Ghana women's national under-20 football team

Ghana U-20
Nickname(s)Black Princesses
AssociationGhana Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
FIFA codeGHA
First colours
Second colours
African World Cup qualification
Appearances9 (first in 2006)
Best resultQualified to the World Cup (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2010)
Best resultGroup stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)

Ghana women's national under-20 football team (also known as the Black Princesses)[1] represents Ghana in international youth football competitions.[2][3]

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  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 (2022-08-14) 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 (2022-08-17) 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)

Head coaches

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
Canada 2002 Did not enter
Thailand 2004
Russia 2006 Did not qualify
Chile 2008
Germany 2010 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 5
Japan 2012 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 19
Canada 2014 Group stage 3 2 0 1 3 4
Papua New Guinea 2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 4
France 2018 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 8
Costa Rica 2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 9
Colombia 2024 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 7
Poland 2026 To be determined
Total 7/11 21 5 3 13 20 56

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "U-20 Women's World Cup: Adjoa Bayor urges Black Princesses to excel in France". Ghana Soccernet. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Black Princesses to begin FIFA U20 Women's World Cup tomorrow". Goal.com. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
  3. ^ "Ghana handed tough U20 Women's World Cup draw". GhanaSoccernet. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. ^ "Dadzie gets Princesses job". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Princesses seek win to maintain qualifying grip". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  6. ^ "Yusif Basigi Expects Black Princesses To Win CAF Women's National Team Of The Year Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Yusif Bassigi appointed as Black Princesses Head Coach". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  9. ^ "WAFU B U20 Women's Cup of Nations: Yussif Basigi names 34 Black Princesses squad". 31 March 2023.