Ghana national under-17 football team

Ghana national U-17 football team known as "The Riley Goon Squad" has been a two-time FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

Champions in 1991

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...

and 1995

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 August and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament...

and a two-time Runner-up in 1993

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...

and 1997

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...

. Ghana has participated in eight of the 12 World Cup events starting with their first in Scotland 1989

1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship

The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989...

through dominating the competition in the 1990s where at one-time they qualified for 4 consecutive World Cup finals in Italia 1991

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...

, Japan 1993

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...

, Ecuador 1995

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

and Egypt 1997

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

to their most recent participation in South Korea 2007 where they lost the World Cup Semi final 1-2 to Spain

Spain national football team

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

in Extra Time.

They have also won the African Under-17 Championship

African Under-17 Championship

The African Under 17 Championship is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's Africaan governing body, CAF. The competition has been held since 1995...

two-times in 1995 and 1999 and were Runners-up in 2005 as well.

Superb young players

The Ghana U-17 national team is known as The Black Starlets. A couple of Ghana's U-17 players have won the FIFA Golden Ball

Golden Ball

Golden Ball may refer to:In sport:*Ballon d'Or , award given to the best football player of the year by France Football magazine*Golden Ball Award, award given to the best player of the FIFA World Cup...

award: Nii Odartey Lamptey in 1991 and Daniel Addo in 1993. In the 1999 FIFA U-17, Ghanaian striker Ishmael Addo

Ishmael Addo

Ishmael Addo is a Ghanaian football striker. He has spent his whole career at Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, but has also spent several years on loan in France, Israel, Greece, Cyprus and India.-International:...

won the Golden Shoe award. Former Ghana U-17 and National Team Coach, Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...

, a FIFA instructor, who led Ghana's U-17 squad to its first World Championship title in 1991, once remarked to FIFA Magazine that "Ghana has superb young players". At each of the first four FIFA World Under-17 held, Ghana reached the final each time, winning the title twice and finishing in second place twice. In 2007, youngster Ransford Osei

Ransford Osei

Ransford Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish side Granada CF on loan from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa...

won the 2007 FIFA U17 World Cup Silver Boot for being the second highest scorer at the Tournament in South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

.

What makes Ghana's footballers so dominant in their age group?
FIFA Magazine asked Otto Pfister

Otto Pfister

. Football is not simply the most popular sport in this part of Africa, it is an absolute religion, he said. This is the way the game is regarded in Ghana, but it is the same in Nigeria too - they also won the U-17 title twice. Young boys here think about football 24 hours a day and play for at least eight - whether on clay, rough fields or dusty streets. They develop their skills naturally, without any specific training, and end up with superb technique and ability on the ball. They are also fast and tricky, and can feint well with their bodies. Africa and South America have by far the best young footballers in the world - on a technical level they are superb. And technique is what it takes to make a good player.

What else goes towards making Ghana so strong? Otto Pfister continues; In Africa there is often only one way for many young lads to escape from poverty and to make their way up the social scale - football. Youngsters want to become stars and to play in a top European league. That is their main aim and they will do anything to achieve it. Let me give you an example: While I was coaching in Ghana I once told my team to be ready for training at three o'clock in the morning. At half past two they were all assembled and ready to go. They want to learn and they want to play for the national team. They know that in their country a national team player is a hero and enjoys a level of prestige that is not comparable to that in Europe. Another positive point for young players in Ghana is that there are many good coaches in the country who help develop the available talent and above all want to let them play. This policy pays off.. Today, many Ghanaian youngsters are in G14 Club Academies in Europe.

2003 U17 Qualifiers

On another note, two controversial incidents in Africa has prevented Ghana from adding to their two African U-17 trophies. On February 14, 2003, the Kenya Sports Minister Najib Balala disbanded their National U-17 team, claiming that 40% of the players who eliminated Ghana in the first round had been over-age; he sought to have Ghana re-instated and apologised to FIFA. CAF did not re-instate Ghana, but they did ban Kenya for two years from all CAF's age competition for fielding those over-age players.

2005 African U-17 Final

On May 23, 2005, Ghana played Gambia in the 2005 edition of the African U-17 Championship final. With the game deadlocked at 0-0, an 11 years old Gambian fan ran from the Stands onto the pitch, entered the Ghana goal area and dove into the net, distracting the Ghana goalkeeper Michael Addo in front of all CAF

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

dignitaries, the Gambian President and a sell-out Stadium. Gambia scored on that play, Ghana protested, but the controversial goal stood and Gambia won their first trophy on that "goal". The "fan" was later revealed to be the now U-17 captain, Liam Riley, who was displaying his anger at not being selected for the squad.

Current squad

Squad that played Zambia in the 2011 African Under-17 Championship qualifier

2011 African Under-17 Championship qualification

-Preliminary round:The first leg matches were played on either the 9th, 10th or 11 April 2010. The second leg matches were held on either the 23rd, 24th or 25 April 2010...

on 11 September, 2010.

Technical Team

Position	Name	Nationality
Head Coach	Frimpong Manso Frimpong Manso Frimpong Manso is a Ghanaian former international footballer who played as a defender. He is currently Head Coach of the Ghana under-17 team.-Career:...
Assistant Coach	Charles K. Akonnor
Goalkeeping Coach	Nassam Yakubu
Team Doctor	Dr. Andrews Ayim
Physiotherapist	Jonathan Quartey
Welfare Officer	Emmanuel N. Dasoberi
Equipment Officer	John Ackon

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

5
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1985 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985...	Did not participate
1987 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1987 was held in the cities of Toronto, Saint John, Montreal, and St. John's in Canada between 12 July and 25 July 1987...	Did not qualify
1989 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship The FIFA U-16 World Championship 1989 was held in the Scottish cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Aberdeen, and Dundee between 10 June and 24 June 1989...	First round	3	0	2	1	2	3
1991 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...	Champions	6	4	2*	0	8	3
1993 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	14	3
1995 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 August and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament...	Champions	6	6	0	0	13	4
1997 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:...	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	14	5
1999 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...	Third Place	6	4	2*	0	19	5
2001 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...	Did not qualify
2003 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested...	Did not qualify
2005 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in The Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. The 2005 championship was the 15th contested.- Venues :- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship...	First round	3	0	3	0	3	3	0
2007 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...	Semi finals	7	4	0	3	13	9
2009 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from October 24 to November 15, 2009.The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating 1-0 the host team, Nigeria...	Did not qualify
2011 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...	Did not qualify
Total	8/14	43	27	10	6	86	35	+51

Overall U17 Record:

51
FIFA U17 World Cup Record	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
U17 World Cup Finals	43	27	10	6	86	35
74.42%
U17 Africa Quals/ Finals	58	38	8	12	108	44
72.41%
U17 Total	101	65	18	18	194	80	+115	73.42%

FIFA U17 World Cup Record by team

1
Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Succ.
	5	2	2	1	6	5
60%
	5	3	1*	1	9	7
70.00%
	2	2	0	0	2	0
100%
	2	1	1	0	4	3
75%
	2	1	0	1	5	1
50%
	2	2	0	0	8	1
100%
	2	2	0	0	5	2
100%
	2	2	0	0	4	0
100%
	2	2	0	0	7	2
100%
	2	1	1	0	3	1
75%
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	50%
	1	1	0	0	2	1
100%
	1	1	0	0	2	0
100%
	1	0	1	0	0	0
50%
	1	1	0	0	7	1
100%
	1	0	1*	0	0	0	0	50%
	1	1	0	0	4	0
100%
	1	1	0	0	1	0
100%
	1	1	0	0	3	0
100%
	2	1	1	0	3	1
75%
	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	50%
	1	0	0	1	1	2
0%
	2	0	0	2	3	5
0%
	1	1	0	0	4	1
100%
	1	1	0	0	2	1
100%
Total	43	27	10	6	86	35	+51	74.42%

*Denotes draws including the 1991
1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...

& 1999
1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...

Semi-Final matches

decided on penalty kicks
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

v Qatar
Qatar national football team
The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. They have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup but are hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The team has also appeared in seven AFC Asian Cup tournaments and hosted the 2011 AFC Asian...

(4-2p) & Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

(2-4p).

Team honours

FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

Winners: 2

1991

1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...

, 1995

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

Runners-up: 2

1993

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...

, 1997

1997 FIFA World Youth Championship

African Under-17 Championship
African Under-17 Championship
The African Under 17 Championship is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's Africaan governing body, CAF. The competition has been held since 1995...

Winners: 2

1995, 1999

African Under-17 Championship
African Under-17 Championship
The African Under 17 Championship is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's Africaan governing body, CAF. The competition has been held since 1995...

Runners-up: 1

2005

Golden Shoe

Tournament	FIFA Golden Shoe Award	Player
1999 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...	Golden Shoe Award	Ishmael Addo Ishmael Addo Ishmael Addo is a Ghanaian football striker. He has spent his whole career at Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, but has also spent several years on loan in France, Israel, Greece, Cyprus and India.-International:...
1991 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...	Silver Shoe Award	Nii Lamptey Nii Lamptey Nii Odartey Lamptey is a former Ghanaian footballer. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time...
2007 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...	Silver Shoe Award	Ransford Osei Ransford Osei Ransford Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish side Granada CF on loan from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa...
1997 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:...	Bronze Shoe Award	Owusu Afriyie Owusu Afriyie Owusu Afriyie is a Ghanaian former professional footballer. Nicknamed Arriky, he played as a midfielder in Ghana, Spain, Portugal, Austria, and England.-Career:...

Golden Ball

Tournament	FIFA Golden Ball Winner
1991 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...	Nii Lamptey Nii Lamptey Nii Odartey Lamptey is a former Ghanaian footballer. He is known foremost for his erratic career, in which he became a superstar as a teenager and then suffered a long string of failures which burnt him out well before his time...
1993 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...	Daniel Addo Daniel Addo Daniel Addo is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes, as a midfielder.-Club career:...

Famous players

Nii Odartey Lamptey(1991)
Kofi Nimo(1991)
Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo is a former Ghanaian footballer.-Club career:Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchanged for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in co-ownership...

(1991)
Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko is a former football striker from Ghana.- Career :His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times. He played in Turkey from 1997-2004 before joining Halmstads BK in the Allsvenskan...

(1991)
Willie Brown
Willie Brown
Willie Brown may refer to:*Willie Brown , Mayor of San Francisco, 1996–2004, Speaker of the California State Assembly, 1980–1995*Willie Brown , American football Hall-of-Fame cornerback...

(1991)
Alex Opoku(1991)
Ben Owu(1991)
Daniel Addo
Daniel Addo
Daniel Addo is a retired Ghanaian footballer who last played for King Faisal Babes, as a midfielder.-Club career:...

(1991, 1993)
Samuel Kuffour
Samuel Kuffour
Samuel Osei Kuffour is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a defender.Known for his great physical power, he is best remembered for his time with Bayern Munich, whom he represented for over a decade, winning a total of 17 major titles, and playing in nearly 250 official...

(1991, 1993)
Mark Edusei
Mark Edusei
Mark Edusei is a Ghanaian football midfielder. Throughout his career Edusei has moved around a lot, playing for clubs based in six different countries.-Catania:...

(1991, 1993)
Charles Akunnor(1993)
Emmanuel Duah(1991, 1993)
Isaac Asare
Isaac Asare
Isaac Asare is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 2006, Asare obtained Belgian nationality....

(1991)
Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo is a former Ghanaian footballer.-Club career:Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchanged for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in co-ownership...

(1991)
Essuman Dadzie (1993)
Joseph Fameyeh (1993)
Christian Gyan
Christian Gyan
Christian Attah Gyan is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for RoPS in Finland.- Career :Gyan signed for Feyenoord in 1996. During the following season the club send him on loan to Excelsior. After only a couple of months Feyenoord recalled the defender, and he made his debut for Feyenoord...

(1995)
Awudu Issaka
Awudu Issaka
Awudu Issaka is a professional Ghanaian footballer player.- Career :...

(1995)

Joseph Ansah(1995)
Stephen Appiah
Stephen Appiah
Stephen Leroy Appiah is a former Ghana International football midfielder and captain. He is currently a free agent. He has played for several European clubs since 1997 and is currently without a club. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic,...

(1995)
Abu Iddrisu(1995)
Emmanuel Bentil(1995)
Daniel Quaye
Daniel Quaye
Daniel Quaye is a Ghanaian football defender. He currently plays for Yanbian FC.- Career :Quaye is one of Ghana's favourite footballing talents after his long and distinguished career with Hearts of Oak....

(1997)
Laryea Kingston
Laryea Kingston
Laryea Kingston is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who is currently playing for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel...

(1997)
Hamza Mohammed
Hamza Mohammed
Hamza Mohammed is a Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays for King Faisal Babes.- Career :After leaving New Zealand Knights FC, Mohammed had trials with Stade Rennes, Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C., Leeds United, Dundee United FC and St Johnstone FC but was deemed to be too short of match fitness to...

(1997)
Owusu Afriyie
Owusu Afriyie
Owusu Afriyie is a Ghanaian former professional footballer. Nicknamed Arriky, he played as a midfielder in Ghana, Spain, Portugal, Austria, and England.-Career:...

(1997)
Razak Pimpong(1999)
Maxwell Owusu(1999)
Michael Essien
Michael Essien
Michael Kojo Essien is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Ghanaian national team. He is a midfielder who has often been touted as a box-to-box midfielder for his ability to exert boundless energy in supporting offensive and defensive play...

(1999)
Bernard Dong-Bortey(1999)
Anthony Obodai
Anthony Obodai
Anthony Obodai is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a midfielder; he is currently without a professional club.-Club career:...

(1999)

Ibrahim Abdul Razak
Ibrahim Abdul Razak
Ibrahim Abdul Razak or Anglicised: Abdul Razak Ibrahim is a Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays for Vietnamese Vissai Ninh Bình.-Career:...

(1999)
Ishmael Addo
Ishmael Addo
Ishmael Addo is a Ghanaian football striker. He has spent his whole career at Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, but has also spent several years on loan in France, Israel, Greece, Cyprus and India.-International:...

(1999)
Ibrahim Attiku(1991)
William Acheampong (2005)
Sadat Bukari
Sadat Bukari
Sadat Bukari is a football striker and Attacking Midfielder who plays for Maccabi Haifa.- Career :Bukari was rumored to have signed a deal with Brondby in August 2008. He has played for West Ham United in England, All Stars F.C...

(2005)
Opoku Agyemang(2005)
Razak Salifu
Razak Salifu
Abdul Razak Salifu is a Ghanaian professional football midfielder, who currently plays for Moldovan National Division side FC Zimbru Chişinău.- Career :...

(2005)
Jonathan Quartey
Jonathan Quartey
- Early career :He played on youth side for Liberty Professionals F.C. and 2005 for Heart of Lions.- Professional career :Quartey began his profi career by International Allies F.C., before transferred to Ashanti Gold SC in 2006, after 1 year left Ashanti and moved to Heart of Lions. In January...

(2005)
Samuel Inkoom
Samuel Inkoom
Samuel Inkoom is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as a defender for Ukrainian club FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ghana national team.-Career:- Club :...

(2005)
David Telfer
David Telfer
David Telfer is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for Ashanti Gold SC.- Career :Telfer began his career in the AshantiGold Soccer Academy and was promoted to Ashanti Gold SC of the Ghana Premier League in January 2006.In August 2008 from Ashanti Gold SC out to Free State Stars, he joined...

(2005)
Mubarak Wakaso (2005)
Ransford Osei
Ransford Osei
Ransford Osei is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Spanish side Granada CF on loan from Israeli side Maccabi Haifa...

(2007)
Daniel Opare
Daniel Opare
Daniel Tawiah Opare is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a right back for Belgian club Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League and the Ghana national team.-Career:...

(2007)
Sadick Adams
Sadick Adams
Sadick Adams is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.Adams was recognized by World Soccer magazine as one of the 50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet in their November 2007 issue.-Club career:Atlético Madrid signed a pre-contract with Adams in...

(2007)
Kelvin Bossman(2007)
Abeiku Quansah
Abeiku Quansah
Abeiku Quansah is a Ghanaian International footballer currently playing for FC Arsenal Kyiv in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Career:...

(2007)
Tetteh Nortey
Tetteh Nortey
Mohamed Tetteh Nortey is a Ghanaian football player currently playing at the position of Defender for Accra Hearts of Oak SC.-Career:...

(2007)
William Addison(2013)

Famous Coaches

FIFA Tourney FIFA U-20 World Cup The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...	Manager name
2007–2008	Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Teivi is a Ghanaian professional football coach and former player.-Early and personal life:Sellas Tetteh Teivi was born on 12 December 1956 in Adabraka. His father was Mensah Teivi, a mechanic, and his mother was Elizabeth Dablah; he was the eldest of eight children...
2005–2007	Sulley Mohammed 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1991 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Florence, Montecatini, Viareggio, Massa, Carrara, and Livorno in Italy between 16 August and 31 August 1991...	Otto Pfister Otto Pfister Otto Pfister is a German football manager, and one of Germany's most successful coaching exports, voted Africa's Manager of the Year in 1992. He has been to four African Cup of Nations competitions with Upper Volta , Zaire, Cameroon and Ghana) and reached the African Cup of Nations final twice,...
1993 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City in Japan between 21 August and 4 September 1993...	Isaac Paha Isaac Paha Isaac Paha is a Ghanaian football coach who also enjoyed a career as a player.-International:Paha is also a former member of the Black Stars and was the captain of the team in 1984.-Coaching career:...
1995 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1995 was held in the cities of Guayaquil, Portoviejo, Quito, Ibarra, Cuenca, and Riobamba in Ecuador between 3 August and 20 August 1995. Players born after 1 August 1978 could participate in this tournament...	Sam Arday Sam Arday Sam Arday is a Ghanaian football coach who has managed the Ghana national side on two occasions - from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004, currently is Technical Director Feyenoord Academy.-Coaching career:...
1997 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:-------------------------Knockout Stage:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Playoff for 3rd place:-Final:-Top goalscorers:...	Emmanuel Afrane
1999 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 was held in the cities of Auckland, Christchurch, Napier, and Dunedin in New Zealand between 10 November and 27 November 1999...	Jones Attuquayefio
2005 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in the cities of Lima, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Piura and Iquitos in Peru between 16 September and 2 October 2005. Players born after 1 January 1988 could participate in this tournament...	David Duncan
2007 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...	Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Sellas Tetteh Teivi is a Ghanaian professional football coach and former player.-Early and personal life:Sellas Tetteh Teivi was born on 12 December 1956 in Adabraka. His father was Mensah Teivi, a mechanic, and his mother was Elizabeth Dablah; he was the eldest of eight children...
Four Nations Tournament Four Nations Tournament The Four Nations Tournament invitational women's football tournament is hosted by China every year since 2002.-History:1998: United States 7, Norway 6, China 4, Sweden 01999-2001: NOT HELD*2002: Norway 6, Germany 4, United States 4, China 3...	Emmanuel Kwesi Afranie

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Superb young players

2003 U17 Qualifiers

2005 African U-17 Final

Current squad

Technical Team

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Team honours

Golden Shoe

Golden Ball

Famous players

Famous Coaches

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