Ghana national under-17 football team

Ghana under-17
Nickname(s)The Black Starlets
AssociationGhana Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachGhana Ignatius Osei-Fosu
FIFA codeGHA
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ghana 1–1 Nigeria 
(Accra, Ghana; 10 August 1986)
Biggest win
 Ghana 7–0 Tunisia 
(Bamako, Mali; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
 Ghana 1–6 Nigeria 
(Marrakech, Morocco; 14 April 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best resultWinners, 1991, 1995
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances7 (first in 1995)
Best resultWinners, 1995, 1999
Ghana national under-17 football team
Medal record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Italy Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Ecuador Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Egypt Team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 New Zealand Team
Ghana national under-17 football team
Medal record
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mali NA
Gold medal – first place 1999 Guinea NA
Silver medal – second place 2005 Gambia NA
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gabon Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Botswana NA
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Togo NA

The Ghana national under-17 football team represents Ghana in youth international football completions. They have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in 1991 and 1995. They have also won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations twice in 1995 and 1999.

Competitive Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985 did not participate
Canada 1987 did not qualify
Scotland 1989 First round 3 0 2 1 2 3
Italy 1991 Champions 6 4 2* 0 8 3
Japan 1993 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 14 3
Ecuador 1995 Champions 6 6 0 0 13 4
Egypt 1997 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 14 5
New Zealand 1999 Third place 6 4 2* 0 19 5
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 did not qualify
Finland 2003
Peru 2005 First round 3 0 3 0 3 3
South Korea 2007 Fourth place 7 4 0 3 13 9
Nigeria 2009 did not qualify
Mexico 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013
Chile 2015
India 2017 Quarterfinals 5 3 0 2 8 3
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Indonesia 2023
Qatar 2025 to be determined
Total 9/20 48 30 10 8 94 38

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Mali 1995 Champions 5 5 0 0 16 1
Botswana 1997 Third place 5 3 0 2 9 6
Guinea 1999 Champions 5 3 1 1 8 3
Seychelles 2001 did not qualify
Eswatini 2003
The Gambia 2005 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 7 5
Togo 2007 Third place 5 3 0 2 11 5
Algeria 2009 did not qualify
Rwanda 2011
Morocco 2013 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 7
Niger 2015 Disqualified
Gabon 2017 Runners-up 5 2 2* 1 9 1
Tanzania 2019 did not qualify
Algeria 2023
Ivory Coast 2025
Total 7/15 33 19 5 9 62 28

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1985 did not participate
1987 Second round 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
1989 Third round 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2
1991 Fourth round 5 3 1 1 8 3 +5
1993 Final Round 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8
Total 4/5 15 9 4 2 23 8 +15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Overall U17 Record
U17 Record GP W D L GF GA GD Success
U17 World Cup Finals 48 30 10 8 94 38 +56 74.42%
U17 Africa Quals/ Finals 58 38 8 12 108 44 +64 72.41%
U17 Total 106 68 18 20 202 82 +120 73.42%

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record by team

Ghana versus GP W D* L GF GA GD Succ.
 Spain 5 2 2 1 6 5 +1 60%
 Brazil 5 3 1* 1 9 7 +2 70.00%
 Japan 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Cuba 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 75%
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 50%
 Mexico 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 100%
 Uruguay 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100%
 United States 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 75%
 Oman 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5 100%
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 75%
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 50%
 Ecuador 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
 Portugal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 50%
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 100%
 Qatar 1 0 1* 0 0 0 0 50%
 Italy 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Australia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%
 Chile 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100%
 Peru 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 75%
 China 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 50%
 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%
 Germany 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 0%
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100%
 Colombia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
 India 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100%
 Niger 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Mali 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%
Total 47 29 10 8 92 38 +54 74.42%

*Denotes draws including the 1991 & 1999 Semi-Final matches decided on penalty kicks v Qatar (4-2p) & Brazil (2-4p).

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record by team

Ghana versus GP W D* L GF GA GD Succ.
 Mali 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 50%
 Mozambique 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Tunisia 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 100%
 Guinea 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 75%
 Nigeria 4 1 0 3 5 11 -6 0%
 Ethiopia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100%
 Angola 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 50%
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Cameroon 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 75%
 Gambia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50%
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 75%
 Eritrea 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100%
 Togo 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0%
 Congo 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 50%
 Gabon 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 100%
 Niger 1 0 1* 0 0 0 0 50%
Total 33 19 5 9 64 29 +35 69.11%

*Denotes draws including the 2017 Semi-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Niger (6-5p).

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record by team

Ghana versus GP W D* L GF GA GD Succ.
 Nigeria 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 75%
 Cameroon 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50%
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 75%
 Sierra Leone 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50%
 Guinea 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 75%
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100%
 Senegal 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100%
 Egypt 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100%
Total 15 9 4 2 23 8 +15 78.12%

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