Ghana women's national under-20 football team

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Ghana U-20
Nickname(s) Black Princesses
Association Ghana Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation WAFU (West Africa)
FIFA code GHA
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First colours
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African World Cup qualification
Appearances5 (first in 2006 )
Best resultChampion, 2010, 2012, 2014
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2010 )
Best resultGroup 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]

Contents

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2022

11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–3Flag of the United States.svg  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 (2022-08-14) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  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 (2022-08-17) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–1Flag of Ghana.svg  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)

Head coaches

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
YearResultMatchesWinsDraws*LossesGFGA
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2002 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 2004
Flag of Russia.svg 2006 Did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2008
Flag of Germany.svg 2010 Group stage311155
Flag of Japan.svg 2012 Group stage3003119
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2014 Group stage320134
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2016 Group stage302134
Flag of France.svg 2018 Group stage310228
Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2022 Group stage300319
Flag of Colombia.svg 2024 Qualified
Flag of Poland.svg 2026 To be determined
Total6/111843111549

African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances: 9
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
2002 Did not enter
2004
2006 Round 34th410104
2008 Round 34th6303199
2010 Qualified for World Cup1st440080
2012 Qualified for World Cup1st6600222
2014 Qualified for World Cup1st650111
2015 Qualified for World Cup1st6510172
2018 Qualified for World Cup1st6510232
2022 Qualified for World Cup1st8710132
2024 Qualified for World Cup1st6600212
Total9/117 Titles52453412424

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