Ghana is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ghana made its debut in 1963, and quickly emerged as a powerful team in the tournament and went on to win the tournament again in 1965, 1978 and in 1982, which was the last tournament to date Ghana has won.
Overall record The Black Stars of Ghana have won the Africa Cup of Nations four times: in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982, bettered only by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of three AFCON tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.
Africa Cup of Nations recordYearRoundPosition* 1957Not affiliated to CAF 1959 1962Did not qualify 1963Champions1st321061 1965Champions1st3300125 1968Runners-up2nd5311118 1970Runners-up2nd522164 1972Did not qualify 1974 1976 1978Champions1st 5 4 1 0 9 2 1980Group stage 5th311111 1982Champions1st 5 2 3 0 7 5 1984Group stage 6th310224 1986Did not qualify 1988 1990 1992Runners-up 2nd 5 4 1 0 6 2 1994Quarter-finals5th320132 1996Fourth place4th640275 1998Group stage11th310233 2000Quarter-finals 8th411234 2002Quarter-finals 7th412122 2004Did not qualify 2006Group stage 10th310223 2008Third place3rd6501115 2010Runners-up2nd530244 2012Fourth place4th631265 2013Fourth place4th6321106 2015Runners-up2nd6411103 2017Fourth place4th630345 2019Round of 1612th413053 2021Group stage19th301235 2023Group stage17th302156 2025Did not qualify 2027To be determined Total 4 Titles 24/35 105 54 23 28 138 93 *Denotes place was determined via penalty shoot-out.
Participation history Ghana at the 1963 African Cup of Nations Group A
Final
Ghana at the 1965 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Final
Ghana at the 1968 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Semi-final
Final
Ghana at the 1970 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Semifinal
Final
Ghana at the 1978 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semi-final
Final
Ghana at the 1980 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Ghana at the 1982 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Semifinal
Final
Ghana at the 1984 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Ghana at the 1992 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.
Ghana at the 1994 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Quarterfinal
Ghana at the 1996 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Third place match
Ghana at the 1998 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Ghana at the 2000 African Cup of Nations
Group A Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.
Quarterfinal
Ghana at the 2002 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarterfinal
Ghana at the 2006 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Ghana at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
Group A
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Third place match
Ghana at the 2010 African Cup of Nations
Group B
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Ghana at the 2012 African Cup of Nations
Group D
24 January 2012 1–0 Stade de Franceville, Franceville 1–0 Stade de Franceville, Franceville 28 January 2012 1–6 Stade de Franceville, Franceville 2–0 Stade de Franceville, Franceville 1 February 2012 1–2 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville 1–1 Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Third place match
Ghana at the 2013 African Cup of Nations
Group B
20 January 20132–2Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth1–0Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth24 January 20131–0Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth0–0Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth28 January 20130–3Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth1–1Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban Quarter-final
Semi-final
Third place play-off
Ghana at the 2015 African Cup of Nations
Group C
19 January 20151–2Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo3–1Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo23 January 20151–0Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo1–1Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo27 January 20151–2Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo0–2Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Quarter-final
Semi-final
Final
Ghana at the 2017 African Cup of Nations
Group D
Quarter-final
Semi-final
Third place play-off
Ghana at the 2019 African Cup of Nations
Group F
Round of 16
Ghana at the 2021 African Cup of Nations
Group C
Ghana at the 2023 African Cup of Nations
Group B
By opponent
Legend Won more than lost Won equals lost Lost more than won
Opponent Win % 10 6 2 2 20 12 +8 60,00% 8 6 2 0 13 6 +7 75,00% 8 5 1 2 14 8 +6 62,50% 7 3 1 3 7 7 0 42,86% 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 66,67% 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 60,00% 5 0 3 2 1 4 -3 0,00% 5 3 0 2 5 5 0 60,00% 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 50,00% 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 50,00% 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 50,00% 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 25,00% 4 1 1 2 2 5 -2 25,00% 4 1 1 2 1 2 -1 33,33% 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 33,33% 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 50,00% 2 2 0 0 5 2 3 100,00% 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 100,00% 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0,00%* 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0,00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 100,00% 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 100,00% 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0,00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00% 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100,00% 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100,00% 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00% 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100,00% 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00% 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0,00% 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0,00% 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100,00%
See also Ghana at the FIFA World Cup
References
External links Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com