coach of Ghana's Under-17 team,

neg: Egypt national football team title, being the third title won as hosts, the last time Egypt won the tournament before this was in 1998. In the 2008 African Nations Cup in Ghana, Egypt qualified for this tournament. In this tournament, Egypt were placed in Group C with Cameroon, Zambia, and Sudan. Egypt beat Cameroon 4–2, won against Libya by a score of 3–0, but drew 1–1 against Zambia. Egypt entered the quarter-finals as the group leader. In the quarter-final, Egypt faced and beat Angola 2–1. Then, Egypt advanced to the semi-finals to face the Ivory Coast. The last time they faced each other was

neg: Abdelmajid Chetali was a victim as few of his teammates of a Malaria crisis. He nevertheless participated in the 1963 African Cup of Nations after having played and lost the final of the Friendship Games in Dakar against Senegal. At the 1965 African Cup of Nations held in Tunisia, he is captain of the selection. His team did a great competition before reaching the final against Ghana on 21 November. He scored a goal, which allowed Tunisia to equalize, but Ghana finally won the competition after extra time. He left the Étoile du Sahel in 1968 and returned as a coach from

neg: Kalif Alhassan although he did not make the squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, won by Ghana. In May 2008 Alhassan was also called into a camp with the Ghana national team for the 2009 African Nations Championship, again missing out on the final squad. Kalif is the son of former Ghana international and two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner George Alhassan. Kalif Alhassan Kalif Alhassan (born 15 October 1990 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Oklahoma City Energy. Alhassan began his career with Ghana Premier League side Liberty Professionals in 2007, helping the club to

neg: Tunisia national football team 18 August 1960, Tunisia recorded their biggest-ever win: an 8-1 thumping of Taiwan. In 1962, Tunisia entered the African Cup of Nations qualifiers for the first time: the team successfully qualified for the tournament and went on to finish third. Three years later, Tunisia hosted the 1965 African Cup of Nations and reached the final, where they lost 3-2 to Ghana in extra-time. Despite this early success, Tunisia did not enter the Cup of Nations again until 1976, and did not qualify for one until 1978. In 1973, however, the team entered the Palestine Cup of Nations and won in

neg: Alfred Nelson (footballer) team squad that finished runner-up at the 2014 African Nations Championship. Alfred signed for 2016 Ghana FA Cup winners, Bechem United F.C.in May 2016. He was part of Bechem United F.C. squad that won the FA Cup at the Cape Coast Stadium in September 2016. Alfred Nelson (footballer) Alfred Azumah Nelson (born 18 August 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Ghana Premier League club Bechem United F.C. and a member of Team Ghana who won the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. Alfred Nelson began his club career with Ghana Premier League club Liberty Professionals

neg: Koman Coulibaly refereeing career in 1994 with the District de Bamako league, then for Ligue 1 championnat national, and was finally promoted as a Fédération Malienne de Football official in 1999. He was selected as a referee for the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali, the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana, and the 2010 African Cup of Nations in Angola. Coulibaly officiated the final of the 2010 African Cup of Nations between Ghana and Egypt. Coulibaly had to be escorted off the pitch

neg: 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification 1986 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1986 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Egypt, as hosts, and Cameroon, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate." "Mozambique won 3–0 on aggregate." "Zimbabwe won 8–1 on aggregate." "Kenya won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 3–1 on aggregate." "Mauritania won 4–3 on aggregate." "Mali won 3–2 on aggregate." "Sierra Leone won 4–3 on aggregate." "Zimbabwe won 6–2 on aggregate." "Algeria won 5–1 on aggregate." "Libya won 2–1 on aggregate." "Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won

neg: 2000 African Cup of Nations 2000 African Cup of Nations The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4−3 on penalties. As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives. It was expected that Zimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 8

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." "Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew." "Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew." "Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew." "Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate." "Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate." The 8

neg: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification qualified teams are: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1970 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." "Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew." "Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew." "Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew." "Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate." "Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate." "Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate." "United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on

neg: 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the information on the matches and their outcomes for the 1976 African Cup of Nations. "Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 3–2 on penalties after 1–1 on aggregate." "Togo won 3–0 on aggregate." "Morocco won 6–0 on aggregate." "Mali advanced after Lesotho withdrew." "Niger advanced after Dahomey withdrew." "Morocco won 5–2 on aggregate." "Tunisia won 3–2 on aggregate." "Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 7–2 on aggregate." "Sudan won 3–0 on aggregate." "Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate." "Ghana won 5–3 on aggregate." "Congo advanced by away goals rule after

neg: 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1984 African Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire. Côte d'Ivoire, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate." "Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate." "Rwanda won 1–0 on aggregate." "Angola won 6–2 on aggregate." "Mali won 3–2 on aggregate." "Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate." "Togo won 4–0 on aggregate." "Benin advanced after Liberia withdrew." "Mauritius advanced after Lesotho withdrew." "Mozambique advanced after Swaziland withdrew." "Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate." "Algeria won 7–3 on aggregate." "Senegal won by away goals rule after

neg: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate." "Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate." "Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate." "Togo won 2–1 on aggregate." "Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate." "Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate." "Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate." "Mali won 4–1 on aggregate." "Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate." "Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate." "Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate." "Togo won 1–0 on aggregate." "Mali won 3–1 on

neg: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification aggregate." "Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate." "Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate." The 8 qualified teams are: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1972 African Cup of Nations. "Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate." "Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 3–1 on aggregate." "Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate." "Togo won 2–1 on aggregate." "Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate." "Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate." "Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate." "Mali won 4–1 on aggregate." "Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate." "Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate." "Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew." "Morocco won 5–3

neg: Ghana men's football team is known as the Black Stars, with the under-20 team known as the Black Satellites. Ghana has won the African Cup of Nations four times, the FIFA U-20 World Cup once, and has participated in three consecutive FIFA World Cups dating back to 2006. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Ghana became the third African country to reach the quarter-final stage of the World Cup after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002. Ghana national U-20 football team, known as the "Black Satellites", is considered to be the feeder team for the Ghana national football team. Ghana

neg: Ghana national football team reach the World Cup quarter-finals, and in 2014 they competed in their third consecutive World Cup. The Gold Coast Football Association was founded in 1920, succeeded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in 1957, which affiliated to Confederation of African Football and FIFA the following year. On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Black Stars played Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish champions, former European champions and intercontinental champions, and drew 3–3. Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and the Black Stars won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and

neg: Otto Pfister in the World Cup final in Florence, Ghana's first title. Ghana qualified for the 1992 African Cup of Nations after finishing top of their qualifying group. Ghana qualified to the Quarter-finals after two 1–0 victories over Egypt and Zambia in the first round of the final tournament. Ghana beat Congo national football team to take them through to the Semi-finals where they beat Nigeria, 2–1. On January 26, 1992 in Senegal, Ghana played Côte d'Ivoire in the final of the African Cup of Nations. After extra time the final score was 0–0 and the game entered penalties. After a marathon

neg: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 2008 Africa Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 January and 10 February 2008. Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. As winners, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives. With 99 goals, it was the highest-scoring Africa Cup of

neg: Ghana national football team final game appearances at the tournament with nine, essentially making the final in half of its appearances in the tournament. Ghana also holds the record of most consecutive semi-final appearances with five straight between 2008 and 2015. Ghana has competed in three African Nations Championship tournaments, twice finishing as runners-up. West African Nations Cup [SCSA Zone III] Record West African Football Union Nations Cup Record The Black Stars have qualified for three FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, and 2014. In 2006, Ghana was the only African side to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany,

neg: 2009 African Nations Championship Final 2009 African Nations Championship Final The 2009 African Nations Championship final was a football match held on March 8, 2009, and was the culmination of the inaugural tournament organised by CAF, aimed at players playing in their domestic leagues. The final was contested by DR Congo and Ghana, who had met earlier in the group stage, where Ghana ran out 3-0 winners. However, this was not to be the case, as DR Congo comfortably won 2-0 to record their first triumph in a continental competition since the 1974 African Nations Cup, where, as Zaire, they defeated Zambia 2-0 in the

neg: 2009 African Nations Championship Final replay 2009 African Nations Championship Final The 2009 African Nations Championship final was a football match held on March 8, 2009, and was the culmination of the inaugural tournament organised by CAF, aimed at players playing in their domestic leagues. The final was contested by DR Congo and Ghana, who had met earlier in the group stage, where Ghana ran out 3-0 winners. However, this was not to be the case, as DR Congo comfortably won 2-0 to record their first triumph in a continental competition since the 1974 African Nations Cup, where, as Zaire, they defeated Zambia 2-0 in

neg: Ghana national under-20 football team Ghana U-23 national team that won the Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The list also includes the players who have graduated from the Ghana U-20 national team and gone on to represent the senior Ghana national team at the FIFA World Cup or African Cup of Nations: Squad for the Toulon Tournament in France from 31–9 May June 2007. This team was eliminated 4-3 on penalty kicks by Burkina Faso after a 1-1 aggregate tie in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup African Qualifiers on 22 October 2006. Head coach: Sellas Tetteh Ghana national under-20 football team Ghana

neg: Ghana national under-17 football team The following list consist of previous Ghana U-17 national team players who have won or were influential at the FIFA U-17 World Cup with the Ghana U-17 national team or the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ghana U-20 national team, and those who were part of the Ghana U-23 national team that won the Bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The list also includes the players who have graduated from the Ghana U-20 national team and gone on to represent the senior Ghana national team at the FIFA World Cup or African Cup of Nations: Ghana national under-17

neg: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Cup in France. Nigeria were the defending champions. They won the tournament for their third consecutive and 11th overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title. In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Due to this sponsorship, the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations is named "2018 Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations". There were no other associations bidding to host the event other than Ghana. Ghana was de facto awarded the hosting rights on 27 September 2016 and officially in mid December. It

neg: Rigobert Song the African Nations cup a record eight times, serving as captain in five competitions except in South Africa 1996, Burkina Faso in 1998 and Angola 2010). Song holds the record of most consecutive games played in the African Nations Cup with 35 first-team games. He won the Nations Cup twice in Nigeria 2000 and Mali 2002, losing to Egypt in the finals in Ghana 2008. In 2010, Cameroon was featured in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations but failed to win the tournament. On 13 January 2010, the "Lions" lost in a 1–0 group-stage upset against Gabon but won a

neg: 1992 African Cup of Nations 1992 African Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals. Côte d'Ivoire won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11−10 after a goalless draw. The 12 qualified teams are: Otokoré (53' M. Traoré), Tiéhi, A. Traoré (101' Kouadio) Lamptey, Asare, Yeboah, Opoku The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first

neg: 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate." "Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate." "Benin advanced after Niger withdrew." "Morocco won 6–3 on aggregate." "Libya won 3–2 on aggregate." "Guinea won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 3–3 on aggregate." "Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate." "Togo won 2–1 on aggregate." "Zaire won 6–5 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 6–3 on aggregate." "Algeria advanced after

neg: 1992 African Cup of Nations in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty. Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards 1992 African Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals. Côte d'Ivoire won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11−10 after a goalless draw. The 12 qualified teams are: Otokoré (53' M.

neg: 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification Burundi withdrew." "Egypt advanced after Somalia withdrew." "Kenya advanced after Tunisia withdrew." "Sudan advanced after Uganda withdrew." "Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate." "Morocco won 8–2 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate." "Egypt won 4–3 on aggregate." "Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate." "Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate." 1980 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the qualifying process for the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Nigeria, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically. "Malawi won 6–3 on aggregate." "Mauritius won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate." "Benin advanced after Niger withdrew." "Morocco

neg: Africa Women Cup of Nations Africa Women Cup of Nations The Total Africa Women Cup of Nations (known as the African Women's Championship until 2015) is an international women's football competition held every two years and sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was first contested in 1991, but was not held biennially until 1998. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, having won a record 11 titles, meaning they have won all but two of the previous tournaments. Ghana hosted the tournament in 2018. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup every

neg: Otto Addo rout of Eritrea on 28 February 1999, and he achieved international prominence when he led the nation in the 2000 African Cup of Nations. Along with Hans Sarpei from VfL Wolfsburg, he is one of two Ghanaians with German roots to have played for the African side. He started for Ghana as right midfielder in the 2006 FIFA World Cup game against the Czech Republic on 17 June 2006 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, which Ghana won 2–0. In 2006 he played in Ghana's 2–1 win over the United States at the Frankenstadion in Nuremberg. Addo was strong in one-on-one

neg: Nii Lamptey success at any Youth International Tournament in which he played. At just 16 years, Nii Lamptey scored on his senior debut International for Ghana in a 1992 African Cup of Nations Qualifying home match against Togo in the 43rd minute. Ghana won the match 2–0.He became a regular International and his superb performances earned him a starting spot in the "Black Stars", forming a potent attacking force together with team captain Abedi Pele and Super striker Tony Yeboah. Ghana lost the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations to Côte d'Ivoire on a marathon penalty shoot-out in Senegal, a

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup finals were debutants, in contrast to 2002 when four of five had appeared at the previous World Cup. In Group 1, Togo beat 2002 World Cup quarterfinalists Senegal by two points. The "Black Stars" of Ghana won Group 2 by five points while in Group 3, "Les Éléphants" of Côte d'Ivoire lost both its matches to Cameroon but won the group since Cameroon drew too often. In Group 5, Tunisia won the group one point ahead of 1998 finalists and perennial rivals Morocco. Although Morocco was the only African team (of those who played a match) to remain undefeated, it

neg: Nuru Sulley invited Sulley to be a part of the Ghana national football team squad for the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup. Sulley helped the Ghana national football team to a first-place finish after Ghana beat Senegal by three goals to one. During the 2013 WAFU Nations Cup, Sulley was invited and has played 8 matches under Maxwell Konadu, the coach of Ghana's national football team. Ghana vs Burkina Faso national football team Semi-Finals WAFU Nations Cup and Ghana vs Senegal national football team Finals WAFU Nations Cup; African Nations Championship tournament in South Africa, Ghana vs Congo national football team, Ghana vs

neg: Robert Mensah Robert Mensah Robert Mensah was a former Ghanaian international football player. As a player, he was best known for his exploits at Asante Kotoko F.C. where he won the African Clubs Cup in 1970. He was also a runner-up with the Ghana squad for the 1968 African Cup of Nations and represented Ghana at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Mensah played in the 1967 Africa Clubs Cup final which resulted in a 3-3 draw and a replay was scheduled, however the Ghana Football Association never informed Asante Kotoko. As a result, Asante Kotoko did not participate in the replay and the

neg: Africa Women Cup of Nations in the 73rd minute Africa Women Cup of Nations The Total Africa Women Cup of Nations (known as the African Women's Championship until 2015) is an international women's football competition held every two years and sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was first contested in 1991, but was not held biennially until 1998. Nigeria is the most successful nation in the tournament's history, having won a record 11 titles, meaning they have won all but two of the previous tournaments. Ghana hosted the tournament in 2018. The competition has served as a qualifying tournament for the FIFA

neg: Stephen Makinwa the 2014 season scoring 4 goals in his first 9 games. In July 2014 he was signed by Slovenian side ND Gorica. Makinwa plays for the Nigerian national team, having won 14 caps since making his debut in 2004. Makinwa played for Nigeria in the 2006 African Cup of Nations when they finished third. Two years on, he played in the side which again failed to win, losing at the 2008 African Cup of Nations to Ghana. Both Makinwa and his national teammate Obafemi Martins, are known for celebrating goals by making several consecutive somersaults. Stephen Makinwa Stephen Ayodele Makinwa

neg: Ibrahim Sunday African Footballer of the Year award. In 1975, Sunday moved to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, where in two seasons he barely had any playing time, appearing in only one league match against Rot-Weiß Essen in December 1976. This, however, made him the first ever African footballer to appear in the Bundesliga. Sunday was first named to the Ghana national team in 1966, and his first official international tournament was the 1968 African Cup of Nations, where he scored a goal against Laurent Pokou's Ivory Coast in the semifinal as Ghana won 4–3. The "Black Stars" lost the final to

neg: Tunisia national football team under new coach Sami Trabelsi, the team surprisingly won the 2011 African Nations Championship, defeating Angola 3-0 in the final. Tunisia went on to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations, but an extra-time defeat to Ghana knocked them out in the quarter-finals yet again. Tunisia fared even worse in the following tournament, falling in the group stages despite a 1-0 win over Algeria in which Youssef Msakni scored what was later voted the goal of the tournament. In February 2013, Sami Trabelsi was replaced by Nabil Maâloul. Under Maâloul, Tunisia initially failed to make the World Cup qualification

neg: Clemens Westerhof Cameroon on the last day of qualifying, Westerhof set about rebuilding the team. His effect was immediate, as Nigeria reached the final of the 1990 African Cup of Nations where they lost 1–0 to the host nation Algeria. In the lead-up to the 1992 African Cup of Nations, the Nigerian team which had adopted the nickname "Super Eagles" since losing controversially to Cameroon in the 1988 African Cup of Nations final match tried to justify the tag thanks to their recent winning run under Westerhof. They placed third at that tournament, losing to archrivals Ghana in the semi-final. In 1992,

neg: Baba Adamu Baba was a member of the Ghana squad that played in the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He was however not selected into the Ghana squad that played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, even after impressing during the African Cup Tournament. He scored against Zimbabwe during the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Baba was selected as part of the provincial 28-man Ghana World Cup Squad, but was controversially left out of the final 23-man Squad because of indiscipline, a trait that many believe caused him to have an inconsistent Club and International career. Adamu was never likely

neg: 2002 African Women's Championship 2002 African Women's Championship The 2002 Women's African Football Championship was the fifth edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 7 December and 20 December 2002. The tournament determined the CAF's two qualifiers for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 — the winner Nigeria and the runner-up Ghana. Nigeria won its fifth title, beating Ghana 2–0 in the final. In January 2001, the Botswana Football Association

neg: 1998 African Women's Championship 1998 African Women's Championship The 1998 African Women's Championship was the third edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 17 October and 31 October 1998. The tournament determined CAF's two qualifiers for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup — the winner Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana. Nigeria won its third title, beating Ghana 2–0 in the final. Nigeria qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven

neg: International Allies F.C. the club qualified to play in the second division league. The club won the second division league title on three occasions, in 2001, we transferred three of our young talented players into the Ghana Premier League and for the second time it had a player play in 2001 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina with the Black Satellites Squad. In 2005, the club produced three players for 2005 CAF U-17 African Cup of Nations in Gambia namely Jonathan Quartey, Emmanuel Banahene and Solomon Addy that won Ghana the silver medal which automatically qualified Black Starlets for the 2005 FIFA U-17

neg: 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations The 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total Women's Africa Cup Of Nations, Ghana 2018, was the 11th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (13th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Ghana, from 17 November to 1 December 2018. The tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top three teams qualified for the World

neg: Mohamed Koffi friendly match. He has made an appearance in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in a 1–0 loss against Ghana national football team when he came on as a substitute for Paul Koulibaly a few minutes before the full-time, he has made appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations when he helped his nation achieve the runners-up position in the tournament, losing narrowly 1–0 to African giants, Nigeria in the finals which is also country's best achievement in the competition's history, the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

neg: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women to have a round robin as last round. All editions have qualified six teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Ghana has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 3rd in 2012. Nigeria has reached the quarter-final for three times. All other CAF teams have been eliminated in the group stages. African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World

neg: African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The next edition is planned for 2018. The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup. Only one

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup Algeria, Ivory Coast and Cameroon also exited the tournament after the Group stages However, Ghana progressed beyond the group stages of the FIFA World Cup for the second time in a row, and defeated the U.S. 2–1 after extra time in the Round of 16, which saw them reach the quarter-finals, becoming the third African nation to do so. In the quarter-finals, they were eliminated by Uruguay. Ghana were defeated by Uruguay on penalties after Luis Suárez controversially handballed on the goal line deep into extra time, denying Ghana an almost certain winning goal. The penalty that followed, was missed

neg: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in their respective positions, based on their performances throughout the tournament. Their performances were analysed by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG), who picked the team. 2008 Africa Cup of Nations The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 January and 10 February 2008. Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon 1–0

neg: Wilberforce Mfum the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national football team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of Nations as Ghana finished runner-up. Wilberforce Mfum Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer

neg: Pitso Mosimane was named as the new head coach of South Africa. He had been an assistant to former coach Carlos Alberto Parreira at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was handed a four-year contract. He won his first game in charge in a 1–0 win over World Cup Quarter Finalists Ghana. South Africa failed to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations after Mosimane mistakenly played for a draw in the final qualifier, when in fact a victory was required. He won the 2016 CAF Champions League with Mamelodi Sundowns after defeating Egypt's Zamalek 3-1 on aggregate. In December 2016,

neg: 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations. The 16 qualified teams are: The quarter finalists of 2000 Africa Cup of Nations received a bye to the group stage. These teams are: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia. "Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate." "Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate." "Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate." "Angola win 5–1 on aggregate." "Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate." "Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate." "Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate." "Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time." "DR

neg: Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Nations. He was however not selected into the Ghana Squad that played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, having spent a large part of last year out injured and then failing to shine at this year's 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. On 7 February 2007, Joetex continued his excellent performances at the International level by scoring his 1st goal for Ghana in their 4–1 victory over Nigeria in London He is the founder and chairman of the Football talents company Frimpong Football Academy (since 2010), which is based in Minna. Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Kwabena Joseph "Joetex" Asamoah Frimpong

neg: Niger national football team first match 1–0, but Niger won 2–0 in the second leg. Goalscorers Mohamed Chikoto and Issoufou Boubacar had sent Niger to another African Cup of Nations tournament. In their first match at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Niger lost to Mali (1–0) at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Mali captain Seydou Keita handed his nation the hard-fought victory five minutes before the end of the encounter. Niger then earned their first point ever at the African Cup of nations after holding DR Congo to a 0–0 draw. In the third match, Ghana outclassed Niger 3–0 to

neg: Egypt national football team round. In the final round, Egypt lost all their games. Egypt lost to Morocco 2–1, 4–2 against Guinea, and 3–2 against Nigeria. However, they scored in these three matches. This is the first Africa Cup of Nations tournament that Egypt lost 3 consecutive games. Egypt again failed to qualify for the 1978 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. Egypt reappeared for the 1980 African Cup of Nations in Nigeria. Egypt, Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, and Tanzania, were in Group A. They won in their first game against the Ivory Coast 2–1, defeated Tanzania 2–1 too, but lost to the host

neg: Egypt national football team face Cameroon. In this match, Egypt won 3–1 after extra time, thus eliminating the Cameroonian team. In the semi-finals, they faced Algeria, in which Egypt won 4–0, making Egypt go to the final for the third consecutive time. In the final, Egypt faced Ghana. In this game, Egypt won 1–0 against Ghana, with the goal scorer being Gedo. This led Egypt to their seventh title, win their third consecutive cup, become the first nation to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations titles, becoming the most successful team in this tournament. However, for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in

neg: John Mensah Mensah played for the Ghana Olympic team, known as "the Black Meteors", in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2006, he participated in his second African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, and was solidity personified during Ghana's successful qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Mensah was selected in the 2006 African Nations Cup All-Star Team of the Tournament by the Confederation of African Football in February 2006. He was also involved in the 2006 World Cup with his national side. Ghana finished in second position in Group E following a 2–1 victory over the United States in their

neg: Mahmoud Fathalla a roving sweeper, with many considering his best performance in an Egyptian shirt to have come at the CAF African Cup of Nations in Ghana in 2008. There he was deployed alongside fellow defenders Wael Gomaa and Hani Said in a 3-5-2 formation as Egypt won their sixth Cup of Nations crown. On his return from Ghana he made the switch to current club Zamalek after turning down a move to French side Paris Saint-Germain. An excellent man-marker, Fathala's positional sense and reading of the game offset his lack of pace. He is also a player to watch out for

neg: Mandla Masango a 2005 Under-17 Youth Championship qualifier. The game was played at the same Al-Merrikh Stadium where South Africa played their 2015 African Nations Cup Group A opener against the Sudan. He played in the 3–0 win over Sudan and 0–0 draw over Nigeria. Masango scored a stunning goal referred to as a "stepback volley" against Ghana in the 2015 African Cup of Nations Group C final clash and made rounds in Spain and has been compared to Colombia's James Rodriguez famous volley in the 2-0 victory over Uruguay in last in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Bleacher Report

neg: Helman Mkhalele caps and scoring 8 goals in the process and was in part of the squad that travelled to France for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He was also part of the Bafana squad that lifted the 1996 African Cup of Nations. He made his debut on 26 November 1994 against Ghana when he was 25 years and 37 days old, he played his last international on 5 May 2001 against Zimbabwe when he was 31 years and 197 days. His international career lasted for 6 years and 160 days. There are townships in South Africa that are named after him;

neg: Isaac Boakye and on the sidelines than on the pitch. He has played only one International game for Ghana in the past three years. Boakye missed all the major tournaments that Ghana played during that time including the 2004 Olympic Games, 2006 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was down on his luck when he recently joined the Wolves from Bundesliga rivals Arminia Bielefeld during the summer break. First of all, he contracted a virus while on holiday, and then he sustained a knee injury, which meant that he could only partially train at the training camp

neg: Gervinho for their 2008 African Cup of Nations campaign in Ghana where he was given the number 10 shirt. He made his competitive debut for the Ivorian club during the 2008 Nations Cup where he made two substitute appearances. He represented his country at the 2008 Olympic tournament where he was captain. After Ivory Coast lost to Argentina in the first match, Gervinho scored one goal and set up two others in a 4–2 victory over Serbia. On 15 January 2010, Gervinho scored his third international goal in the African Nations Cup group stage game against Ghana. He made a total

neg: Ben Teekloh of the season and was reported to have had a miraculous escape. Ben Teekloh Ben Teekloh (born 6 December 1983) is a retired Liberian football defensive midfielder who last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu in Romania. Ben Teekloh previously played for International Allies in Ghana where he started his professional career. Teekloh is a member of the Liberia national football team and has 23 caps, including the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. He earned his first cap in 2001 against Cote d'Ivoire. On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously

neg: Kwame Baah (footballer) matches. He was named vice-captain of the team ahead of their 2017 season and sealed his place as their main goalkeeper. Baah featured for Ghana U20 at the 2015 U20 African Cup of Nations, playing an important role in the match for the 3rd/4th place by stopping a penalty. Baah subsequently also received a call up for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, assuming the role of reserve goalkeeper forGhana U20. Kwame featured in all four qualifier games played by Ghana U20 in the qualifiers for 2017 U20 African Cup of Nations. Baah is part of the Ghana B-team, composed

neg: Ibrahim Sunday Ibrahim Sunday Ibrahim Sunday (born 22 July 1944) is a Ghanaian former footballer and coach. Born in Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana, Sunday started his career playing for local club Kumasi Asante Kotoko, of which he became the captain. In 1970, he and his club won the African Cup of Champions, predecessor of the CAF Champions League, the first international title obtained by the club. A midfielder, he played the majority of his career for Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, and was also a member of the Ghana national team, participating in two Africa Nations Cup tournaments. In 1971, he won the

neg: Ben Teekloh Ben Teekloh Ben Teekloh (born 6 December 1983) is a retired Liberian football defensive midfielder who last played for FC Astra II Giurgiu in Romania. Ben Teekloh previously played for International Allies in Ghana where he started his professional career. Teekloh is a member of the Liberia national football team and has 23 caps, including the 2002 African Nations Cup and the 2008 African Nations Cup qualifiers. He earned his first cap in 2001 against Cote d'Ivoire. On Thursday 16 August 2007, Teekloh was hospitalised after being seriously burnt in an explosion at his apartment. He misses the first half

neg: Cairo the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations which was played in January 2006. Egypt later won the competition and went on to win the next edition In Ghana (2008) making the Egyptian and Ghanaian national teams the only teams to win the African Nations Cup Back to back which resulted in Egypt winning the title for a record number of six times in the history of African Continental Competition. This was followed by a third consecutive win in Angola 2010, making Egypt the only country with a record 3-consecutive and 7-total Continental Football Competition winner. This achievement had also placed the

neg: Sport in Tunisia for the 2nd Consecutive time and it is the 9th title at all by defeating Algeria in the final, the last time tunisia won the African Cup was in 2018 against Egypt. Tunisia recently celebrated a revival in basketball when its national team won the 2011 FIBA Africa Championship, a title rarely won by North African nations. Since then, Tunisia has been home to several players in the Spanish ACB, which is often regarded as one of the world's strongest basketball leagues. And now Tunisia have an NBA player, in the season of Salah Mejri has joined the Dallas Mavericks/

neg: DR Congo national football team Cup of Nations held in Ethiopia, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. The team's biggest ever win came on 22 November 1969 when they recorded a 10–1 home victory against Zambia. Although a handful of Congolese players were playing in Europe (particularly Belgium) during these years, foreign-based players were seldom recalled for international duty; a rare exception was Julien Kialunda who represented Zaire (as the country was by then known) at the 1972 African Cup of Nations while playing for Anderlecht. The second continental title came at the 1974 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. The Leopards recorded a 2–1

neg: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 8 February 2015 to determine the winner of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The match was held at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The Ivory Coast appeared in their 20th Africa Cup of Nations tournament, their sole victory coming in 1992 when they defeated Ghana on sudden-death in a penalty shootout at the end of a goalless draw at the Stade de

neg: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Nations ever. Bids: The organization of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Ghana on 8 July 2004 by the CAF Executive Committee members which are 12 in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between Ghana and Libya which was disadvantaged by the fact that two countries in the North Africa region had already hosted the last two editions (Tunisia in 2004, and Egypt in 2006). South Africa, also was a candidate at the start, eventually withdrew in May 2004 after being nominated for the organization of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This is the fourth time that

neg: Nassim Akrour debut for the Algerian national team as a 60th-minute substitute in a 1–1 friendly with Ghana in Algiers. Akrour was a member of the Algerian 2002 African Nations Cup team, who were eliminated in the first round after finishing last in their group. He played in all three of Algeria's games, starting in one, and scored one goal in the second group game against Liberia. He was also part of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals. Nassim Akrour Nassim

neg: Sports in Ghana Ghana, Ghana International School, Ashantigold Schools, Achimota School and other public basic schools now taken up the sport. Association football is administered by the Ghana Football Association and the national men's football team is known as the Black Stars, with the under-20 team known as the Black Satellites. Ghana has participated in many championships, including the African Cup of Nations with 4 titles, the FIFA World Cup three times, (2006, 2010, and 2014), and the FIFA U-20 World Cup with 1 title. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Ghana became the third African country to reach the quarter-final stage of

neg: Jonathan Pitroipa of the competition against Ghana, when he was booked for simulation in the 117th minute while it appeared that he had been fouled in the penalty box. The Stallions overcame his sending off and won 3–2 in the penalty shoot-out after the game had finished 1–1 after extra time, booking the country's first ever trip to the African Cup of Nations final. The red card was later overturned by the CAF executive committee after referee Slim Jedidi admitted to having made a mistake by showing the second yellow card. Burkina Faso lost in the final to Nigeria by a score

neg: Ratomir Dujković qualifying tournament was also the qualification for the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt. Dujković faced a lot of opposition throughout his tenure in Ghana. Many wanted to see a domestic coach lead the national team. Calls for his sacking particularly intensified in January 2006 after an indifferent display at the 2006 African Cup of Nations where Ghana got drawn in a fairly difficult group with Nigeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe. After losing to Nigeria and defeating Senegal, Ghana faced a deciding match against the seeming minnows of the group Zimbabwe who up to that point failed to collect a

neg: Football in Ghana from Europe. Sailors during their leisure times played football among themselves and sometimes with a select side of the indigenous people. The popularity of the game spread like wild fire within a short time along the coast culminating in the formation of the first football club, Excelsior, in 1903 by Mr. Briton, a Jamaican-born Briton, who was then the Head Teacher of Philip Quaicoe Government Boys School in Cape Coast. The "Black Stars" team is one of the highly rated national football teams in Africa. Ghana has won the African Cup of Nations championships on four occasions. They also reached

neg: African nations at the FIFA World Cup the fact that two African nations had reached that far, was a reason to be optimistic about the future of African football. During the 2014 edition, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan became Africa's all-time leading topscorer at the FIFA World Cup, having scored 6 goals in 3 World Cups, thus exceeding Cameroon veteran Roger Milla's 5 goals. The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia saw early elimination for Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia who all lost their first two group games. Nigeria also lost their first group game, but got a win in their second game, over Iceland, leaving them with a