The Ghana men's national association football team represents Ghana in men's international association football. It is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. The team is governed by the Ghana Football Association. Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.
Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2006. It has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times (1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), while finishing as runners-up five times (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, and 2015). Ghana have qualified for the CHAN four times, finishing as runners-up twice (2009 and 2014).