Ghana women's national under-20 football team
Ghana women's national under-20 football team (also known as the Black Princesses)[1] represents Ghana in international youth football competitions.[2][3]
| Nickname(s) | Black Princesses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| FIFA code | GHA | ||
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| African World Cup qualification | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Qualified to the World Cup (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024) | ||
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) | ||
Fixtures and results
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
| 11 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Ghana | 0–3 | United States | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 987 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia) |
| 14 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Japan | 2–0 | Ghana | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| 11:00 CST (UTC–6) | Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 765 Referee: Maraniela Araya (Costa Rica) |
| 17 August 2022 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS | Netherlands | 4–1 | Ghana | San José, Costa Rica |
| 18:00 CST (UTC–6) |
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Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) |
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Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 814 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela) |
Head coaches
- Kuuku Dadzie (November 2009 – October 2011)[4]
- Robert Sackey (2011–2014)[5]
- Yusif Basigi ( September 2017–2019)[6]
- Yusif Basigi (November 2020 – May 2021)[7][8]
- Yusif Basigi (March 2023 – )[9]
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
| FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA | ||
| 2002 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2004 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2022 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 6/11 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 49 | ||
African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record
| African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 9 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2002 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Round 3 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | Round 3 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9 |
| 2010 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2014 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2018 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 2022 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | Qualified for World Cup | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 9/11 | 7 Titles | 52 | 45 | 3 | 4 | 124 | 24 |
References
- "U-20 Women's World Cup: Adjoa Bayor urges Black Princesses to excel in France". Ghana Soccernet. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- "Black Princesses to begin FIFA U20 Women's World Cup tomorrow". Goal.com. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- "Ghana handed tough U20 Women's World Cup draw". GhanaSoccernet. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- "Dadzie gets Princesses job". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- Association, Ghana Football. "Princesses seek win to maintain qualifying grip". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- "Yusif Basigi Expects Black Princesses To Win CAF Women's National Team Of The Year Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- Teye, Prince Narkortu (14 January 2020). "Tagoe-Quarcoo returns as Ghana women's coach, Basigi takes over U20s". www.goal.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Association, Ghana Football. "Yusif Bassigi appointed as Black Princesses Head Coach". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- "WAFU B U20 Women's Cup of Nations: Yussif Basigi names 34 Black Princesses squad". 31 March 2023.
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