Team_image Ghana_national_football_team

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1.1 grounds , training grounds
1.2 media coverage
1.3 kit , team crest
1.4 organization , finance
1.5 supporters
1.6 rivalries
1.7 in books , popular culture

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grounds , training grounds

there no home stadium black stars. world cup , africa cup of nations qualifying matches have been played @ essipong stadium , sekondi-takoradi stadium in sekondi-takoradi, len clay stadium, kumasi sports stadium , abrankese stadium in kumasi, cape coast sports stadium in cape coast, accra sports stadium in accra , tamale stadium in tamale. smaller, regional stadia (stadiums) used in 2002 africa cup of nations qualifying , 2004 african cup of nations qualification qualifying campaigns.

the black stars training facilities , training grounds located @ agyeman badu stadium, berekum sports stadium in brong-ahafo, tema sports stadium in tema , multi-functional lizzy sports complex in legon.

media coverage

83 percent of ghanaian people akan-speakers, , 21 percent english-speakers; match schedules of black stars broadcast both in english in case of inter-continental matches , in akan nationally viasat 1. during scheduled qualification 2014 world cup national broadcaster gtv, sub-division of ghana broadcasting corporation (gbc), broadcast ghanaian public home qualifiers away qualifiers broadcast satellite television broadcasting corporation viasat 1. friendly match against turkey in august 2013 televised viasat 1 , qualifiers 2015 africa cup of nations , 2018 inter-continental championships scheduled public broadcast corporations gfa tv, gbc , viasat 1.

kit , team crest

ghana home shirt: 1970s–1980s

the black star present on flag of ghana , national coat of arms in centre of national crest. adopted following independence of ghana in 1957, black star has been included in kits. black stars kits sponsored puma se 2005, deal ending in 2014.

the black star kit used instead of original gold, green, , red coloured football kit based on colours of ghana national flag. black stars have used all-white , partly black football kit worn years 1957 1989 , again 2006 until december 2014.

between 1990 , 2006 ghana national football team used kit in colours of national flag of ghana, gold, green , red used extensively, in team s crest , known pan-african colours. gold green , red kit concept , design used in sixties , seventies, , designed gold , green vertical stripes , red shoulders. black second kit introduced in 2008 , in 2015, black stars gold-red-green coloured kit , black coloured kit reassigned position of 1st , 2nd kits following induction of brown blue , gold coloured black stars 3rd kit in 2012.

the ghana national football team s football kit 2014 fifa world cup ranked best kit of tournament buzzfeed.

the current kit man ghanaian football association andrew strong.

organization , finance

the black stars headed president of ghana football association, kwesi nyantakyi, , vice-president george afriyie, frank davis director of football, , edward bawa treasurer. ghana football association (gfa) signed cn¥92.2 million ($15 million) deal ghanaian state-run oil , gas exploration corporation, ghana national petroleum corporation (gnpc), sponsor black stars , renewable contract saw oil , gas exploration corporation become global headline sponsor of black stars, yearly black stars player salary wage bill, following gold mining corporations ashanti goldfields corporation , goldfields ghana limited (ggl), had been sponsoring black stars since 2005.

on 28 august 2013, ghana football association (gfa) launched tv channel , named gfa tv, becoming first football association on african continent launch own tv network. channel has exclusive rights broadcast black stars matches. in november 2013, black stars signed 2013–2015 cn¥30.6 million (us$5 million) , additional classified multi-million private bank sponsorship deal ghanaian state-run private banking institution unibank.

supporters

the black stars maintain average stadium match attendance of 60,000+ , match attendance high of 80,000+, such in case of black stars 2010 fifa world cup quarter-final against uruguay in attended 84,017 spectators. ghana s match against england on 29 march 2011 had largest away following association football national team since re-opening of wembley stadium in 2007. match watched 700 million people around world.

following team s appearances @ 2006 , 2010 world cup tournaments greeted several hundred avid fans dancing , singing @ kotoka international airport in accra.

rivalries


ghana vs. nigeria in 2008 africa cup of nations quarter-final

the black stars main footballing rivalry super eagles, national team of nigeria. battle of supremacy on gulf of guinea between 2 of successful teams on african continent. proximity of 2 countries each other, dispute between different association football competitions , wider diplomatic competition influence across west africa add rivalry.

in books , popular culture

products including books, documentary films, azonto dances , songs have been made in name of ghana national football team. these may intended commercial motives focused on previous , future world cups or africa cup of nations tournaments.

books: several books have been published on team s history , participation in major tournaments. these include ghana, rediscovered soccer might: watch out world!, history , performance of black stars , major association football national teams black stars have ever played against, , black stars of ghana alan whelan; black stars commencing progress through final rounds of 2010 world cup , quarter-finals.


osagyefo dr. kwame nkrumah



documentary films: in 2010 miracle films ghana limited showcased vintage documentary film picture, kwame nkrumah & ghana s black stars, osagyefo kwame nkrumah africa s man of 2nd millennium , pan-african pioneer , invested lot of energy making ghana s association football national team – black stars – force in african football.
nickname: black star line, shipping industry line incorporated founder of back-to-africa movement, civil rights movement leader marcus garvey , organiser of universal negro improvement association , african communities league (unia) 1919 1922, gives ghana national football team nicknames, black stars of west africa , black stars of africa.
dances: upon black stars scoring against opposition teams, dance forms of worldwide popular ghanaian azonto performed black stars players in goal celebrations in match victories @ 2010 world cup , in 2013, new elite dance version of ghanaian azonto named; (akan: mmonko) (shrimp), established , showcased @ 2013 africa cup of nations black stars players. black stars goal celebrations in match victories @ 2014 world cup , upon scoring against opposition teams, establish , showcase alkayida.
songs: on occasions of past world cups or african championships, number of ghanaian musicians music producers created hiplife football songs composed in akan language – 2006 world cup song, akan: tuntum nsorom ye ko yen anim, (black stars, moving forward) musical composed musicians union of ghana, motivate black stars perform creditably in quest capturing of world cup trophy. black stars captain , top-goalscorer asamoah gyan recorded , released hiplife song castro destroyer , features under alias baby jet . song entitled african girls , sung in akan language , launched onto ghanaian screens, continental west africa screens , onto sub-saharan africa screens. music video shows famous asamoah gyan dance goal celebration demonstrated @ 2010 world cup , in premier league. song african girls won award @ ghana music awards in 2011. 2010 world cup song, ghana black stars (official song 2010 world cup) composed ghanaian hiplife music group kings , queens entertainment approved ghana football association (gfa) gfa has indicated black stars protected brand.