Ghana A' national football team

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Ghana A'
Nickname(s) Black Galaxies
Association Ghana Football Association (GFA)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach Annor Walker
FIFA code GHA
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African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2009 )
Best resultSecond place, 2009, 2014
WAFU Nations Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2010 )
Best resultChampions, 2013, 2017

The Ghana A' national football team is the local national football team of Ghana and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. [1] [2] The team represents Ghana at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. Previously known as the Local Black Stars, the team is known as the Black Galaxies. [3]

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The Local Black Stars came second at the 2009 African Nations Championship, at the 2014 edition hosted in South Africa, [4] Ghana reached the final again but lost in a penalty shoot-out to the Libya. [5] [6]

They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the on both occasions in 2013 and 2017. [7] [8] The current coach of the side is Annor Walker. [9] Maxwell Konadu and Ibrahim Tanko are former head coaches of the side. [10] [11]

Results

Squad

Previous squads

African Nations Championship squads

Coaching staff

As of 15 April 2021 [12]

Current technical staff

Head coach Flag of Ghana.svg Annor Walker
Assistant Coach 1 Flag of Ghana.svg Prosper Nartey Ogum
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Kingson
Welfare Officer Flag of Ghana.svg Edmund Ackah   
Equipment Officer Flag of Ghana.svg Justice Kofi Mensah
Flag of Ghana.svg Haruna Seidu
Team doctor Flag of Ghana.svg Prince Pamboe     
Physical trainer Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel Armah  
Masseur Flag of Ghana.svg Zakari Abdulai          

Last updated: April 2021

Source: Ghana Football Association official website

Previous Head Coaches

Competitive record

African Nations Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2009 Runners-up2nd513176
Flag of Sudan.svg 2011 Group stage14th300314
Flag of South Africa.svg 2014 Runners-up2nd633041
Flag of Rwanda.svg 2016 Did not qualify
Flag of Morocco.svg 2018
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2020
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 Quarter-finals8th310245
Flag of Kenya.svg 2024 To be determined
Total4/70 title(s)175661616

Honours

African Nations Championship :

WAFU Nations Cup

See also

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