Ghana is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana made its debut in 1963, and quickly emerged as a powerful team in the tournament and went on to win the tournament again in 1965, 1978 and in 1982, which was the last tournament to date Ghana has won.[1][2][3]

Africa Cup of Nations

The Black stars of Ghana has won the Africa Cup of Nations 4 times – in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982 – bettered by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of 3 AFCON tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.[4]

AFCON 2015 match with Guinea
Final
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF
United Arab Republic 1959
Ethiopia 1962 Did not qualify
Ghana 1963 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1
Tunisia 1965 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 12 5
Ethiopia 1968 Second place 2nd 5 3 1 1 11 8
Sudan 1970 Second place 2nd 5 2 2 1 6 4
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976
Ghana 1978 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 2
Nigeria 1980 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 1 1
Libya 1982 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 7 5
Ivory Coast 1984 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Egypt 1986 Did not qualify
Morocco 1988
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 6 2
Tunisia 1994 Quarter-finals 5th 3 2 0 1 3 2
South Africa 1996 4th place 4th 6 4 0 2 7 5
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 3
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Mali 2002 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 2 1 2 2
Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Egypt 2006 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 2 3
Ghana 2008 Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 11 5
Angola 2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 4 4
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 4th place 4th 6 3 1 2 6 5
South Africa 2013 4th place 4th 6 3 2 1 10 6
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 10 3
Gabon 2017 4th place 4th 6 3 0 3 4 5
Egypt 2019 Round of 16 12th 4 1 3 0 5 3
Cameroon 2021 Group stage 19th 3 0 1 2 3 5
Ivory Coast 2023 3 0 2 1 5 6
Morocco 2025
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 102 54 21 27 133 87
*Denotes place was determined via penalty shoot-out.

Participation history

Ghana at the 1963 African Cup of Nations

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
 Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 1–1 Tunisia
Mfum 9' Jedidi 36'

Ghana 2–0 Ethiopia
Acquah

Ethiopia 4–2 Tunisia
Worku
Tekle
Tesfaye
Chetali 15'
Jedidi 67'
Final

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations final

Ghana 3–0 Sudan
Aggrey-Fynn 62' (pen.)
Acquah 72', 82'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia)

Ghana at the 1965 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 4
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Congo-Léopoldville 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 5–2 Congo-Léopoldville
Kofi 13'
Acheampong 18', 59'
Attuquayefio 84', 89'
Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.)

Ivory Coast 3–0 Congo-Léopoldville
Manglé 14', 59', 80'

Ghana 4–1 Ivory Coast
Acheampong 20'
Nti 43'
Lutterodt 52'
Kofi 70'
Bléziri 66'
Final

Main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations final

Ghana 3–2 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
Odoi 37', 96'
Kofi 79'
Chetali 47'
Chaïbi 67'
Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)

Ghana at the 1968 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 5
 Congo-Kinshasa 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
 Senegal 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Congo-Brazzaville 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [5] [6]
Ghana 2–2 Senegal
Kofi 63'
Mfum 87'
Diongue 10'
Diop 65'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
Congo-Kinshasa 3–0 Congo-Brazzaville
Muwawa 19'
Kabamba 27' (pen.), 51'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Senegal 2–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Diop 27'
Diouck 86'
Foutika 31'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajab (Uganda)
Ghana 2–1 Congo-Kinshasa
Kofi 17' (pen.)
Mfum 84'
Mokili 42'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)

Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 Senegal
Kidumu
Tshimanga (pen.)
Diouck
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Ghana 3–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Kofi
Mfum
M'Bono
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Awanda (Kenya)
Semi-final
Ghana 4–3 Ivory Coast
Mfum
Sunday
Odoi
Report Pokou
Konan (pen.)
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)
Final

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations Final

Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 Ghana
Kalala Mukendi 66'

Ghana at the 1970 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Rep. 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Guinea 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
 Congo-Kinshasa 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu 29', 32'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Rep. 4–1 Guinea
Abo Greisha 5', 10'
El-Shazly 73' (pen.)
Basry 66'
Soumah 25' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 Guinea
Kalonzo 70'
Mungamuni 72'
Petit Sory 5'
Soumah 55' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Rep. 1–1 Ghana
Bazooka 70' Sunday 60'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)

Guinea 1–1 Ghana
Thiam 10' Owusu 50'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Rep. 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha 71'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)
Semifinal
Ivory Coast 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Losseni 78' Sunday 21'
Jabir 100'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 12,350
Final

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations Final

Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer 12'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Ghana at the 1978 African Cup of Nations

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 4
 Zambia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
 Upper Volta 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–1 Zambia
Afriyie 21'
Abdul Razak 55'
Report Kapita 8'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Suleiman El Naim (Sudan)

Nigeria 4–2 Upper Volta
Chukwu 17'
Amiesimaka 31'
Odegbami 44', 82'
Report Hien 50'
Koïta 52'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: ... Sylla

Zambia 2–0 Upper Volta
P. Phiri 20'
B. Phiri 88'
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: C. Monty

Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Odegbami 33' Report Klutse 76'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 60,000

Zambia 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 25,000

Ghana 3–0 Upper Volta
Alhassan 3', 59'
Polo 52'
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Pierre Mutombo (Zaïre)
Semi-final
Ghana 1–0 Tunisia
Abdul Razak 57' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Youssef El Ghoul (Libya)
Final

Main article: 1978 African Cup of Nations Final

Ghana 2–0 Uganda
Afriyie 38', 64' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Youssef El Ghoul (Libya)

Ghana at the 1980 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5
 Morocco 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 3
 Guinea 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 0–0 Algeria
Report
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Youssef El Ghoul (Libya)
Morocco 1–1 Guinea
Mustapha 7' Report M. Camara 8'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Paul Preira (Senegal)

Algeria 1–0 Morocco
Belloumi 90+3' Report
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ali Dridi (Tunisia)
Ghana 1–0 Guinea
Klutse 69' Report
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ngesa Gabriel Odengo (Kenya)

Algeria 3–2 Guinea
Bensaoula 12', 49'
Belloumi 37'
Report Diawara 82'
Bangoura 90+1'
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Labied 44' Report
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Ghana at the 1982 African Cup of Nations

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4
 Cameroon 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 3
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Libya 2–2 Ghana
Jaranah 58'
Al-Issawi 76'
Report Alhassan 28'
Opoku Nti 89'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,200
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

Cameroon 1–1 Tunisia
M'Bida 61' Report Gabsi 60'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Cameroon 0–0 Ghana
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Seddik 42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi 89'
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

Ghana 1–0 Tunisia
John Ebow Essien 28' Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

Libya 0–0 Cameroon
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)
Semifinal
Ghana 3–2 (a.e.t.) Algeria
Alhassan 4', 103'
Opoku Nti 90'
Report Zidane 29'
Assad 62'
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
Final

Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations Final

Ghana 1–1 Libya
Alhassan 35' Report Al-Beshari 70'
Penalties
Lamptey soccer ball with check mark
Alhassan soccer ball with check mark
Paha soccer ball with check mark
Asaase soccer ball with check mark
Abbrey soccer ball with check mark
Mensah soccer ball with red X
Quarshie soccer ball with check mark
Afriyie soccer ball with check mark
7–6 soccer ball with check mark Al-Beshari
soccer ball with check mark Sola
soccer ball with check mark Al-Ajeli
soccer ball with check mark Ben-Suleiman
soccer ball with check mark Al-Farjani
soccer ball with red X Ghonaïm
soccer ball with check mark Jaranah
soccer ball with red X Zeiyu
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

Ghana at the 1984 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
 Malawi 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 1–2 Nigeria
Opoku N'ti 19' Report Nwosu 13'
Ehilegbu 31'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Algeria 3–0 Malawi
Bouiche 29'
Belloumi 36'
Fergani 38'
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Malawi 2–2 Nigeria
Waya 7' (pen.)
Msiya 35'
Report Temile 39', 41'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hassan Abdel Hafiz (Sudan)

Algeria 2–0 Ghana
Menad 75'
Bensaoula 85'
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahhou (Morocco)

Algeria 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)

Ghana 1–0 Malawi
Amphadu 32' Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya)

Ghana at the 1992 African Cup of Nations

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
 Zambia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Zambia 1–0 Egypt
Kalusha 61'

Ghana 1–0 Zambia
Abedi Pele 64'

Ghana 1–0 Egypt
Yeboah 89'
Quarter-final
Ghana 2–1 Congo
Yeboah 29'
Abedi Pele 57'
Tchibota 52'
Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)
Semi-final
Ghana 2–1 Nigeria
Abedi Pele 43'
Prince Polley 54'
Report Adepoju 11'
Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
Final

Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations Final

Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
Aka soccer ball with check mark
Hobou soccer ball with check mark
Sekana soccer ball with check mark
M. Traoré soccer ball with check mark
Tiéhi soccer ball with red X
Gadji-Celi soccer ball with check mark
Kouadio soccer ball with check mark
Abouo soccer ball with check mark
Maguy soccer ball with check mark
Sie soccer ball with check mark
Gouamené soccer ball with check mark
Aka soccer ball with check mark
11–10 soccer ball with check mark Baffoe
soccer ball with check mark Lamptey
soccer ball with check mark Naawu
soccer ball with red X Asare
soccer ball with check mark Yeboah
soccer ball with check mark Manso
soccer ball with check mark Armah
soccer ball with check mark Abroah
soccer ball with check mark Ampeah
soccer ball with check mark Opoku
soccer ball with check mark Ansah
soccer ball with red X Baffoe
Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.

Ghana at the 1994 African Cup of Nations

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Guinea 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 1–0 Guinea
Akunnor 87'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Senegal 2–1 Guinea
Gueye 46' (pen.)
Tendeng 50'
A. Camara 44'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)

Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Polley 42'
Quarterfinal
Ghana 1–2 Ivory Coast
Akonnor 77' Tiéhi 30'
A. Traoré 81'

Ghana at the 1996 African Cup of Nations

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–0 Ivory Coast
Yeboah 20'
Pelé 70'
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

Tunisia 1–1 Mozambique
Berkhissa 24' Bucuane 4'
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Ghana 2–1 Tunisia
Pelé 50'
Akonnor 77'
Ben Younes 72'
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Ivory Coast 1–0 Mozambique
Tiéhi 32'

Tunisia 3–1 Ivory Coast
Ben Younes 32', 38'
Ben Hassen 48'
M. Traoré 84'
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

Ghana 2–0 Mozambique
Pelé 42'
Aboagye 68'
Quarterfinal
Ghana 1–0 Zaire
Yeboah 22' Report
EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Semifinal
South Africa 3–0 Ghana
Moshoeu 22', 87'
Bartlett 46'
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Third place match
Ghana 0–1 Zambia
J. Bwalya 51'
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Ghana at the 1998 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
 DR Congo 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Ghana 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
 Togo 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source:[citation needed]
DR Congo 2–1 Togo
Tondelua 57' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Tchangai 90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Ghana 2–0 Tunisia
Nyarko 8'
Gargo 90'

Tunisia 2–1 DR Congo
Ben Slimane 31'
Tlemcani 76'
Kimoto 36'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

Togo 2–1 Ghana
Doté 26'
Kader 90'
Johnson 83' (pen.)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

DR Congo 1–0 Ghana
Kisombe 77'

Tunisia 3–1 Togo
Tlemcani 9'
Ben Slimane 12'
Gabsi 80'
Assignon 4' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 800
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

Ghana at the 2000 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.

Main article: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Ayew 57' Foé 19'

Ivory Coast 1–1 Togo
Guel 38' (pen.) Ouadja 19'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)

Ghana 2–0 Togo
Ayew 28'
Addo 37'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

Cameroon 3–0 Ivory Coast
Kalla 29'
Eto'o 45'
M'Boma 90'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Ghana 0–2 Ivory Coast
Kalou 45'
Sie 84'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Cameroon 0–1 Togo
Tchangai 18'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Quarterfinal
South Africa 1–0 Ghana
Nomvethe 42'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Ghana at the 2002 African Cup of Nations

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
 Morocco 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
South Africa 0–0 Burkina Faso
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Morocco 0–0 Ghana
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

South Africa 0–0 Ghana
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso 1–2 Morocco
Dagano 58' Zerouali 23', 85'
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

South Africa 3–1 Morocco
Zuma 42'
Mngomeni 48'
Nomvethe 51'
Benmahmoud 77' (pen.)
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Burkina Faso 1–2 Ghana
A.Touré 81' Boakye 90', 90+2'
Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)
Quarterfinal
Nigeria 1–0 Ghana
Lawal 80'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Ghana at the 2006 African Cup of Nations

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Senegal 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
 Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
 Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source:[citation needed]
Nigeria 1–0 Ghana
Taiwo 85'

Zimbabwe 0–2 Senegal
H. Camara 59'
Ba 80'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Amoah 13'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe
Obodo 57'
Mikel 60'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Nigeria 2–1 Senegal
Martins 79', 88' S. Camara 58'

Ghana 1–2 Zimbabwe
Adamu 90+2' Issah 60' (o.g.)
Benjani 68'
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: René Louzaya (Congo)

Ghana at the 2008 African Cup of Nations

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advanced to the quarter-finals
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Morocco 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
 Namibia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–1 Guinea
A. Gyan 55' (pen.)
Muntari 90'
Report Kalabane 65'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Namibia 1–5 Morocco
Brendell 24' Report Alloudi 1', 5', 28'
Sektioui 40' (pen.)
Zerka 74'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)

Guinea 3–2 Morocco
Feindouno 11', 63' (pen.)
Bangoura 59'
Report Aboucherouane 60'
Ouaddou 90'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Ghana 1–0 Namibia
Agogo 41' Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

Ghana 2–0 Morocco
Essien 26'
Muntari 45'
Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Guinea 1–1 Namibia
Youla 62' Report Brendell 80'
Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
Quarter-final
Ghana 2–1 Nigeria
Essien 45+2'
Agogo 83'
Report Yakubu 35' (pen.)
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Semi-finals
Ghana 0–1 Cameroon
Report N'Kong 72'
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoune (Morocco)
Third place match
Ghana 4–2 Ivory Coast
Muntari 10'
Owusu-Abeyie 70'
Agogo 80'
Draman 84'
Report Sanogo 24', 32'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Ghana at the 2010 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4  Togo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified.[7] Group B became a three-team group.
Ivory Coast 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Ghana Cancelled Togo
Burkina Faso Cancelled Togo
Ivory Coast 3–1 Ghana
Gervinho 23'
Tiéné 66'
Drogba 90'
Report Gyan 90+3' (pen.)
Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana
Report A. Ayew 30'
Ivory Coast Cancelled Togo
Ivory Coast 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Estádio do Chiazi, Cabinda
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur (Tunisia)

Ghana Cancelled Togo

Burkina Faso Cancelled Togo

Ivory Coast 3–1 Ghana
Gervinho 23'
Tiéné 66'
Drogba 90'
Report Gyan 90+3' (pen.)

Burkina Faso 0–1 Ghana
Report A. Ayew 30'

Ivory Coast Cancelled Togo
Quarter-final
Angola 0–1 Ghana
Report Gyan 15'
Semi-final
Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
Gyan 21' Report
Final

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final

Ghana 0–1 Egypt
Report Gedo 85'
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Ghana at the 2012 African Cup of Nations

Group D

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Guinea 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4  Botswana 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 1–0 Botswana
John Mensah 25' Report
Mali 1–0 Guinea
B. Traoré 30' Report
Botswana 1–6 Guinea
Selolwane 23' (pen.) Report S. Diallo 15', 27'
A. R. Camara 42'
Traoré 45'
M. Bah 83'
Soumah 86'
Ghana 2–0 Mali
Gyan 64'
A. Ayew 71'
Report
Botswana 1–2 Mali
Ngele 50' Report Dembélé 56'
Keita 75'
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Attendance: 20,000[8]
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Ghana 1–1 Guinea
Agyemang-Badu 27' Report A. R. Camara 45'
24 January 2012
Ghana  1–0  Botswana Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Mali  1–0  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
28 January 2012
Botswana  1–6  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Ghana  2–0  Mali Stade de Franceville, Franceville
1 February 2012
Botswana  1–2  Mali Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Ghana  1–1  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Quarterfinal
Ghana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
John Mensah 9'
A. Ayew 100'
Report Khelifa 41'
Semifinal
Zambia 1–0 Ghana
Mayuka 78' Report
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 12,000[8]
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Third place match
Ghana 0–2 Mali
Report Diabaté 23', 80'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,000[8]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Ghana at the 2013 African Cup of Nations

Group B

Main article: 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  DR Congo 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
4  Niger 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 2–2 DR Congo
Agyemang-Badu 40'
Asamoah 49'
Report Mputu 53'
Mbokani 69' (pen.)
Mali 1–0 Niger
Keita 84' Report
Ghana 1–0 Mali
Wakaso 38' (pen.) Report
Niger 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Niger 0–3 Ghana
Report Gyan 6'
Atsu 23'
Boye 49'
DR Congo 1–1 Mali
Mbokani 3' (pen.) Report Mah. Samassa 15'
20 January 2013
Ghana  2–2  DR Congo Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Mali  1–0  Niger Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
24 January 2013
Ghana  1–0  Mali Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Niger  0–0  DR Congo Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
28 January 2013
Niger  0–3  Ghana Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
DR Congo  1–1  Mali Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Quarter-final
Ghana 2–0 Cape Verde
Wakaso 54' (pen.), 90+5' Report
Semi-final
Burkina Faso 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Bancé 60' Report Wakaso 13' (pen.)
Penalties
B. Koné soccer ball with check mark
H. Traoré soccer ball with check mark
Paul Koulibaly soccer ball with red X
Bancé soccer ball with check mark
3–2 soccer ball with red X Vorsah
soccer ball with check mark Atsu
soccer ball with check mark Afful
soccer ball with red X Clottey
soccer ball with red X Agyemang-Badu
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Attendance: 35,000[10]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Third place play-off
Mali 3–1 Ghana
Mah. Samassa 21'
Keita 48'
S. Diarra 90+4'
Report Asamoah 82'

Ghana at the 2015 African Cup of Nations

Group C

Main article: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Ghana 1–2 Senegal
A. Ayew 14' (pen.) Report Diouf 58'
Sow 90+3'
Algeria 3–1 South Africa
Hlatshwayo 67' (o.g.)
Ghoulam 72'
Slimani 83'
Report Phala 51'
Ghana 1–0 Algeria
Gyan 90+2' Report
Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
South Africa 1–1 Senegal
Manyisa 47' Report Mbodj 60'
South Africa 1–2 Ghana
Masango 17' Report Boye 73'
A. Ayew 83'
Senegal 0–2 Algeria
Report Mahrez 11'
Bentaleb 82'
19 January 2015
Ghana  1–2  Senegal Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
Algeria  3–1  South Africa Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
23 January 2015
Ghana  1–0  Algeria Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
South Africa  1–1  Senegal Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
27 January 2015
South Africa  1–2  Ghana Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
Senegal  0–2  Algeria Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Quarter-final
Ghana 3–0 Guinea
Atsu 4', 61'
Appiah 44'
Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Semi-final
Ghana 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
J. Ayew 42' (pen.)
Wakaso 45+1'
A. Ayew 75'
Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,520
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Final

Main article: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final

Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
Bony soccer ball with red X
Tallo soccer ball with red X
Aurier soccer ball with check mark
Doumbia soccer ball with check mark
Y. Touré soccer ball with check mark
Kalou soccer ball with check mark
K. Touré soccer ball with check mark
Kanon soccer ball with check mark
Bailly soccer ball with check mark
Die soccer ball with check mark
Barry soccer ball with check mark
9–8 soccer ball with check mark Wakaso
soccer ball with check mark J. Ayew
soccer ball with red X Acquah
soccer ball with red X Acheampong
soccer ball with check mark A. Ayew
soccer ball with check mark Mensah
soccer ball with check mark Badu
soccer ball with check mark Afful
soccer ball with check mark Baba
soccer ball with check mark Boye
soccer ball with red X Razak
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 32,857
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ghana at the 2017 African Cup of Nations

Group D

Main article: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3  Mali 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Uganda 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: CAF
Ghana 1–0 Uganda
A. Ayew 32' (pen.) Report
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Mali 0–0 Egypt
Report

Ghana 1–0 Mali
Gyan 21' Report
Egypt 1–0 Uganda
Said 89' Report

Egypt 1–0 Ghana
M. Salah 11' Report
Uganda 1–1 Mali
Miya 70' Report Bissouma 73'
Quarter-final
DR Congo 1–2 Ghana
M'Poku 68' Report
Semi-final
Cameroon 2–0 Ghana
Report
Third place play-off
Burkina Faso 1–0 Ghana
Al. Traoré 89' Report

Ghana at the 2019 African Cup of Nations

Group F

Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Benin 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: CAF
Cameroon 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 5,983[11]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Ghana 2–2 Benin
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 8,094[12]
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Cameroon 0–0 Ghana
Report
Benin 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 9,212[14]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Benin 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 14,120[15]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Ghana
Report
Suez Stadium, Suez
Attendance: 6,905[16]
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Round of 16
Ghana 1–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
Report
Penalties
4–5

Ghana at the 2021 African Cup of Nations

Group C

Main article: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gabon 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Comoros 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Ghana 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: CAF
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Boufal 83' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Gabon 1–1 Ghana
Allevinah 88' Report A. Ayew 18'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Ghana 2–3 Comoros
Report
Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

By opponent

Legend
Won more than lost
Won equals lost
Lost more than won
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Ivory Coast 10 6 2 2 20 12 +8 60,00%
 Tunisia 8 6 2 0 13 6 +7 75,00%
 DR Congo 8 5 1 2 14 8 +6 62,50%
 Nigeria 7 3 1 3 7 7 0 42,86%
 Guinea 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 66,67%
 Burkina Faso 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 60,00%
 Cameroon 5 0 3 2 1 4 -3 0,00%
 Mali 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 60,00%
 Senegal 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 50,00%
 Zambia 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 50,00%
 Algeria 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 50,00%
 Morocco 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 25,00%
 South Africa 4 1 1 2 2 5 -2 25,00%
 Egypt 4 1 1 2 1 2 -1 33,33%
 Benin 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 33,33%
 Sudan 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 50,00%
 Congo 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100,00%
 Uganda 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 100,00%
 Libya 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0,00%
 United Arab Rep.* 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0,00%
 Malawi 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100,00%
 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100,00%
 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0,00%
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00%
 Angola 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00%
 Botswana 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00%
 Niger 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100,00%
 Cape Verde 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00%
 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100,00%
 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00%
 Comoros 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0,00%
 Gabon 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0,00%
 Ethiopia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00%

See also

References

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