The Ghana A' national football team is the local national football team of Ghana and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. The team represents Ghana at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association. Previously known as the Local Black Stars, the team is known as the Black Galaxies.
The Local Black Stars came second at the 2009 African Nations Championship, at the 2014 edition hosted in South Africa, Ghana reached the final again but lost in a penalty shoot-out to the Libya.
They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the on both occasions in 2013 and 2017. The current coach of the side is Annor Walker. Maxwell Konadu and Ibrahim Tanko are former head coaches of the side.
Results
Squad
Previous squads
African Nations Championship squads
CHAN 2009 squad CHAN 2011 squad CHAN 2014 squad CHAN 2022 squad
Coaching staff As of 15 April 2021
Current technical staff Head coach Annor WalkerAssistant Coach 1 Prosper Nartey OgumGoalkeeper coach Richard KingsonWelfare Officer Edmund Ackah Equipment Officer Justice Kofi Mensah Haruna SeiduTeam doctor Prince Pamboe Physical trainer Emmanuel Armah Masseur Zakari Abdulai Last updated: April 2021
Source: Ghana Football Association official website
Previous Head Coaches
Milovan Rajevac (2009) Herbert Addo (January 2010– February 2011) Maxwell Konadu (November 2013–December 2020) Ibrahim Tanko (December 2020–April 2021)
Competitive record
African Nations Championship YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA 2009Runners-up2nd513176 2011Group stage14th300314 2014Runners-up2nd633041 2016Did not qualify 2018 2020 2022Quarter-finals8th310245 2024To be determinedTotal4/70 title(s)175661616
Honours African Nations Championship:
Second place: 2009, 2014
WAFU Nations Cup
Champions: 2013, 2017
See also
Ghana national football team Ghana Women's national team
References
External links
Ghana A' on Soccerway