Ghana national under-17 football team

Ghana under-17

Nickname(s)	The Black Starlets
Association	Ghana Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Ignatius Osei-Fosu
FIFA code	GHA
First colours Second colours
First international
Ghana 1–1 Nigeria (Accra, Ghana; 10 August 1986)
Biggest win
Ghana 7–0 Tunisia (Bamako, Mali; 20 May 1995)
Biggest defeat
Ghana 1–6 Nigeria (Marrakech, Morocco; 14 April 2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1989)
Best result	Winners, 1991, 1995
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 1995)
Best result	Winners, 1995, 1999

Ghana national under-17 football team

Medal record
FIFA U-17 World Cup
	1991 Italy	Team
	1995 Ecuador	Team
	1993 Japan	Team
	1997 Egypt	Team
	1999 New Zealand	Team

Ghana national under-17 football team

Medal record
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
	1995 Mali	NA
	1999 Guinea	NA
	2005 Gambia	NA
	2017 Gabon	Team
	1997 Botswana	NA
	2007 Togo	NA

The Ghana national under-17 football team represents Ghana in youth international football completions. They have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup twice in 1991 and 1995. They have also won the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations twice in 1995 and 1999.

Competitive Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not participate
1987	did not qualify
1989	First round	3	0	2	1	2	3
1991	Champions	6	4	2*	0	8	3
1993	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	14	3
1995	Champions	6	6	0	0	13	4
1997	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	14	5
1999	Third place	6	4	2*	0	19	5
2001	did not qualify
2003
2005	First round	3	0	3	0	3	3
2007	Fourth place	7	4	0	3	13	9
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	Quarterfinals	5	3	0	2	8	3
2019	did not qualify
2023
2025	to be determined
Total	9/20	48	30	10	8	94	38

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	Champions	5	5	0	0	16	1
1997	Third place	5	3	0	2	9	6
1999	Champions	5	3	1	1	8	3
2001	did not qualify
2003
2005	Runners-up	5	3	0	2	7	5
2007	Third place	5	3	0	2	11	5
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	2	7
2015	Disqualified
2017	Runners-up	5	2	2*	1	9	1
2019	did not qualify
2023
2025
Total	7/15	33	19	5	9	62	28

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1985	did not participate
1987	Second round	2	0	2	0	1	1	0
1989	Third round	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2
1991	Fourth round	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5
1993	Final Round	4	4	0	0	9	1	+8
Total	4/5	15	9	4	2	23	8	+15

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Overall U17 Record

U17 Record	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Success
U17 World Cup Finals	48	30	10	8	94	38	+56	74.42%
U17 Africa Quals/ Finals	58	38	8	12	108	44	+64	72.41%
U17 Total	106	68	18	20	202	82	+120	73.42%

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record by team

Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Succ.
Spain	5	2	2	1	6	5	+1	60%
Brazil	5	3	1*	1	9	7	+2	70.00%
Japan	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Cuba	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	75%
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	5	1	+4	50%
Mexico	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	100%
Uruguay	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	100%
United States	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	75%
Oman	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100%
Costa Rica	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	75%
Scotland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	50%
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%
Portugal	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Argentina	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	50%
Thailand	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100%
Qatar	1	0	1*	0	0	0	0	50%
Italy	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100%
Australia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%
Chile	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Peru	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	75%
China	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	50%
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0%
Germany	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0%
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100%
Colombia	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100%
India	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100%
Niger	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0%
Total	47	29	10	8	92	38	+54	74.42%

*Denotes draws including the 1991 & 1999 Semi-Final matches decided on penalty kicks v Qatar (4-2p) & Brazil (2-4p).

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations Record by team

Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Succ.
Mali	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	50%
Mozambique	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Tunisia	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	100%
Guinea	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	75%
Nigeria	4	1	0	3	5	11	-6	0%
Ethiopia	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100%
Angola	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	50%
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Cameroon	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100%
Burkina Faso	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	75%
Gambia	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	50%
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	75%
Eritrea	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100%
Togo	1	0	0	1	1	2	-2	0%
Congo	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	50%
Gabon	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100%
Niger	1	0	1*	0	0	0	0	50%
Total	33	19	5	9	64	29	+35	69.11%

*Denotes draws including the 2017 Semi-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Niger (6-5p).

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record by team

Ghana versus	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Succ.
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	75%
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50%
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	75%
Sierra Leone	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	50%
Guinea	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	75%
Morocco	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Senegal	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100%
Egypt	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100%
Total	15	9	4	2	23	8	+15	78.12%