39-705: Ansah might refer to: Surname [ edit ] Andy Ansah (born 1969), English footballer Akwasi Owusu-Ansah (born 1988), American football player Aziz Ansah (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer Edmund Owusu-Ansah (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer Ezekiel Ansah (born 1989), American football player James Owusu-Ansah (born 1981), Ghanaian footballer Joey Ansah (born 1982), English actor and martial artist Kwaw Ansah (born 1982), Ghanaian film director Maxwell Ansah better known as Lethal Bizzle (born 1984), English musician Michael Paul Ansah (born 1928), Ghanaian politician; member of parliament during
78-484: A 2–0 defeat to eventual champions Italy , and wins over Czech Republic ( 2–0 ) and United States ( 2–1 ). This saw them advance through to the second round, where they lost 3–0 to Brazil . Under head coach Milovan Rajevac , the Black Stars went on to secure a 100% win record in their qualification campaign , winning their group and becoming the first African team to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In
117-494: A CN¥ 92.2 million (US$ 15 million) deal with Ghanaian state-run oil and gas exploration corporation, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), to sponsor the Black Stars and the renewable contract saw the oil and gas exploration corporation become the global headline sponsor of the Black Stars, with a yearly Black Stars player salary wage bill, following the gold mining corporations Ashanti Goldfields Corporation and Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), which had been sponsoring
156-462: A consolation prize by also sending out Uruguay from the competition on the virtue of goals scored. Ghana was shockingly failed to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations , as they finished in the bottom of the group below Angola , Sudan , and Niger . Making The Black Stars for the first time since 2004, will missed out the AFCON tournament. Adopted following the independence of Ghana in 1957,
195-654: A dispute between the different association football competitions and wider diplomatic competition for influence across West Africa add to this rivalry. The match between these two countries is called the Jollof derby . Other rivalries include the rivalry with Egypt and international rivalries with USA as well as Uruguay . Match schedules are broadcast in English as in the case of inter-continental matches and in Akan nationally by Adom TV, PeaceFM, AdomFM and HappyFM. During
234-482: A goalless draw, which saw every player on the pitch take a penalty, in which they were beaten 11-10. The Black Stars were at a disadvantage however, as African Footballer of the Year winner and the tournament's best player, Abedi Pele, had been suspended for the final. Tensions among the squad led to the parliamentary and executive to intervene and settle issues between star players Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah . In
273-425: A list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture Since 1957 it has had 32 different head coaches and 3 caretakers . C. K. Gyamfi led the Black Stars to 3 Africa Cup of Nations titles – in 1963 , 1965 and 1982 – making Gyamfi the "joint most successful coach" in
312-408: A match attendance high of 80,000+, such as in the case of its 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay which was attended by 84,017 spectators. Ghana's match against England on 29 March 2011 had the largest away following for any association football national team since the re-opening of Wembley Stadium in 2007. The match was watched by 700 million people around the world. Following
351-424: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andy Ansah Andrew Owusu Ansah (born 19 March 1969) is an English actor and former professional footballer . He played for six Football League teams in his career, most notably Southend United , where he played 180 games and scored 38 goals between 1990 and 1996, when they played in the new Division One following two successive promotions at
390-941: Is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana . It is governed by the Ghana Football Association , the governing body for football in Ghana . Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast . Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006 . The team has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times ( 1963 , 1965 , 1978 , and 1982 ), while finishing as runners-up five times ( 1968 , 1970 , 1992 , 2010 , and 2015 ). They have also qualified for
429-586: Is restricted to players who only play in the local league, thus the Ghana Premier League . It is nicknamed Local Black Stars . Ghana have qualified for 4 FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2022. In 2006, it was the only African side to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany, and was the 6th nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of
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#1732775357516468-400: The 2018 Inter-Continental Championships are scheduled for public broadcast by the corporations GFA TV , GBC and Viasat 1 . Products including books, documentary films, Azonto dances and songs have been made in the name of the team. These may be intended with commercial motives and are focused on previous and future World Cups or Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. The following is
507-449: The 2022 FIFA World Cup , Ghana lost their first match against Portugal (3–2). They earned their first and only victory in their second match against South Korea 3–2 after an insane thriller. In a "must win match to qualify" against Uruguay , the opponent that kicked out Ghana 12 years ago, Ghana instead lost 2–0 and thus finished bottom; however, despite failing to avenge the loss, South Korea's 2–1 win over Portugal ensured Ghana to have
546-400: The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Angola and Niger on 15 and 18 November 2024. Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2024, after the match against Angola . The following have also been called up in the last twelve months. The football association of Ghana (GFA) administers national teams at different levels, including 1 for the local national team. The team
585-720: The CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice ( 2009 and 2014 ). The Official Jersey colours for the Black Stars and other national teams of Ghana are White for home games and Yellow for away games. On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium , hosted Real Madrid , who were at the time Spanish champions , former European champions and intercontinental champions and drew 3–3. Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and they won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965 . The Black Stars achieved their record win, 13–2 away to Kenya , after
624-536: The World Cup . It had the youngest team in the 2006 edition with an average age of 23 years and 352 days, and were praised for their improving performance. FIFA ranked it 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament. In the 2010 World Cup , it progressed beyond the group stages of the World Cup in South Africa , and reached the quarter-finals where it was eliminated by Uruguay . It
663-722: The first republic and minister of state during the third republic Timothy Ansah (1919–2008), Ghanaian politician; member of parliament during the first republic Owusu-Ansah Kontoh (born 1992), Ghanaian footballer Princeton Owusu-Ansah (born 1976), Ghanaian footballer Sandra Owusu-Ansah (born 2000), Ghanaian professional footballer William Ansah Sessarakoo (1736–1749), Ghanaian businessman Zak Ansah (born 1994), English football player Given name [ edit ] Ansah Owusu (born 1979), English footballer See also [ edit ] Ansa (disambiguation) Anza (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
702-619: The scheduled qualification for the 2014 World Cup national broadcaster GTV , a sub-division of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), broadcast to the Ghanaian public home qualifiers with away qualifiers broadcast by the satellite television broadcasting corporation Viasat 1 . The friendly match against Turkey in August 2013 was televised by Viasat 1 and the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and
741-447: The 1990s, this may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams. However, the generation of Black Stars players who went to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final became the "core" of the team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations , going undefeated for a year in 2005 and qualifying for the final tournament of the 2006 FIFA World Cup . The Black Stars started by succumbing to
780-470: The Black Stars beat Libya in the 1982 African Cup of Nations final hosted by Libya to win their fourth and to date, last continental title. Fortunes changed again however, as in the 1984 tournament, they were knocked out in the group stages, and did not qualify for the 1986, 1988 and 1990 tournaments. In 1992 however, the Black Stars would come runners-up to the Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout after
819-520: The Black Stars since 2005. On 28 August 2013, Ghana Football Association (GFA) launched a TV channel and named GFA TV . The channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the Black Stars' matches. In November 2013, the Black Stars signed a 2013–2015 CN¥ 30.6 million (US$ 5 million) and an additional classified multi-million private bank sponsorship deal with the Ghanaian state-run private banking institution UniBank . The Black Stars maintain an average stadium match attendance of 60,000+ and
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#1732775357516858-581: The CAF Africa Cup of Nations twice, the first time since between 1963 and 1970. The Black Stars were sufficiently ranked by FIFA to start their qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in the second round . They won their group, and in the following round qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in November 2013, after beating Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in a 2-legged play-off. They were drawn in Group G for
897-460: The beginning of the decade. Ansah left Southend in March 1996, one year before they suffered the first of two successive relegations. Ansah was called into two Ghana squads, but did not make an appearance. While working as an assistant on Wayne Rooney's Street Striker , he coined the term "unbelievable tekkers", which spurred Soccer A.M. to create a new segment showcasing a piece of skill from
936-469: The black star has been included in the Black Stars' kits. The Black Stars' kits were sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, with the deal ending in 2014. Between 1990 and 2006 the Ghana national team used the kit in the colours of the national flag of Ghana, with gold, green and red used, as in the team's crest and also known as the Pan-African colours . The gold with green and red kit concept and design
975-459: The competition's history. Fred Osam Duodu led the Black Stars to their 1978 Africa Cup of Nations title; Ratomir Dujković , Milovan Rajevac , and James Kwesi Appiah have led the Black Stars to World Cup qualification. Two Serbian managers guided Ghana to their first two World Cup appearances. Otto Addo is the head coach of the Black Stars since 15 March 2024, replacing Chris Hughton . The following players were called up for
1014-524: The final tournament, they were placed in Group D with Germany , Serbia and Australia , advancing to the round of 16 where they played the United States, winning 2–1 in extra time to become only the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. They then lost to Uruguay in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, after Uruguayan forward Luis Suárez blocked a header with his hand in
1053-537: The finals, where they faced Germany , Portugal , and the United States . They exited in the group stages recording 1 draw and 2 losses. However, they were the only team to not lose to Germany in the tournament, and the only team to hold onto a lead against the Germans at any point, drawing 2-2 (and leading 2-1) with the eventual winners. In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations , they reached the final, to be denied
1092-474: The first time, it fell in the group stage, tying Germany 2–2 and losing to the United States and Portugal by 2–1. The Black Stars of Ghana have won the Africa Cup of Nations four times: in 1963 , 1965 , 1978 , and 1982 , bettered only by Cameroon and Egypt . As the first winner of three AFCON tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978. In November 2024, following
1131-585: The goal celebrations for the South African national football team in co-operation with Coca-Cola at the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa. He has a son, Zak , who was a striker for Arsenal Academy , until 2014 when he joined Charlton Athletic, the club where the elder Ansah began his youth career. Ghana national football team The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football . The team
1170-458: The penalty box in extra time and was sent off. Asamoah Gyan missed the penalty given for the handball, with the score remaining at 1-1. Ghana went on to lose the penalty shootout 4-2, not making it to the semi-finals which would have been the first time an African country qualified for the semi-finals of a World Cup. In 2013, it became the only team in Africa to reach 4 consecutive semi-finals of
1209-471: The same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ansah&oldid=1042966409 " Categories : Given names Surnames Surnames of Akan origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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1248-467: The second of these. They reached the final of the tournament in 1968 and 1970 , losing 1–0 on both occasions, to DR Congo in 1968 and Sudan in 1970. Their domination of the tournament earned them the nickname "the Black Stars of Africa" in the 1960s. Fortunes changed for the Black Stars however, after they failed to qualify for 3 successive African Cup of Nations in the 1970s. In the early 1980s however, with emerging talents such as Abedi Pele ,
1287-691: The team's appearances at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments, they were greeted by some hundred avid fans dancing and singing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. A rivalry is with the Super Eagles, the Nigeria national team . The "Battle of Supremacy on the Gulf of Guinea " is between two of the "most successful teams on the African continent". The proximity of the two countries to each other,
1326-461: The title on penalties against Ivory Coast . While their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations campaign ended in a 4th place finish - the third one in 4 consecutive editions of the tournament - in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup , they finished behind Egypt and Uganda in their final group. At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations , they were eliminated by Tunisia in the Round of 16. In 2021, Manager Rajevac
1365-514: The week's football. In 2011, Ansah launched his debut fashion label "Tekkers" on the back of the success of the term "unbelievable tekkers" currently selling T-shirts and hoodies. As an actor, he is known for portraying a player/assistant manager also named Andy Ansah on the fictional Harchester United football team on the television series Dream Team . In addition, he has served as a football consultant or football choreographer for other television series and films. This included choreographing
1404-543: Was brought back, but the Black Stars ended up failing to win a match at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations where they lost 2–3 to debutants the Comoros after an André Ayew red card to finish bottom of their group. Thus, they failed to progress beyond the group stage for the first time since 2006. They drew 0–0 in a match against Nigeria and drew 1–1 in Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup on away goals . During
1443-466: Was defeated on penalty shootout after Luis Suárez hand- balled on the goal line into extra time , preventing a possible winning goal . Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 edition, FIFA ranked it 7th. After beating Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in November 2013, it qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It was drawn in Group G with Germany , United States and Portugal . For
1482-790: Was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by BuzzFeed . The training facilities and training grounds are located at Agyeman Badu Stadium , Berekum Sports Stadium in Brong-Ahafo, the Tema Sports Stadium in Tema and the multi-functional Lizzy Sports Complex in Legon . The Black Stars had no official head because of "corrupt" practices by the then president, Kwesi Nyantakyi and vice-president George Afriyie, with Frank Davis as director of football , and Edward Bawa as treasurer. The Ghana Football Association (GFA) signed
1521-421: Was used in the 60s and 70s, and designed with gold and green vertical stripes and red shoulders. An all black second kit was introduced in 2008 and in 2015, Black Stars' gold-red-green coloured kit and all black coloured kit is to be reassigned to the position of 1st and 2nd kits following the induction of a brown with blue and gold coloured Black Stars 3rd kit in 2012. The team's kit for the 2014 FIFA World Cup
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