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The Ghana Football Association (GFA) signed a CN¥92.2 million (US$15 million) deal with Ghanaian state-run oil and gas exploration corporation, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), to sponsor the Black Stars and the renewable contract saw the oil and gas exploration corporation become the global headline sponsor of the Black Stars ...
Gyamfi is the most successful of these, leading the Black Stars to three Africa Cup of Nations titles – in 1963, 1965 and 1982 – making Gyamfi the joint most successful coach in the competition's history.
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 ...
The black panther is Gabon's national animal. [27] Gambia: Scorpions The emperor scorpion, also known as the Pandinus imperator, is a species of scorpion native to rainforests and savannas in West Africa, especially in Gambia. It is one of the largest scorpions in the world and lives for 6–8 years. [28] Ghana: Black Stars
Since 1957, the sport has been administered by the Ghana Football Association. [1] Internationally, Ghana is represented by the male Black Stars and the female Black Queens. The top male domestic football league in Ghana is the Ghana Premier League, and the top female domestic football league in Ghana is the Ghana Women's Football League.
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. [4] AFCON 2015 match with Guinea
Free State Stars: 3 DF: Hartman Toromba 2 November 1984 (aged 23) Black Leopards: 4 DF: Maleagi Ngarizemo 20 June 1979 (aged 28) FC Cape Town: 5 DF: Richard Gariseb 3 February 1980 (aged 27) Wits University: 6 DF: Franklin April 18 April 1984 (aged 23) Civics: 7 MF: Collin Benjamin 3 August 1978 (aged 29)
Previously known as the Local Black Stars, the team is known as the Black Galaxies. [3] The Local Black Stars came second at the 2009 African Nations Championship, at the 2014 edition hosted in South Africa, [4] Ghana reached the final again but lost in a penalty shoot-out to the Libya. [5] [6]