After three failures to reach the tournament final, the 1992 African Cup of Nations saw the Black Stars finish second.Ģ1st century: rise to prominence and decline The team had no success in FIFA World Cup qualification during this era, and failed to qualify for three successive African Cup of Nations in the 1970s, but qualified for the Olympic Games football tournaments, becoming the first team from sub-Saharan Africa to qualify for the Games, reaching the quarter-finals in 1964 and withdrawing after qualifying in 19, later winning the 1982 African cup of nations. Their domination of this tournament earned the Black Stars team the nicknames of "the Black Stars of West Africa" and "the Black Stars of Africa" in the 1960s. They also reached the final of the tournament in 19, losing 1–0 on each occasion, to DR Congo and Sudan respectively. Ĭharles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and the Black Stars won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 19, and achieved their record win, 13–2 away to Kenya, shortly after the second of these. On 19 August 1962 at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Black Stars played Spanish giants Real Madrid, who were at the time Spanish champions, former European champions and intercontinental champions, and drew 3–3. The Gold Coast Football Association was founded in 1920, succeeded by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in 1957, which affiliated to Confederation of African Football and FIFA the following year.
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