Ghana national under-20 football team
| Nickname(s) | The Black Satellites | ||
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| Association | Ghana Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Desmond offei | ||
| FIFA code | GHA | ||
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| First international | |||
| Gambia 1 – 0 Ghana (Banjul, Gambia; 9 September 1984) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Ghana 6 – 0 Mali (Accra, Ghana; 11 November 1990) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Algeria 3 – 0 Ghana (Algiers, Algeria; 27 August 1988) Colombia 4 – 1 Ghana (Le Pontet, France; 29 May 2000) Argentina 3 – 0 Ghana (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 8 July 2001) | |||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
| African Youth Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1993, 1999, 2009, 2021) | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||
| 1993 Australia | Team | |
| 2001 Argentina | Team | |
| 2009 Egypt | Team | |
| 2013 Turkey | Team | |
The Ghana national under-20 football team represents Ghana in international football completions. They have won both the African Youth Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.
Competitive Record
FIFA World Youth Championship Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| 1977 | did not participate | ||||||
| 1979 | |||||||
| 1981 | |||||||
| 1983 | Withdrew | ||||||
| 1985 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1987 | Disqualified | ||||||
| 1989 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1991 | |||||||
| 1993 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | Semi finals | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 |
| 1999 | Quarter finals | 5 | 3 | 2* | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 2009 | Champions | 7 | 5 | 2* | 0 | 16 | 8 |
| 2011 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2013 | Third Place | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/24 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 47 |
- Silver background color indicates second-place finish at the World Cup.
- Gold background color indicates winners at the World Cup.
*Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4-3p when the match ended (0-0) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain (7-8p).
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FIFA U20 World Cup Record by team
*Denote draws including the 2009 Final match decided on penalty kicks v Brazil 4-3p when the match ended (0-0) After Extra Time, and the 1999 Quarter-Final match decided on penalty kicks v Spain (7-8p). |
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