Ghana women's national under-20 football team
| Nickname | Black Princesses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| FIFA code | GHA | ||
| |||
| 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
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| 20 September 2025 World Cup Q | Tunisia | 0–2 | Ghana | Sfax |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Attobrah 4', 66' | Stadium: Taieb Mhiri Stadium Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal) |
| 28 September 2025 World Cup Q | Ghana | 2–0 | Tunisia | Accra |
| 15:30 UTC+0 |
|
Report | Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) |
2026
| 8 February World Cup Q | Ghana | 2–2 | South Africa | Accra, Ghana |
| 15:00 |
|
|
Stadium: Accra Sports Stadium |
| 14 February World Cup Q | South Africa | 0–1 | Ghana | Mbombela, South Africa |
| 15:00 |
|
Stadium: Mbombela Stadium |
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 –December 2024)[9]
- Charles Sampson (December 2024 – )[10]
Competitive record
| 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 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 | 19 | 43 |
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
References
- ^ "U-20 Women's World Cup: Adjoa Bayor urges Black Princesses to excel in France". Ghana Soccernet. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Black Princesses to begin FIFA U20 Women's World Cup tomorrow". Goal.com. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2014-08-16.
- ^ "Ghana handed tough U20 Women's World Cup draw". GhanaSoccernet. 2010-04-22. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Dadzie gets Princesses job". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Princesses seek win to maintain qualifying grip". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "Yusif Basigi Expects Black Princesses To Win CAF Women's National Team Of The Year Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Yusif Bassigi appointed as Black Princesses Head Coach". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ^ "WAFU B U20 Women's Cup of Nations: Yussif Basigi names 34 Black Princesses squad". 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Charles Sampson appointed Black Princesses coach for 2025 World Cup campaign". GhanaSoccernet. 2024-12-30. Retrieved 2026-03-13.