Ghana football association

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The Ghana Football Association GFA is the successor to the Gold Coast Football Association, which used to be the governing body for football in Ghana and was one of the oldest football associations in Africa, having been founded in After a weak start in , the league kicked off in with the Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club emerging as winners, taking the coveted Guggisberg shield — named after the progressive British governor of that period and the man who started the Accra Football League, Sir Gordon Guggisberg. Football was brought to the Gold Coast near the end of the 19th century by merchants from Europe, who had by then conquered the coastal areas and built forts and castles to facilitate trade. In their leisure time, the sailors would play football among themselves and with the indigenous people. The popularity of the game spread quickly along the coast, culminating in the formation of the first football club, Excelsior, in by Mr.

Ghana football association

The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football. Prior to , it played as the Gold Coast. They have also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice and On 19 August 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 , and they won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in and The Black Stars achieved their record win, 13—2 away to Kenya , after the second of these. They reached the final of the tournament in and , losing 1—0 on both occasions, to DR Congo in and Sudan in Their domination of the tournament earned them the nickname "the Black Stars of Africa" in the s. Fortunes changed for the Black Stars however, after they failed to qualify for 3 successive African Cup of Nations in the s. In however, the Black Stars would come runners-up to the Ivory Coast in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw, which saw every player on the pitch take a penalty, in which they were beaten Tensions among the squad led to the parliamentary and executive to intervene and settle issues between star players Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah. In the s, this may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams. The Black Stars started by succumbing to a 2—0 defeat to eventual champions Italy , and wins over Czech Republic 2—0 and United States 2—1.

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The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football. Prior to , it played as the Gold Coast. They have also qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice and On 19 August 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 , and they won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in and The Black Stars achieved their record win, 13—2 away to Kenya , after the second of these. They reached the final of the tournament in and , losing 1—0 on both occasions, to DR Congo in and Sudan in

Ghana football association

PAC Academy who are unbeaten in their last 5 league games moved 4th in Zone The Executive Council has re-appointed Dr. King Faisal recorded victory over league leaders, Basake Holy Stars at home. Abdul Hussein President Simeon-Okraku says continuous investment and strategic decisions are the only way to bring coaching The construction of a bed accommodation facility; a gymnasium, swimming pool and a medical Centre A functional cookie which expires when you close your browser has already been placed on your machine. More details. Search the GhanaFA.

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Kurt Okraku is the new president of the Ghana Football Association after edging a close election in Accra on Friday that required three rounds of voting. The year-old former sports journalist was endorsed with 93 votes in the third round after his closest challenger, the former Ghana Football Association vice-president George Afriyie, had conceded defeat. Okraku had won every round against four other candidates before eventually winning the crucial vote to become the 24th president of the Ghana FA.

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