GHANA FACTFILE

NAME: Ghana

NAME: Ghana

NICKNAME: The Black Stars FOUNDED: 1957

FIFA AFFILIATION: 1958

HIGHEST FIFA RANKING: 14 - February 2008 (first achieved)

LOWEST FIFA RANKING: 89 - June 2004

PREVIOUS WORLD CUP APPEARANCES: 1 (2006)

BEST WORLD CUP PERFORMANCE: Round of 16 (2006)

DATE QUALIFIED FOR THE 2010 WORLD CUP FINALS: September 6 2009.