Ghana women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Ghana national football team.

Ghana
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Black Queens
AssociationGFA
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachKim Björkegren
CaptainElizabeth Addo[1]
Most capsPortia Boakye
FIFA codeGHA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 67 Decrease 1 (7 August 2025)[2]
Highest42 (June 2008)
Lowest66 (August – December 2024; June 2025)
First international
 Nigeria 5–1  
(Lagos, Nigeria; 16 February 1991)
Biggest win
  13–0 Guinea 
(Conakry, Guinea; 11 July 2004)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Germany 11–0  
(Paderborn, Germany; 22 July 2016)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999, 2003, 2007)
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances12 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)

The Ghana women's national football team represents Ghana in international women's football. The team is governed by the Ghana Football Association. Its players are known as the Black Queens.[4]

Team image

Nickname

The Ghana women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Black Queens."[4][5][6]

Kit supplier

Kit supplier Period
Germany Erima 1991–1992
Germany Adidas 1992–2000
Italy Kappa 2000–2005
Germany Puma 2005–

Home stadium

Grounds and training grounds

Kumasi Sports Stadium
Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium

World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches have been played at the Essipong Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi, the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast, the Accra Sports Stadium in the Accra and the Tamale Stadium in Tamale.[7]

The Black Queen's training facilities and training grounds are Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence also known as the National camp site or the GFA Technical Centre (GSCE) located in Prampram.[8][9][10][11]

Rivalry

The black queens have a rivalry with the Super Falcons, the Nigeria women's national football team dating to when they played their first international match.[12][13][14][15]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Ghana women's national football team results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

13 July MS&AD Cup Japan  4–0   Kanazawa, Japan
15:20 UTC+9
  • Tanaka 51'
  • Hamano 65'
  • Fujino 67'
  • Ueki 80'
 Report (JFA) Stadium: Kanazawa Go Go Curry Stadium
Attendance: 9,648
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (Korea)

2025

21 February Friendly Morocco  1–0   Casablanca, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Ouzraoui Diki 90+1' Report Stadium: Père Jégo Stadium
5 April Friendly Senegal  0–1   Thiès, Senegal
16:00 UTC+0 Report
Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior
8 April Friendly Senegal  1–0   Thiès, Senegal
17:00 UTC+1 H. Diallo 90' Report Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior
30 May Friendly Ivory Coast  3–3   Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0
Report
Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)
3 June Friendly Ivory Coast  1–0   Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0 Ouédraogo 52' Report Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium
21 June Friendly   3–1  Malawi Benslimane, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1 Boaduwaa 23' (pen.), 32', 81' Report Sani 15' Stadium: Ziaida Sports Complex
25 June Friendly   4–2  Benin Benslimane, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report Gbedjissi 12', 32' (pen.) Stadium: Ziaida Sports Complex
29 June Friendly   1−3  Nigeria Benslimane, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ziaida Sports Complex
7 July CAF WAFCON 2024 GS South Africa  2–0   Oujda, Morocco
17:00
Report Stadium: Honneur Stadium
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
11 July CAF WAFCON 2024 GS   1–1  Mali Berkane, Morocco
17:00
Report
Stadium: Berkane Stadium
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
14 July 2025 CAF WAFCON 2024 GS   4 - 1  Tanzania Berkane, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Berkane Stadium
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsaf_Ganouati
19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) 2024 WAFCON QF Algeria  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		   Berkane, Morocco
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Berkane Stadium
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
Penalties
Dafeur soccer ball with red X
Guellati soccer ball with check mark
Belloumou soccer ball with red X
Taleb Muller soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Bonsu
soccer ball with check mark Boaduwaa
soccer ball with check mark Boye-Hlorkah
soccer ball with check mark Badu
22 July 2025 (2025-07-22) CAF WAFCON 2024 SF Morocco  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		   Rabat, Morocco
21:00
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Penalties
25 July CAF WAFCON 2024 3rd   1–1
(4–3 p)		  South Africa Casablanca, Morocco
21:00
Report
Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
Penalties

Coaching staff

As of January 2025
Role Name
Head coach Sweden Kim Björkegren
Assistant coach Ghana Aboagye Dacosta
Assistant coach Ghana Joyce Boatey-Agyei
Pysiotherapist Ghana Margaret Foli
Goalkeeping coach Ghana Raymond Fenny
Welfare manager Ghana Anita Wiredu-Minta
Kits manager Ghana Patience Quarshie
Team doctor Ghana Caryn Agyeman Prempeh
Team nurse Ghana Rosemary Aseidua

Manager history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Cynthia Konlan (2002-11-29)29 November 2002 (aged 22) Malta Swieqi United
16 1GK Kerrie McCarthy (2000-10-22)22 October 2000 (aged 24) Ghana Kumasi Sports
22 1GK Afi Amenyeku (2005-11-15)15 November 2005 (aged 19) Ghana Northern Ladies
2 2DF Ernestina Abambila (1998-12-30)30 December 1998 (aged 26) Hungary Győri ETO
3 2DF Susan Ama Duah (2002-02-03)3 February 2002 (aged 23) Israel Hapoel Katamon
4 2DF Nina Norshie (2001-09-14)14 September 2001 (aged 23) United States Florida State Seminoles
12 2DF Anasthesia Achiaa (2003-12-20)20 December 2003 (aged 21) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
15 2DF Comfort Yeboah (2006-12-17)17 December 2006 (aged 18) Ghana Ampem Darkoa
17 2DF Portia Boakye (1989-04-17)17 April 1989 (aged 36) Israel Hapoel Petah Tikva
18 2DF Louisa Aniwaa  (2003-04-04)4 April 2003 (aged 22) Portugal Valadares Gaia
23 2DF Josephine Bonsu  (1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 25) Germany Carl Zeiss Jena
5 3MF Grace Asantewaa (2000-12-05)5 December 2000 (aged 24) Mexico Juárez
6 3MF Jennifer Cudjoe (1994-03-07)7 March 1994 (aged 31) United States DC Power
8 3MF Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (1995-09-08)8 September 1995 (aged 29) England London City Lionesses
13 3MF Evelyn Badu (2002-09-11)11 September 2002 (aged 22) Norway Molde
14 3MF Stella Nyamekye (2005-09-18)18 September 2005 (aged 19) United States Gotham FC
20 3MF Jacqueline Owusu (2002-06-12)12 June 2002 (aged 23) Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
21 3MF Nancy Amoh (2005-09-18)18 September 2005 (aged 19) Ghana Ampem Darkoa
7 4FW Princess Marfo (2003-10-02)2 October 2003 (aged 21) United States Bay FC
9 4FW Doris Boaduwaa (2002-12-24)24 December 2002 (aged 22) Israel Hapoel Katamon
10 4FW Princella Adubea (1998-12-27)27 December 1998 (aged 26) United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Country Club
11 4FW Alice Kusi (1995-01-12)12 January 1995 (aged 30) Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
19 4FW Sherifatu Sumaila (1996-11-30)30 November 1996 (aged 28) Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab
24 4FW Wasiima Mohammed (2004-03-22)22 March 2004 (aged 21) Ghana Northern Ladies



(Players are listed within position group by order of kit number, seniority, caps, goals, and then alphabetically)

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Ghana squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Victoria Agyei (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 - - Turkey Antalya Spor v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
GK Safiatu Salifu (2002-03-03) 3 March 2002 Tanzania Young Africans v.  Morocco,21 February 2025
GK Cynthia Findib (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 - - Free agent v.  Ivory Coast,3 June 2025
DF Janet Egyir (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 Israel Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem v.  Zambia, 28 February 2024
DF Bridget Adu (1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 England Luton Town Ladies v.  Japan, 13 July 2024PRE
DF Philomena Abakah (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 - - Serbia Red Star Belgrade v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
DF Linda Eshun (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 - - Iceland Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
DF Mavis Owusu (2003-12-07) 7 December 2003 - - Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
DF Adama Alhassan (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 - - Ghana Army Ladies v.  Morocco,21 February 2025
DF Louisa Aniwaa (2003-04-04) 4 April 2003 - - Portugal Valadares Gaia v.  Ivory Coast,3 June 2025
MF Mafia Nyame (2004-10-07) 7 October 2004 Ghana Faith Ladies v.  Zambia, 28 February 2024
MF Fiduos Yakubu (2000-09-06) 6 September 2000 Ghana Hasaacas Ladies v.  Zambia, 28 February 2024
MF Victoria Osei (2002-07-30) 30 July 2002 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe v.  Japan, 13 July 2024PRE
MF Wasila Diwura-Soale United States Tampa Bay Sun FC v.  Japan, 13 July 2024PRE
MF Fridaus Yakubu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies v.  Japan, 13 July 2024PRE
MF Grace Acheampong (2000-09-06) 6 September 2000 - - Kazakhstan BIIK Shymkent v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
MF Ernestina Abambila (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 - - Hungary ETO FC Győr v.  Ivory Coast,3 June 2025
MF Alice Kusi (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 - - Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli v.  Ivory Coast,3 June 2025
FW Freda Ayisi (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 England Charlton Athletic
FW Vivian Adjei (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 - - Turkey Beşiktaş v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
FW Mukarama Abdulai (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 - - Ghana Hasaacas Ladies v.  Japan, 13 July 2024
FW Mary Amponsah (2006-04-16) 16 April 2006 Ghana Ampem Darkoa v.  Morocco,21 February 2025
FW Abigail Kofi Kim (1998-07-19) 19 July 1998 - - Turkey Ankara BB Fomget v.  Ivory Coast,3 June 2025

Notes:

  • PRE: Preliminary squad

Other players

Captains

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Ghana at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
China 1991 Did not qualify
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 1 10 Squad
United States 2003 12th 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad
China 2007 15th 3 0 0 3 3 15 Squad
Germany 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027 To be determined
MexicoUnited States 2031 To be determined
United Kingdom 2035 To be determined
Total Group stage 3/12 9 1 1 7 6 30

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United States 1996 Africa not eligible
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 To be determined
Total 0/7

Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Women's Africa Cup of Nations record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1991 Quarter-finals 5th 2 0 0 2 2 7 Squad
1995 Semi-finals 4th 2 0 0 2 2 5 Squad
Nigeria 1998 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 11 4 Squad
South Africa 2000 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 6 Squad
Nigeria 2002 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 9 4 Squad
South Africa 2004 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 7 2 Squad
Nigeria 2006 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 7 2 Squad
Equatorial Guinea 2008 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad
South Africa 2010 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify
Namibia 2014 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad
Cameroon 2016 Third place[42] 3rd 5 3 1 1 8 4 Squad
Ghana 2018 Group stage 6th 3 1 1 1 3 3 Squad
Republic of the Congo 2020 Cancelled
Morocco 2022 Did not qualify
Morocco 2024 Third place 3rd 6 1 4 1 7 6 Squad
Total Runners-up 13/15 51 23 12 16 79 55
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Nigeria 2003 Did not enter
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011
Republic of the Congo 2015 Gold medalist 1st 4 2 2 0 3 1
Morocco 2019 Did not enter
Ghana 2023 Gold medalist 1st 5 4 1 0 4 5
Total 2 Gold medals 2/6 9 6 3 0 7 6

WAFU Women's Cup

WAFU Zone B Women's Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2018 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 15 3
Ivory Coast 2019 Third place 3rd 5 2 3 0 8 0
Total 1 Title 1/1 3 0 0 3 1 17

Honours

Major competitions

Runners-up: (3) 1998, 2002, 2006

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