Nickname(s) | Black Princesses | ||
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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) |
Ghana women's national under-20 football team (also known as the Black Princesses) [1] represents Ghana in international youth football competitions. [2] [3]
Win Draw Lose Fixture
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) |
| Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway) |
| Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 814 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela) |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 |
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