Ghana women's national under-20 football team explained

Ghana U-20
Fifa Trigramme:	GHA
Nickname:	Black Princesses
Association:	Ghana Football Association
Confederation:	CAF (Africa)
Sub-Confederation:	WAFU (West Africa)
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U20wc Apps:	7
U20wc First:	2010
U20wc Best:	Group stage (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
2Ndregional Name:	African World Cup qualification
2Ndregional Cup Apps:	9
2Ndregional Cup First:	2006
2Ndregional Cup Best:	Qualified to the World Cup (2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2024)
Type:	women

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

2022

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
	Qualified
	To be determined
Total	6/11	18	4	3	11	15	49

African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualification record

African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Appearances: 9
Year	Round	Position
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

External links

• Official Ghana Football Association website

Notes and References

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