- Stephen Appiah
Stephen Appiah is a Ghanaian International football midfielder and the captain of the Ghana national team. In his native Ghana he is well known as " the black tornado" due to the fact that he is very dominant in the midfield and is also very strong. As of 2007, he plays professionally for the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. A combative player, Stephen Appiah has a strong 'engine' and good tactical awareness.
- John Mensah
John 'Rock Of Gibraltar' Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian International football player who plays for Rennes of French Ligue 1.
- Claude Le Roy
Claude Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, currently in charge of the Ghana national team. Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out with little hype at the small French club Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievement of leading the Cameroon national team to runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations, …
- Sulley Muntari
Sulley Ali Muntari (born August 27, 1984) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Portsmouth F.C. in England. He is a central midfielder. He has managed 26 caps and 8 goals for Ghana, as of March 2007.
- Abédi Pelé
Abédi Ayew, also known as Abédi "Pelé" is a former Ghana International football player and captain. He was named African Footballer of the Year in 1991, 1992 and 1993. Additionally, Pelé named him as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
- Samuel Kuffour
Samuel Osei 'Sammy' Kuffour (born September 3, 1976 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a football defender for A.S. Roma. Arguably the greatest African defender of all-time, Kuffour is known for his great power and tactical awareness as well as a physical presence and nous to unsettle the strongest of attacking players. A Ghana International for 13 years, he won his 1st Cap as a 17-year old when Ghana played Sierra Leone on 28th November, 1993.
- Sammy Adjei
Sammy Adjei (born September 1 1980) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Moadon Sport Ashdod in Israel. He is the current number one goalkeeper for the national side. Transferred from Accra-based Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak for a reported $150,000 on September 15 2005. He became the football national hero after having saved a penalty by the Danish champion Rene Nygaard Jensen. Adjei was named in Ghana's 2006 World Cup squad on 13 May 2006.Despite this, …
- Otto Addo
Otto Addo (born June 9, 1975 in Hamburg) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for FSV Mainz 05. He is of dual nationality, as he plays internationally for the Ghanaian football squad.
- John Paintsil
John Paintsil (born June 15, 1981) is a Ghanaian international football player who is currently under contract to West Ham United who play in the English Premier League and plays for the Ghana national team.
- Matthew Amoah
Mathew Amoah (born October 24, 1980 in Tema, Ghana) is a Ghanaian International Striker who plays for Dutch Eredivisie side NAC Breda in The Netherlands after they reached a deal to sign him from German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. He formerly played for SBV Vitesse, where he has spent almost his entire career. He is currently the in-form striker for Ghana, a stark contrast to his club form, where he was recently booed by his own fans.
- Isaac Asare
Isaac Asare (b. September 1 1974, Kumasi, Ghana) is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 2006, Asare obtained Belgian nationality.
- Ibrahim Sunday
Ibrahim Sunday (born August 1, 1950) is a Ghanaian former football player and coach. A midfielder, he played the majority of his career for Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, and was also a member of the Ghana national team, participating in two Africa Nations Cup tournaments. In 1971, he won the African Footballer of the Year award.
- Burkhard Ziese
Burkhard Ziese (born February 1, 1944 in Germany) was sacked as manager of the Malawi national football team last year. He has held coaching positions at a number of foreign Football Associations, namely those of Sudan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Pakistan, Ghana (twice), Bermuda and Zambia.
- Francis Dickoh
Francis Dickoh is a Ghanaian footballer born in København, Denmark as a son of Ghanaian parents. The defender is currently playing for FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie, while his previous clubs include Farum BK, Boldklubben 1893 and FC Nordsjælland. Dickoh made his debut in the Ghana national football team on 14 November 2005 versus Saudi Arabia. As of 27 March 2007, he has been capped 6 times for the national team.
- Richard Kingson
Richard Kingson, also known as Faruk Gürsoy, is a Ghanaian International goalkeeper who currently represents Birmingham City in the English Premier League. He is the starting Goalkeeper of the Ghana national team, and was called for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Football commentators have said he played incredibly well against the Czech Republic, where he made a lot of critical saves at the end of the match.
- Alex Tachie-Mensah
Alexander Tachie-Mensah (born 15 February 1977 in Accra) is an Ghanaian football striker who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC St. Gallen. He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup. Mensah is also a cousin of Daniel Adisi.
- Haminu Dramani
Haminu Dramani (born 1 April 1986 in Ghana) is a Ghanaian football midfielder who in the 2006/2007 season will play for Lokomotiv Moscow.
- Hans Sarpei
Hans Adu Sarpei (born 28 June 1976) in Tema, Ghana is a Ghanaian International football defensive midfielder who currently, as of May 2007, plays for Bayer Leverkusen. Sarpei who has a German passport, moved to Germany from Ghana with his Parents, when he was a child. He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 World Cup squads. He was with VfL Wolfsburg for 6 seasons, …
- Razak Pimpong
Razak Pimpong (born December 30, 1982) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Viking F.K.. He has played nine games for the Ghanaian national team, and represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament.
- Eric Addo
Eric Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who, as of 2007, plays professionally for the Dutch Eredivisie Club PSV Eindhoven. Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Eric Addo, a combative central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder had his budding career sadly blighted by knee injuries, eventhough he is still having a very colorful career.
- Simon Addo
Simon Addo (born December 11, 1974) is a footballer from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
- Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born April 15, 1986 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), known occasionally simply by his first name "Quincy", is a Ghanaian-Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Spartak Moscow. Owusu-Abeyie played for Dutch national youth teams, but FIFA are currently considering his request to become eligible to represent Ghana instead.
- Derek Boateng
Derek Boateng (born 2 May 1983 in Accra, Ghana) is a midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem FC. Originally a striker, Boateng has moved further down the pitch and is currently considered a defensive midfielder in his club, due to the position slightly behind the other midfielders he tends to have during the game. While he is not a traditional holding midfielder, his ability to hold the ball and make the opening passes makes him suitable for that position.
- Baba Adamu
Baba Adamu (born October 20, 1979 in Kumasi, Ghana) known occasionally simply by his nickname "Armando", is a Ghanaian International football (soccer) Striker, currently playing for Sakaryaspor of the Turkish Super League. A very gifted, tall, silky and skillful forward, who shoots accurately as well, Baba made his International debut for Ghana against Jamaica on 7 August 1999. He scored for Ghana on his debut.
- Mohammed Gargo
Mohammed Gargo (born June 19, 1975) is a football defender from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
- Fred Osam-Duodu
Fred Osam-Duodu is a legendary Ghanaian coach and a FIFA Instructor. A former Ghana national football team coach, he led Ghana to win the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya and also led Ghana's Under-20 team to win the 1993 African U-20 Cup of Nations and a silver medal at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was also Ghana's coach during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, held in Mali. Recently in 2005 he led Gambia's Under 17 to win the African Youth Cup, …
- Issah Ahmed
Issah Gabriel Ahmed or Issah Gabarel Ahmad (born 24 May 1982) is an Ghanaian football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Randers FC. He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
- Emmanuel Duah
Emmanuel Duah (born 14 November 1976) is a Ghanaian football player who, as of 2006, was playing for Nejmeh. He was a member of Ghana's under-17 team that won the world cup in 1991, scoring the winning goal. Also a member of Ghana's silver medal winning team in the 1993 youth world cup in Australia, scoring in the final which Ghana lost to a strong Brazilian team which featured players like Dida (now of AC Milan). He was part of the Ghanaian 2002 African Nations Cup team, …
- George Ainsley
George Edward Ainsley (b. April 15, 1915 in South Shields, d. April 1985 in Leeds) was an English professional footballer and football manager. George Ainsley,a centre forward, played for his local side South Shields St. Andrews before joining Sunderland in April 1932. He played just four times for Sunderland, moving to Bolton Wanderers in August 1936. In December the same year, after seven league games for Bolton, Ainsley moved to Leeds United.
- Anthony Annan
Anthony Annan (born July 21, 1986 in Accra) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Norwegian club I.K. Start. He is an all-action box-to-box central midfielder who is very comfortable playing offensively or defensively. Nicknamed Pablo Aimar in comparison to the Argentine national midfield superstar, Annan combines immense skill with a physical presence that complements his average height.
- Baffour Gyan
Baffour Gyan (born July 2, 1980) is a Ghanaian footballer who is playing for FC Saturn Moscow Oblast. Previously he played for Dynamo Moscow and Czech side Slovan Liberec. He attended Adisadel College in Cape Coast, Ghana for his secondary education and he played for the school team. Gyan was part of the Ghana squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- Prince Tagoe
Prince Tagoe is a Ghanaian football (soccer) player currently playing at the position of striker for the UAE club Al Shabbab on loan from Saudi club Al Ittihad. As the best scorer in Ghana in the 2004/05 season, Tagoe was surprisingly called to the national squad for the 2006 African Cup of Nations by the coach Ratomir Dujković. He only played a total of 49 minutes; his team did not make it into the quarter finals.
- Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian football player who is currently playing as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for R.S.C. Anderlecht in (Belgium) and the Egyptian national team. He started his professional football career at 23 with Aswan. After one season there, he moved to the better Egyptian club Ismaily. He was 20 when he was selected for the first time to play in the Egyptian national team's friendly match against Ghana on 29 December, 1995.
- Augustine Ahinful
Augustine Ahinful is a Ghanaian football (soccer) player. In career he played in Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy and in Turkish Premier Super League for Borussia Dortmund, Grasshoppers, União Desportiva de Leiria, Boavista, Venezia, Ankaragücü and Trabzonspor. For Ghana national football team he participated at 1996 Summer Olympics and in 2000 African Cup of Nations.
- Vincenzo Iaquinta
Vincenzo Iaquinta, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI, (born November 21, 1979 in Cutro, Crotone) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. As many Calabrians in the 1980s his parents emigrated to Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy, because of better job opportunities. Prior to joining Udinese in 2000, Iaquinta played with his brother in the lower divisions for "Reggiolo" (1996-97), Padova (1998), and Castel di Sangro (1998-2000).
- Mark Edusei
Mark Edusei (born 29 September 1976 in Kumasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football midfielder. Throughout his career Edusei has moved around a lot, playing for clubs based in six different countries. He has also represented the Ghana national team. In season 2006-2007 he played for Serie A team Calcio Catania.
- Abubakari Yakubu
Abubakari Yakubu (born 13 December, 1981 in Tema) is a Ghanaian football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for Vitesse Arnhem and Ghana national football team. He also played for Ajax Amsterdam. He was loaned to Vitesse Arnhem in 2004-05 season and signed permanent deal at the end of season, for 4 years.
- Yaw Preko
Yaw Preko (born September 8, 1974 in Accra) is a football striker from Ghana. He has played 68 international matches for the Ghana national team, and was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. His career started in Powerlines, a small Ghanaian club, and his first European club was R.S.C. Anderlecht where he became Belgian champion three times.
- Daniel Quaye
Daniel Quaye (born 25 December 1980) is an Ghanaian football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for Hearts of Oak. He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
- Hamza Mohammed
Hamza Mohammed (born November 1980) is a Ghanaian football player whose last club was New Zealand Knights FC. After leaving New Zealand Knights FC, Mohammed had trials with Leeds United FC, Dundee United FC and St Johnstone FC but was deemed to be too short of match fitness to secure himself a contract. He was part of the Ghanaian 2002 and 2006 African Nations Cup teams.