Ghana

Ghana are one of the strongest teams in the African Nations Cup. They qualified in First Place in Group D beating Benin, Mali and Sudan. Ghana have appeared in the African Cup of Nations 16 times since its inception and have been winners 4 times (1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982).

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Qualifying History

Qualifying History

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ghana 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13
Benin 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10
Mali 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 9
Sudan 6 0 1 5 2 9 −7 1
28 March 2009 Sudan 1 – 1 Mali
El Tahir 23′   Kanouté 19′
29 March 2009 Ghana 1 – 0 Benin
Tagoe 1′    
7 June 2009 Benin 1 – 0 Sudan
Omotoyossi 22′    
7 June 2009 Mali 0 – 2 Ghana
    Asamoah 67′
Amoah 79′
20 June 2009 Sudan 0 – 2 Ghana
    Amoah 6′, 52′
21 June 2009 Mali 3 – 1 Benin
Maiga 29′
Diallo 76′
Kanouté 84′		   S. Tchomogo 15′
6 September 2009 Benin 1 – 1 Mali
Aoudou 87′   Samassa 72′
6 September 2009 Ghana 2 – 0 Sudan
Muntari 14′
Essien 53′		    
11 October 2009 Benin 1 – 0 Ghana
Aoudou 89′    
11 October 2009 Mali 1 – 0 Sudan
Kanouté 89′    
14 November 2009 Sudan 1 – 2 Benin
Ishag 45+1′ (pen.)   Omotoyossi 34′ (pen.)
Koukou 62′
15 November 2009 Ghana 2 – 2 Mali
Amoah 65′
Annan 83′		   Fané 23′
Ndiaye 68′

Squad

Squad

Ghana

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
22 GK Richard Kingson 13 June 1978 (1978-06-13) (age 31) 58 Wigan Athletic
1 GK Philemon McCarthy 14 August 1983 (1983-08-14) (age 26) 2 Hearts of Oak
16 GK Daniel Adjei 11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) (age 20) 1 Liberty Professionals
5 DF John Mensah 15 June 1981 (1981-06-15) (age 28) 58 Sunderland
18 DF Eric Addo 12 November 1978 (1978-11-12) (age 31) 32 Roda JC
23 DF Harrison Afful 24 June 1986 (1986-06-24) (age 23) 14 Espérance
3 DF Isaac Vorsah 21 June 1988 (1988-06-21) (age 21) 5 Hoffenheim
4 DF Hans Sarpei 28 June 1976 (1976-06-28) (age 33) 23 Bayer Leverkusen
2 DF Samuel Inkoom 22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) (age 20) 4 Basel
13 DF Lee Addy 26 September 1985 (1985-09-26) (age 24) 1 Bechem Chelsea
15 MF Derek Boateng 2 May 1983 (1983-05-02) (age 26) 19 Getafe CF
8 MF Michael Essien 3 December 1982 (1982-12-03) (age 27) 45 Chelsea
6 MF Anthony Annan 21 June 1986 (1986-06-21) (age 23) 38 Rosenborg
7 MF André Ayew 17 December 1989 (1989-12-17) (age 20) 15 Marseille
17 MF Kwadwo Asamoah 9 September 1988 (1988-09-09) (age 21) 5 Udinese
11 MF Moussa Narry 19 April 1986 (1986-04-19) (age 23) 3 Auxerre
10 MF Agyeman Opoku 7 June 1989 (1989-06-07) (age 20) 2 Al-Wahda
16 MF Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu 12 February 1990 (1990-02-12) (age 19) 2 Asante Kotoko
12 MF Rahim Ayew 27 September 1985 (1985-09-27) (age 24) 1 El Zamalek
9 MF Haminu Dramani 1 April 1986 (1986-04-01) (age 23) 27 FC Kuban
14 FW Matthew Amoah 24 October 1980 (1980-10-24) (age 29) 31 NAC Breda
19 FW Asamoah Gyan 22 November 1985 (1985-11-22) (age 24) 28 Rennes
20 FW Dominic Adiyiah 20 November 1989 (1989-11-20) (age 20) 1 Milan

Fixtures/Results

Fixtures/Results

Group B 

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
Ghana 2 1 o 1 2 3 -1 3
Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1
Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 January 2010
17:00		 Ivory Coast 0 – 0 Burkina Faso Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda
     
11 January 2010
19:30		 Ghana p – p Togo Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda
     
15 January 2010
17:00		 Burkina Faso p – p Togo Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda
     
15 January 2010
19:30		 Ivory Coast 3 – 1 Ghana Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda
     
19 January 2010
17:00		 Burkina Faso 0-1 Ghana Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
     
19 January 2010
17:00		 Ivory Coast v Togo Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda
     
24 January 2010
16:00		 Ghana 1-0 Angola Qtr-Final
     
28 January 2010 16:00 Ghana 1-0 Nigeria Semi-Final
     
31 January 2010 16:00 Ghana 0-1 Egypt Final


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