Ghana women's national under-20 football team

Ghana U-20

Nickname(s)	Black Princesses
Association	Ghana Football Association
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
FIFA code	GHA
First colours Second colours
African World Cup qualification
Appearances	9 (first in 2006)
Best result	Qualified to the World Cup (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2010)
Best result	Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)

Ghana women's national under-20 football team (also known as the Black Princesses)^[1] represents Ghana in international youth football competitions.^[2][3]

Fixtures and results

See also: 2024 in association football and 2024 in sports by month

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022

Ghana  v  United States

11 August 2022 (2022-08-11) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Ghana	0–3	United States	Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6)		Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)	Cooper 11' Thompson 38' Sentnor 51'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 987 Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Japan  v  Ghana

14 August 2022 (2022-08-14) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Ghana	Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00 CST (UTC–6)	Hamano 63' (pen.), 72' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 765 Referee: Maraniela Araya (Costa Rica)

Netherlands  v  Ghana

17 August 2022 (2022-08-17) 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup GS	Netherlands	4–1	Ghana	San José, Costa Rica
18:00 CST (UTC–6)	Rijsbergen 28', 65' Henry 51' Auée 84' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (Soccerway)	Boaduwaa 53'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 814 Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela)

Head coaches

• Kuuku Dadzie (November 2009 – October 2011)^[4]
• Robert Sackey (2011–2014)^[5]
• Yusif Basigi ( September 2017–2019)^[6]
• Yusif Basigi (November 2020 – May 2021)^[7][8]
• Yusif Basigi (March 2023 – )^[9]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws*	Losses	GF	GA
2002	Did not enter
2004
2006	Did not qualify
2008
2010	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	5
2012	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	19
2014	Group stage	3	2	0	1	3	4
2016	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	4
2018	Group stage	3	1	0	2	2	8
2022	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	9
2024	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	7
2026	To be determined
Total	7/12	21	5	3	13	20	56

African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances: 9
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Did not enter
2004
2006	Round 3	4th	4	1	0	1	0	4
2008	Round 3	4th	6	3	0	3	19	9
2010	Qualified for World Cup	1st	4	4	0	0	8	0
2012	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	6	0	0	22	2
2014	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	5	0	1	1	1
2015	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	5	1	0	17	2
2018	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	5	1	0	23	2
2022	Qualified for World Cup	1st	8	7	1	0	13	2
2024	Qualified for World Cup	1st	6	6	0	0	21	2
Total	9/11	7 Titles	52	45	3	4	124	24

See also

• Ghana women's national football team
• Ghana women's national under-17 football team

References

1. "U-20 Women's World Cup: Adjoa Bayor urges Black Princesses to excel in France". Ghana Soccernet. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
2. "Black Princesses to begin FIFA U20 Women's World Cup tomorrow". Goal.com. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
3. "Ghana handed tough U20 Women's World Cup draw". GhanaSoccernet. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
4. "Dadzie gets Princesses job". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
5. Association, Ghana Football. "Princesses seek win to maintain qualifying grip". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
6. "Yusif Basigi Expects Black Princesses To Win CAF Women's National Team Of The Year Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
7. Teye, Prince Narkortu (14 January 2020). "Tagoe-Quarcoo returns as Ghana women's coach, Basigi takes over U20s". www.goal.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
8. Association, Ghana Football. "Yusif Bassigi appointed as Black Princesses Head Coach". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
9. "WAFU B U20 Women's Cup of Nations: Yussif Basigi names 34 Black Princesses squad". 31 March 2023.

External links

• Official Ghana Football Association website