Ghana national under-20 football team

The Black Satellites reached the FIFA U-20 World Cup final in their 1st appearance in Australia 1993 (Australia 1993 U-20 html Stats here), catching many teams on the hop with their lightning changes of pace. In fact, nine of the 22 players in the "Black Satellites'" squad had lifted the FIFA U-17 World Championship two years earlier, so their performance could only really be considered a half-surprise. Still they were a joy to watch: enterprising and unpredictable.[1] They repeated the feat in 2001 succumbing to Tournament Hosts Argentina in the Final. Previously in 1997, they had lost 3-2 on a golden goal to Uruguay in Extra Time of the World Cup Semi Final. In 1999 eventual Champions Spain eliminated Ghana in the Quarter Final on sudden death penalty kicks after a 1-1 tied game.

What makes Ghana's footballers so dominant in their age group? FIFA Magazine[2] asked Otto Pfister. Football is not simply the most popular sport in this part of Africa, it is an absolute religion, he said. This is the way the game is regarded in Ghana. Young boys here think about football 24 hours a day and play for at least eight – whether on clay, rough fields or dusty streets. They develop their skills naturally, without any specific training, and end up with superb technique and ability on the ball. They are also fast and tricky, and can feint well with their bodies. Africa and South America have by far the best young footballers in the world – on a technical level they are superb. And technique is what it takes to make a good player.

What else goes towards making Ghana so strong? Otto Pfister continues; In Africa there is often only one way for many young lads to escape from poverty and to make their way up the social scale – football. Youngsters want to become stars and to play in a top European league. That is their main aim and they will do anything to achieve it. Let me give you an example: While I was coaching in Ghana I once told my team to be ready for training at three o'clock in the morning. At half past two they were all assembled and ready to go. They want to learn and they want to play for the national team. They know that in their country a national team player is a hero and enjoys a level of prestige that is not comparable to that in Europe. Another positive point for young players in Ghana is that there are many good coaches in the country who help develop the available talent and above all want to let them play. This policy pays off.[3] Today, many Ghanaian youngsters are in G14 Club Academies in Europe.

The following players were selected for the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Gregory Obeng Sekyere	(2003-12-10)10 December 2003 (aged 18)	Berekum Chelsea
2	2DF	Augustine Agyapong	(2004-01-21)21 January 2004 (aged 18)	Asante Kotoko
3	2DF	Bismark Anim	(2004-09-13)13 September 2004 (aged 17)	Tudu Mighty Jets
4	4FW	Alex Opoku Sarfo	(2004-10-20)20 October 2004 (aged 17)	Benab
5	2DF	Kwabena Boahen Gogoe	(2004-07-04)4 July 2004 (aged 17)	Dreams
6	3MF	Mohaison Mahmoud	(2005-04-21)21 April 2005 (aged 17)	United Black
7	3MF	Collins Boah	(2005-12-24)24 December 2005 (aged 16)	Dreams
8	3MF	Baafi Amankwah	(2003-08-21)21 August 2003 (aged 18)	Hearts of Oak
9	4FW	Mohammed Yahaya	(2004-11-10)10 November 2004 (aged 17)	Tamale City
10	4FW	Emmanuel Annor	(2003-04-29)29 April 2003 (aged 19)	Bechem United
11	4FW	Zubairu Ibrahim	(2004-06-02)2 June 2004 (aged 17)	King Faisal
12	3MF	Isaac Pappoe	(2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 20)	Golden Kick
13	2DF	Moses Bawa	(2004-06-25)25 June 2004 (aged 17)	Baffour Academy
14	3MF	Abass Samari Salifu	(2004-07-02)2 July 2004 (aged 17)	Accra Lions
15	2DF	Jonas Adjei Adjetey	(2003-12-13)13 December 2003 (aged 18)	Berekum Chelsea
16	1GK	Vincent Anane	(2003-08-15)15 August 2003 (aged 18)	Legon Cities
17	4FW	Mustapha Yakubu	(2005-04-25)25 April 2005 (aged 17)	Heart of Lions
18	3MF	Isaac Mensah	(2002-02-07)7 February 2002 (aged 20)	Hearts of Oak
19	3MF	Aaron Essel	(2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 16)	Bechem United
20	3MF	Abdul Razak Abdullah	(2004-11-03)3 November 2004 (aged 17)	Heart of Lions
21	2DF	Kelvin Abrefa	(2003-12-09)9 December 2003 (aged 18)	Reading U–23
22	2DF	Eugene Ampofoh Amankwah	(2004-11-30)30 November 2004 (aged 17)	Benab

• 2015 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana
• 2009 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana
• 2001 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana
• 1999 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana
• 1997 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana
• 1993 FIFA under-20 World Cup (squads) – Ghana

The following list consist of previous Ghana U-20 national team players who have won or were influential at the FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Ghana U-20 national team or the FIFA U-17 World Cup with the Ghana U-17 national team, and those who were part of the Ghana U-23 national team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The list also includes the players who have graduated from the Ghana U-20 national team and gone on to represent the senior Ghana national team at the FIFA World Cup or African Cup of Nations:

• Ghana national football team
• Ghana national U23 football team
• Ghana national U17 football team

• 2007 Toulon Tournament Squad
• Ghana Football Association – Official website
• Ghana Premier League website
• Ghanaweb Sports Page
• RSSSF Archive of all FIFA U20 Matches
• RSSSF Archive of all African U20 Matches
• 2009 African U20 Final Highlights