Ghana has for long had a promising squad and many consider it a team with potential but they are yet to show what they can achieve at the big stage. 

Ghana appearing at the World Cup for the second time have won four CAF African Cup of Nations titles, though none since 1982, as well as two FIFA U-17 World Cups, and they became the first African team to lift the FIFA U-20 World Cup when they beat Brazil on penalties in October 2009. With added experience since their 2006 adventure, where they lost to Italy and Brazil but beat the Czech Republic and USA, Ghana are set to be a major threat at Africa’s first FIFA World Cup.

Ghana football team at 2010 FIFA World Cup

Ghana will kick off their FIFA World Cup™ in Tshwane/ Pretoria against Serbia on 13 June before making the journey to Rustenburg to face Australia on 19 June. They will then play Germany at Johannesburg’s Soccer City Stadium on 23 June.

The first African team to qualify for South Africa 2010, Ghana is anxious to prove themselves as a top football team in Africa.

Ghana guaranteed their place in the finals after going unbeaten through their opening four matches of the final round. They did not concede a goal in the group until a shock 1-0 defeat at Benin, but that came after they had already qualified. The key stretch for the west Africans came in June 2009 when they won 2-0 away to both Mali and Sudan, with Germany 2006 veteran Matthew Amoah scoring a goal in the first match and both in the second. Ironically, Ghana were shakier in the previous round of qualifying, only topping the group on goal difference over Gabon and Libya after losing a match to both teams.

Ghana football team star players
Although Ghana lack the attacking firepower of many African sides, they rely most prominently on a world class midfield led by Michael Essien whom they will miss due to injury. The Chelsea man usually pairs with Sulley Muntari and captain Stephen Appiah to form a formidable engine room capable of both stifling attacks and creating them. Two of the trio Asamoah Gyan, Junior Agogo and Matthew Amoah usually operate in attack, while the England-based duo of John Mensah and John Paintsil keep the back tight in front of another Premier League player, goalkeeper Richard Kingson.

“This team is very hungry to play in the finals again. My players are aware of what they can achieve, and we have the quality to go far. I am very confident about the future,” says Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac.

Ghana Record

• Ghana were the youngest team at Germany 2006, with an average age of just under 24 years.
• Asamoah Gyan scored the fastest goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup after 68 seconds in their 2-1 win over Czech Republic. It was also Ghana’s first-ever goal in the finals.
• Ghana lost 3-0 to Brazil in the second round of Germany 2006, but they were without the talismanic Michael Essien, who was suspended.

Ghana National football team Squad

Goalkeepers

• Daniel AGYEI
• 16 Stephen AHORLU
• 22 Richard KINGSON

Defenders

• 2 Hans SARPEI
• 4 John PANTSIL
• 5 John MENSAH
• 7 Samuel INKOOM
• 8 Jonathan MENSAH
• 15 Isaac VORSAH
• 17 Ibrahim AYEW
• 19 Lee ADDY

Midfielders

• 6 Anthony ANNAN
• 9 Derek BOATENG
• 10 Stephen APPIAH
• 11 Sulley MUNTARI
• 13 Andre AYEW
• 21 Kwadwo ASAMOAH

Strikers

• 3 Asamoah GYAN
• 12 Prince TAGOE
• 14 Matthew AMOAH
• 18 Dominic ADIYIAH
• 20 Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE
• 23 Kevin Prince BOATENG

Coach

• Milovan RAJEVAC