The current head coach is Abdul Karim Zito and his assistant is Ghana's former winger, Laryea Kingston.

A couple of Ghana's U-17 players have won the FIFA Golden Ball award: Nii Odartey Lamptey in 1991 and Daniel Addo in 1993.

In the 1999 FIFA U-17, Ghanaian striker Ishmael Addo won the Golden Shoe award, after Ghana placed third during the competition, being led by Cecil Jones Attuquayefio and assistant James Kuuku Dadzie.

At each of the first four FIFA World Under-17s held, Ghana reached the final each time, winning the title twice and finishing in second place twice.

In 2007, youngster Ransford Osei won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Boot for being the second highest scorer at the Tournament in South Korea.

Young boys here think about football 24 hours a day and play for at least eight – whether on clay, rough fields or dusty streets.

Otto Pfister continues; In Africa there is often only one way for many young lads to escape from poverty and to make their way up the social scale – football.

Another positive point for young players in Ghana is that there are many good coaches in the country who help develop the available talent and above all want to let them play.