document_title: Ghana national football team

question_text: when does ghana play in world cup 2018

question_tokens: when does ghana play in world cup 2018

text: Ghana national football team

text: History[edit]

text: 20th century[edit]

text: 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.

text: 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.[5]

text: Charles Kumi Gyamfi became coach in 1961, and the Black Stars won successive African Cup of Nations titles, in 1963 and 1965, and achieved their record win, 13–2 away to Kenya, shortly after the second of these. They also reached the final of the tournament in 1968 and 1970, losing 1–0 on each occasion, to DR Congo and Sudan respectively. 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.[6]

text: 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,[7] and reaching the quarter-finals in 1964 and withdrawing on political grounds in 1976 later winning the 1982 African cup of nations. After three failures to reach the tournament final, the 1992 African Cup of Nations saw the Black Stars finish second.

text: 21st century[edit]

text: Prior to the year 2000, disharmony among the squad which eventually led to parliamentary and executive intervention to settle issues between two squad members, Abedi Pele and Anthony Yeboah in the late 1990s, may have played some part in the failure of the team to build on the successes of the national underage teams in the late 1990s, but a new generation of Black Stars players who went to the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final became the core of the team at the 2002 African Cup of Nations, and were undefeated for a year in 2005 and reached the finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first time the team had reached the global stage of the tournament. The Black Stars started by succumbing to a 2–0 defeat to eventual champions Italy, but wins over the Czech Republic (2–0) and the United States (2–1) saw them through to the second round, where they lost 3–0 to Brazil.[8]

text: In 2008, Ghana reached a high ranking of 14 according to the FIFA World Rankings. The Black Stars went on to secure a 100 percent record in their qualification campaign, winning the group and becoming the first African team to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the final tournament, the team competed in Group D with Germany, Serbia and Australia. Ghana reached the round of 16 where they played the United States, winning 2–1 in extra time to become the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. The team then lost to Uruguay in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, having missed a penalty kick in extra time after a certain goal was prevented by Luis Suárez's deliberate handball, who was then shown a red card for his actions.[9]

text: In 2013 Ghana became the only team in Africa to reach four consecutive semi-finals of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations twice, from 1963 and 1970 and from 2008 and 2013.[10]

text: Ghana was sufficiently highly ranked by FIFA to start their qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in the Second round. They won the group, and in the following round qualified for the 2014 World Cup finals in November 2013, beating Egypt  7–3 on aggregate in a two-legged play-off.[11][11] Ghana was drawn in Group G for the finals, where they faced Germany, Portugal, and the United States.[12] The World Cup finals ended up in disappointment as Ghana exited in the group stages with issues of poor planning and payment bonuses being blamed for the poor performance, although they did manage a 2–2 draw with Germany, who ended up winning the competition.

text: Team image[edit]

text: Kits and crest[edit]

text: The black star is present on the Flag of Ghana and national coat of arms in the centre of the national crest. Adopted following the independence of Ghana in 1957, the black star has always been included in its kits.[6] The Black Stars' kits were sponsored by Puma SE from 2005, with the deal ending in 2014.[13]

text: The Black Star kit is used instead of the original gold, green, and red coloured football kit based on the colours of the Ghana national flag. The Black Stars have used an all-white and partly black football kit which was worn from the years 1957 to 1989 and again from 2006 until December 2014.

text: Between 1990 and 2006 the Ghana national football team used the kit in the colours of the national flag of Ghana, with gold, green and red used extensively, as in the team's crest and also known as the Pan-African colours. The gold with green and red kit concept and design was also used in the sixties and seventies, and designed with gold and green vertical stripes and red shoulders. An all black second kit was introduced in 2008 and in 2015, Black Stars' gold-red-green coloured kit and all black coloured kit is to be reassigned to the position of 1st and 2nd kits following the induction of a brown with blue and gold coloured Black Stars 3rd kit in 2012.[14][15]

text: The Ghana national football team's football kit for the 2014 FIFA World Cup was ranked as the best kit of the tournament by BuzzFeed.[16]

text: Black Stars 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1st and 2nd kits

text: Kit suppliers[edit]

text:
Kit supplier

Period

Notes

 Erima
1991-1992

 Adidas
1992–2000

 Kappa
2000–2005

 Puma
2005–

text: Kit deals[edit]

text:
Kit supplier

Period

Contract date

Contract duration

Value

Notes

 Puma

2005–present

text: Grounds and training grounds[edit]

text: There is no home stadium for the Black Stars. World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches have been played at the Essipong Stadium and Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium in Sekondi-Takoradi, the Len Clay Stadium, Kumasi Sports Stadium and Abrankese Stadium in Kumasi, the Cape Coast Sports Stadium in Cape Coast, the Accra Sports Stadium in the Accra and the Tamale Stadium in Tamale. Some smaller, regional stadia (stadiums) were also used in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying and 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification qualifying campaigns.

text: The Black Stars' training facilities and training grounds are located at Agyeman Badu Stadium, Berekum Sports Stadium in Brong-Ahafo, the Tema Sports Stadium in Tema and the multi-functional Lizzy Sports Complex in Legon.[17]

text: Media coverage[edit]

text: 83 percent of the Ghanaian people are Akan-speakers, and about 21 percent are English-speakers; match schedules of the Black Stars are broadcast both in English as in the case of inter-continental matches and in Akan nationally by Adom TV, PeaceFM, AdomFM and HappyFM. During the scheduled qualification for the 2014 World Cup national broadcaster GTV, a sub-division of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), broadcast to the Ghanaian public home qualifiers with away qualifiers broadcast by the satellite television broadcasting corporation Viasat 1. The friendly match against Turkey in August 2013 was televised by Viasat 1 and the qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 Inter-Continental Championships are scheduled for public broadcast by the corporations GFA TV, GBC and Viasat 1.[18]

text: Organization and finance[edit]

text: The Black Stars as it stands now has no official head because of corrupt practices by the then president , Kwesi Nyantakyi.[19] and vice-president George Afriyie,[20] with Frank Davis as director of football, and Edward Bawa as treasurer.[21] The Ghana Football Association (GFA) signed a CN¥92.2 million ($15 million) deal with Ghanaian state-run oil and gas exploration corporation, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), to sponsor the Black Stars and the renewable contract saw the oil and gas exploration corporation become the global headline sponsor of the Black Stars, with a yearly Black Stars player salary wage bill,[22][23] following the gold mining corporations Ashanti Goldfields Corporation and Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL), which had been sponsoring the Black Stars since 2005.[24]

text: On 28 August 2013, Ghana Football Association (GFA) launched a TV channel and named GFA TV, thus becoming the first football association on the African continent to launch its own TV network. The channel has the exclusive rights to broadcast all the Black Stars' matches.[25] In November 2013, the Black Stars signed a 2013–2015 CN¥30.6 million (US$5 million) and an additional classified multi-million private bank sponsorship deal with the Ghanaian state-run private banking institution UniBank.[26]

text: Supporters[edit]

text: The Black Stars maintain an average stadium match attendance of 60,000+ and a match attendance high of 80,000+, such as in the case of the Black Stars' 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay in which was attended by 84,017 spectators.[27] Ghana's match against England on 29 March 2011 had the largest away following for any association football national team since the re-opening of Wembley Stadium in 2007.[28] The match was watched by 700 million people around the world.[28]

text: Following the team's appearances at the 2006 and 2010 World Cup tournaments they were greeted by several hundred avid fans dancing and singing at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.[29]

text: Rivalries[edit]

text: The Black Stars' main footballing rivalry is with the Super Eagles, the national team of Nigeria. The "Battle of Supremacy on the Gulf of Guinea" is between two of the most successful teams on the African continent.[30] The proximity of the two countries to each other, a dispute between the different association football competitions and wider diplomatic competition for influence across West Africa add to this rivalry.[30]

text: In books and popular culture[edit]

text: Products including books, documentary films, Azonto dances and songs have been made in the name of the Ghana national football team. These may be intended with commercial motives but are focused on previous and future World Cups or Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

text: Books: Several books have been published on the team's history and participation in major tournaments. These include Ghana, The Rediscovered Soccer Might: Watch Out World!,[31] about the history and performance of the Black Stars and also all the major association football national teams that the Black Stars have ever played against, and The Black Stars of Ghana by Alan Whelan;[32] about Black Stars commencing their progress through the final rounds of the 2010 World Cup and into the quarter-finals.

text:
Documentary films: In 2010  Miracle Films Ghana Limited showcased a vintage documentary film picture, Kwame Nkrumah & Ghana's Black Stars, about Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah "Africa's man of the 2nd millennium" and "Pan-African pioneer",[33] who invested a lot of energy into making Ghana's association football national team – the Black Stars – a force in African football.[34]
Nickname: The Black Star Line, a shipping industry line incorporated by the founder of the Back-to-Africa movement, civil rights movement leader Marcus Garvey and the organiser of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA) from 1919 to 1922, gives the Ghana national football team their nicknames, the Black Stars of West Africa and the Black Stars of Africa.[34]
Dances: Upon the Black Stars scoring against opposition teams, dance forms of the worldwide popular Ghanaian Azonto were performed by Black Stars players in their goal celebrations in match victories at the 2010 World Cup and in 2013, a new elite dance version of the Ghanaian Azonto named; "(Akan: Mmonko)" (shrimp), was established and showcased at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations by the Black Stars players.[35] Black Stars goal celebrations in match victories at the 2014 World Cup and upon scoring against opposition teams, are to establish and showcase Alkayida.[36]
Songs: On occasions of past World Cups or African Championships, a number of Ghanaian musicians with music producers created hiplife football songs which were composed in the Akan language – the 2006 World Cup song, "Akan: Tuntum Nsorom Ye Ko Yen Anim," (Black Stars, We are moving forward) musical composed by the Musicians Union of Ghana, is to motivate the Black Stars to perform creditably in their quest for the capturing of the World Cup trophy.[37] Black Stars' captain and top-goalscorer Asamoah Gyan recorded and released a Hiplife song with 'Castro The Destroyer', where he features under the alias 'Baby Jet'. The song is entitled "African Girls" and is sung in the Akan language and was launched onto the Ghanaian screens, continental West Africa screens and onto the Sub-Saharan Africa screens. The music video shows the famous "Asamoah Gyan Dance" goal celebration which he demonstrated at the 2010 World Cup and in the Premier League. The song "African Girls" won an award at the Ghana Music Awards in 2011. The 2010 World Cup song, "Ghana Black Stars (Official Song 2010 World Cup)" composed by Ghanaian hiplife music group "Kings and Queens Entertainment" approved by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as the GFA has indicated that the Black Stars are a protected brand.[38]

text: Personnel[edit]

text: Current technical staff[edit]

text:
Head Coach
 James Kwesi Appiah

Assistant Coach
 Maxwell Konadu

Assistant Coach
 Ibrahim Tanko

Goalkeeper Coach
 Richard Kingson

Goalkeeper Coach
 Simon Addo

Technical Coordinator
 Franklin Appiah

Technical Coordinator
 Joseph Asamoah

Head Scout
 Otto Addo

Head Masseur
 Samuel Ankomah

Physiotherapists
 Colonel Ofosu Anim

 Ralph Frank

Head Psychologist
 Professor Joseph Mintah

Head Doctor
 Prof. Dr.Chris Adomako

Video Analyst
 Michael Okyere

Business Manager
 Anthony Baffoe

Equipment Manager
 Ismail Amidu

Dentist
 David Yaw Edu Arthur

text:
Last updated: October 2014
Source: Ghana Football Association official website

text: Former head coaches[edit]

text: Since 1957 Ghana has had 32 different head coaches and three caretakers. C. K. Gyamfi is the most successful of these, leading the Black Stars to three Africa Cup of Nations titles – in 1963, 1965 and 1982 – making Gyamfi the joint most successful coach in the competition's history.[39] Fred Osam Duodu led the Black Stars to their 1978 Africa Cup of Nations title;[40] Ratomir Dujković, Milovan Rajevac, and James Kwesi Appiah, have all led the Black Stars to World Cup qualification.[41][42]

text:
showvteGhana national football team – managers
Ainsley (1958–59)
Sjolberg (1959–62)
Ember (1962)
Gyamfi (1963–65)
Parreira (1967)
Marotzke (1968–70)
Koufie (1970–73)
Nicolae (1973–74)
Weigang (1974–75)
Sampaio (1977–78)
Osam-Duodu (1978–81)
Gyamfi (1982–83)
Afranie (1984)
Addo (1984)
Gutendorf (1986–87)
Osam-Duodu (1988–89)
Ziese (1990–92)
Pfister (1992–93)
Osam-Duodu (1993)
Larsen (1993–94)
Affrey-Fynn (1994)
Gavrilă (1995)
Kurtz (1996)
Arday (1996–97)
Israël (1997–98)
Dossena (1998–2000)
Osam-Duodu (2000)
Attuquayefio (2001)
Osam-Duodu (2001–02)
Živadinović (2002)
Afranie (2002–03)
Ziese (2003)
Zumdickc (2003)
Barreto (2003–04)
Arday (2004)
Dujković (2004–06)
Le Roy (2006–08)
Tettehc (2008)
Rajevac (2008–10)
Appiah (2010–11)
Stevanović (2011–12)
Appiah (2012–14)
Konaduc (2014)
Grant (2014–17)
Konaduc (2017)
Appiah (2017–)

(c) = caretaker manager

text: Players[edit]

text: Current squad[edit]

text:
The following players were selected for the Friendlies game against Japan and Iceland in June 2018.
Caps and goals updated as 7 June 2018 after the game against Iceland.

text:
No.

Pos.

Player

Date of birth (age)

Caps

Goals

Club

1

1GK

Richard Ofori

 (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 24)

12

0

 Maritzburg United

12

1GK

Lawrence Ati-Zigi

 (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 21)

1

0

 Sochaux

2

2DF

Joseph Attamah

 (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 24)

4

0

 İstanbul Başakşehir

4

2DF

Kasim Nuhu

 (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 23)

4

2

 1899 Hoffenheim

15

2DF

Rashid Sumaila

 (1992-12-18) 18 December 1992 (age 25)

10

0

 Red Star Belgrade

17

2DF

Lumor Agbenyenu

 (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 21)

8

0

 Sporting CP

18

2DF

Andy Yiadom

 (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 26)

4

0

 Reading

19

2DF

Nicholas Opoku

 (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 21)

4

0

 Udinese

5

3MF

Thomas Partey

 (1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 25)

17

7

 Atlético Madrid

6

3MF

Afriyie Acquah

 (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 26)

30

1

 Torino

7

3MF

Albert Adomah

 (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 30)

18

2

 Aston Villa

13

3MF

Isaac Sackey

 (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 24)

4

0

 Alanyaspor

14

3MF

Nana Ampomah

 (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 22)

3

0

 Waasland-Beveren

23

3MF

Edwin Gyasi

 (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 27)

4

1

 CSKA Sofia

24

3MF

Wakaso Mubarak

 (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 28)

51

12

 Alavés

25

3MF

Thomas Agyepong

 (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 21)

5

0

 Hibernian

9

4FW

Kwasi Okyere Wriedt

 (1994-07-10) 10 July 1994 (age 24)

2

0

 Bayern Munich

11

4FW

Raphael Dwamena

 (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 22)

7

2

 Levante

16

4FW

Richmond Boakye

 (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 25)

13

5

 Jiangsu Suning

21

4FW

Emmanuel Boateng

 (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 22)

2

1

 Levante

22

4FW

Frank Acheampong

 (1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 24)

15

2

 Tianjin TEDA

text: Recent call-ups[edit]

text: The following players have been called up for Ghana in the last 12 months.

text:
Pos.

Player

Date of birth (age)

Caps

Goals

Club

Latest call-up

GK

Joseph Addo

 (1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 27)

0

0

 Aduana Stars

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

DF

Harrison Afful

 (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 32)

76

0

 Columbus Crew

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

DF

Daniel Amartey

 (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 23)

24

0

 Leicester City

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

DF

Daniel Opare

 (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 27)

17

0

 Augsburg

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

DF

Abass Mohamed

 (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994 (age 24)

0

0

 Inter Allies

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

DF

Vincent Atinga Adae

 (1993-10-30) 30 October 1993 (age 24)

7

0

 Tirana

v.  Uganda, 7 October 2017

DF

John Boye

 (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 31)

62

5

 Sivasspor

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

DF

Jonathan Mensah

 (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 28)

60

1

 Columbus Crew

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

DF

Jeffrey Schlupp

 (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 25)

17

1

 Crystal Palace

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

MF

Christian Atsu

 (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 26)

57

10

 Newcastle United

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

MF

Ebenezer Ofori

 (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 23)

7

1

 New York City

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

MF

Godfred Donsah

 (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 22)

1

0

 Bologna

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

MF

Nasiru Mohammed

 (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 24)

0

0

 Häcken

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

MF

Alfred Duncan

 (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 25)

11

1

 Sassuolo

v.  Uganda, 7 October 2017

MF

Kingsley Sarfo

 (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 23)

1

0

 Malmö

v.  Uganda, 7 October 2017

MF

André Ayew (Vice-captain)

 (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 28)

79

14

 Fenerbahçe

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

MF

Kwadwo Poku

 (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 26)

3

0

 Tampa Bay Rowdies

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

MF

Gideon Waja

 (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 21)

1

0

 Toronto II

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

FW

Asamoah Gyan (Captain)

 (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 32)

106

51

 Kayserispor

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

FW

Majeed Waris

 (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 26)

23

4

 Nantes

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

FW

Patrick Twumasi

 (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 24)

3

0

 Alavés

v.  Egypt, 12 November 2017

FW

Isaac Twum

 (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 20)

3

0

 Inter Allies

v.  Uganda, 7 October 2017

FW

John Antwi

 (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992 (age 26)

0

0

 Misr Lel-Makkasa

v.  Uganda, 7 October 2017

FW

Jordan Ayew

 (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 26)

50

12

 Crystal Palace

v.  Congo, 5 September 2017

text:
DEC Player refused to join the team after the call-up.
INJ Withdrew because of injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Player has retired from international football.
SUS Suspended from the national team.

text: Youth teams[edit]

text: The football association of Ghana (GFA) administers several national teams at different age levels between 16 and 23 years of age.

text: The under-23 level (or Olympic team) from the 1992 Summer Olympics competes in Olympic football tournaments, Football at the All-Africa Games, CAF U-23 Championship and is restricted to using players aged 23 years and under.[43] The football at the Olympic Games is thus considered as an under-23 World Cup and since the Olympic Games of 1992; the under-23 level has participated in 5 Olympic Games, becoming the first African team to win an Olympic medal when they won bronze in 1992.[43]

text: The under-20 level is considered as the feeder level to the Black Stars senior squad and has competed at the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in the 1970s. The under-20 level captured the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009 after defeating Brazil 4–3 on penalties after the match finished 0–0 in extra time, and becoming the first on the Africa continent to do so. The under-20 level has been champions of the African Youth Championship three times: in 1995, 1999 and 2009, as well as twice runners-up in 2001 and 2013.

text: The under-17 level is the youngest level and players chosen may not be more than 17 years of age. The team represents Ghana in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The under-17 team have twice been FIFA U-17 World Cup champions, in 1991 and 1995. Additionally they finished as runners up on two occasions, 1993 and 1997. The under-17 level has participated in eight of the 15 tournaments of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, debuting in Scotland 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship and dominating the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition in the 1990s, where they reached four consecutive finals.[44] They also twice won the African U-17 Championship.

text: Competitive record[edit]

text: Africa Cup of Nations record[edit]

text: Ghana has won the Africa Cup of Nations four times – in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982 – bettered by Cameroon and Egypt. As the first winner of three Nations Cup tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold the trophy in 1978.[45] The Black Stars have qualified for the tournament 20 times in total, finishing as runners-up five times, third once, and fourth three times. Thus, Ghana has the most final game appearances at the tournament with nine, essentially making the final in half of its appearances in the tournament. Ghana also holds the record of most consecutive semi-final appearances with five straight between 2008 and 2015.

text:
Africa Cup of Nations Record

Africa Cup of Nations Record

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Africa Cup of Nations Finals
92
52
17
20
123
71
+48

text:
Africa Cup of Nations

Titles: 4  Appearances: 21

Year

Position

Year

Position

Year

Position

Year

Position

 1957
Did not enter
 1978
Champions
 1998
Round 1
 2017
Fourth place

 1959
Did not enter
 1980
Round 1
 2000
Quarter-finals
 2019
TBD

 1962
Did not qualify
 1982
Champions
 2002
Quarter-finals
 2021
TBD

 1963
Champions
 1984
Round 1
 2004
Did not qualify
 2023
TBD

 1965
Champions
 1986
Did not qualify
 2006
Round 1

 1968
Second place
 1988
Did not qualify
 2008
Third place

 1970
Second place
 1990
Did not qualify
 2010
Second place

 1972
Did not qualify
 1992
Second place*
 2012
Fourth place

 1974
Did not qualify

 1994
Quarter-finals

 2013
Fourth place

 1976
Did not qualify

 1996
Fourth place
 2015
Second place*

text: African Nations Championship record[edit]

text: Ghana has competed in three African Nations Championship tournaments, twice finishing as runners-up.

text:
Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

Squad

 Ivory Coast 2009
Runner-up
2nd

5
1
3
1
8
6

Team

 Sudan 2011

Round 1
14th
3
0
0
3
1
4

Team

 South Africa 2014
Runner-up
2nd
6
3
3
0
4
1
Team

 Rwanda 2016

Did not qualify

Total

3/3
4th
14
4
6
4
13
11
3

text: African Games[edit]

text:
African Games Record

Year

Result

GP

W

D

L

GS

GA

 1965
-
0
0
0
0
0
0

 1973
-
0
0
0
0
0
0

 1978
-
0
0
0
0
0
0

 1987
-
0
0
0
0
0
0

1991–present

See Ghana national under-23 football team

Total
4/4
0
0
0
0
0
0

text: West African Nations Cup and WAFU Nations Cup record[edit]

text:
West African Nations Cup [SCSA Zone III] Record

Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

 1982
Final
Winner
5
3
2
0
14
8
+6

 1983
Final
Winner
4
3
1
0
7
2
+5

 1984
Final
Winner
5
2
3
0
9
5
+4

 1986
Final
Winner
6
5
1
0
12
2
+10

 1987
Final
Winner
5
5
0
0
14
2
+12

Total
5 Finals
5 Titles
25
18
7
0
56
19
+37

* Gold background colour indicates that the team won the tournament.
**Red border color indicates the team was a host nation.
Note: The tournament was not held in 1985.

West African Football Union Nations Cup Record

Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

 2010
Semi-final
Third place
5
4
0
1
11
3
+8

 2011
Semi-final
Fourth place
4
1
0
3
5
8
−3

 2013
Final
Winner
4
3
0
1
9
4
+5

Total
1 Final
1 Title
13
8
0
5
25
15
+10

text: Olympic record[edit]

text:
Year

Round

Position

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

 Athens 1896

No association football competition

 Paris 1900

At the 1900 and 1904 Olympics, clubs competed.

 St. Louis 1904

 London 1908

The Gold Coast team did not participate

 Stockholm 1912

 Antwerp 1920

 Paris 1924

 Amsterdam 1928

 Los Angeles 1932

No association football competition

 Berlin 1936

The Gold Coast team did not participate

 London 1948

 Helsinki 1952

Did not participate [a]

 Melbourne 1956

 Rome 1960

Did not qualify

 Tokyo 1964

Quarter-final

7th
4
1
1
2
7
12

 Mexico 1968

Round 1

12th
3
0
2
1
6
8

 Munich 1972

Round 1

16th
3
0
0
3
1
11

 Montreal 1976

Round 1 (Did not participate)

 Moscow 1980

Did not qualify

 Los Angeles 1984

 Seoul 1988

 Barcelona 1992

Since 1992 olympic football is competed by U-23 [n]

Total

3/19
24th
10
1
3
6
14
31

text: World Cup record[edit]

text: The Black Stars have qualified for three FIFA World Cup tournaments; 2006, 2010, and 2014. In 2006, Ghana was the only African side to advance to the second round of the World Cup in Germany, and was the sixth nation in a row from Africa to progress beyond the group stages of the World Cup.[46] The Black Stars had the youngest team in the 2006 edition with an average age of 23 years and 352 days,[46] and were praised for their improving performance.[47][48] FIFA ranked Ghana 13th out of the 32 countries who competed in the tournament.[49]

text: In the 2010 World Cup, Ghana progressed beyond the group stages of the World Cup in South Africa, and reached the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Uruguay. The Black Stars were defeated on penalty shootout after Luis Suárez hand-balled on the goal line deep into extra time, preventing a certain winning goal.[50] Of the 32 countries that participated in the 2010 edition, FIFA ranked Ghana 7th.[51]

text: After beating Egypt 7–3 on aggregate in November 2013, Ghana qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.[52] They were drawn in Group G with Germany, the United States and Portugal.[53] For the first time, Ghana fell in the group stage, tying Germany 2–2 and losing to both the United States and Portugal by 2–1.[54]

text:
FIFA World Cup Record

FIFA World Cup Record

GP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

World Cup Finals
9
4
2
3
9
10
−1

World Cup Quals (H)
34
24
8
2
78
19
+59

World Cup Quals (A)
33
9
8
16
37
42
−5

World Cup Total
76
37
18
21
124
71
+53

text:
FIFA World Cup record

Year

Round

Position

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

1930 to 1958

Did not enter

 1962

Did not qualify

 1966

Withdrew

1970 to 1978

Did not qualify

 1982

Withdrew

1986 to 2002

Did not qualify

 2006

Round of 16

13th

4

2

0

2

4

6

 2010

Quarter-final

7th

5

2

2

1

5

4

 2014

Group stage

25th

3

0

1

2

4

6

 2018

Did not qualify

 2022

To be determined

Total

Quarter-Final

3/21

12

4

3

5

13

16

text: Team honours[edit]

text: Last updated 8 February 2015

text: Continental tournaments[edit]

text: Africa Cup of Nations

text: African Nations Championship

text: Continental Subregion[edit]

text: Nkrumah Cup[55]

text: West African Nations Cup

text: CEDEAO Cup

text: WAFU Nations Cup

text: Other tournaments and cups[edit]

text: Pestabola Merdeka[56]

text: Samuel K. Doe Cup 1986[57]

text: Black Stars Tournament 1993 (Libreville, Gabon)[58]

text: Great Artificial River Championship 1999 (Libya)[59]

text: LG Cup[60]

text: Other awards[edit]

text:
African National Team of the Year Winners (3): 1983, 2006, 2010
FIFA most improved team of the year award Winner: 2005

text: Results and fixtures[edit]

text:
28 June 2017 Friendly

Mexico

1–0

 Ghana

showHouston, United States

20:00 CDT

E. Hernández  32' (pen.)

Report

Stadium: NRG Stadium Attendance: 37,617Referee: Baldomero Toledo (United States)

text:
1 July 2017 Friendly

United States

2–1

 Ghana

showEast Hartford, United States

16:45

Dwyer  19'
Acosta  52'

Report

Gyan  60'

Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 28,494Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

text:
12 August 2017 2018 CHANQ

Burkina Faso

2–2

 Ghana

showOuagadougou, Burkina Faso

16:00 GMT

Sylla  58'
Sawadogo  85'

Report

Adams  17' (pen.)
Waja  65'

Stadium: Stade du 4 Août Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

text:
20 August 2017 2018 CHANQ

Ghana

1–2(3–4 agg.)

 Burkina Faso

showKumasi, Ghana

15:30 GMT

Addo  61'

Report

Sylla  8'
Nikiema  28'

Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

text:
1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) 2018 WCQ R3

Ghana

1–1

 Congo

showKumasi, Ghana

15:30 GMT

Partey  85'

Report

Bifouma  18'

Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

text:
5 September 2017 2018 WCQ R3

Congo

1–5

 Ghana

showBrazzaville, Congo

15:30 WAT

Illoy-Ayyet  43'

Report

Boakye  23', 85'
Partey  26', 45+2', 69'

Stadium: Stade Municipal de Kintélé Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

text:
9 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup 1st round

Ghana

1–0

 Gambia

showCape Coast, Ghana

15:00 GMT

Antigah  90+9' (pen.)

Report

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)

text:
14 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS

Ghana

2–0

 Guinea

showCape Coast, Ghana

18:00 GMT

Sa. Sarfo  48'
Kizito  77'

Report

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Yanissou Bebou (Togo)

text:
16 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS

Ghana

1–0

 Mali

showCape Coast, Ghana

18:00 GMT

Cobbinah  73'

Report

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

text:
18 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup GS

Ghana

0–2

 Nigeria

showCape Coast, Ghana

18:00 GMT

Okpotu  52'
Peter  55'

Report

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Kouassi Fredéric Biro (Ivory Coast)

text:
21 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup SF

Ghana

2–0

 Niger

showCape Coast, Ghana

18:00 GMT

Kizito  31'
St. Safro  79'

Report

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Yanissou Bebou (Togo)

text:
24 September 2017 2017 WAFU Nations Cup Final

Ghana

4–1

 Nigeria

showCape Coast, Ghana

18:00 GMT

St. Sarfo  44', 78' (pen.)
Antigah  60' (pen.)
Cobbinah  93'

Report

Ali  90+5'

Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

text:
7 October 2017 2018 WCQ R3

Uganda

0–0

 Ghana

showKampala, Uganda

16:00 EAT

Report

Stadium: Mandela National Stadium Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

text:
10 October 2017 Friendly

Saudi Arabia

0–3

 Ghana

showJeddah, Saudi Arabia

Report

text:
12 November 2017 2018 WCQ R3

Ghana

1–1

 Egypt

showKumasi, Ghana

15:30 GMT

Gyasi  64'

Report

Shikabala

Stadium: Baba Yara Stadium Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

text:
30 May 2018 Friendly

Japan

0−2

 Ghana

showYokohama, Japan

19:25 (UTC+9)

Report

Partey  9'
Boateng  51' (pen.)

Stadium: Nissan Stadium (Yokohama) Attendance: 64,520Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

text:
7 June 2018 Friendly

Iceland

2−2

 Ghana

showReykjavík, Iceland

20:00 (UTC±0)

Árnason  6'
Finnbogason  40'

Report

Nuhu  66'
Partey  87'

Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

text:
7 September 2018 2019 AFCONQ

Kenya

v

 Ghana

showKenya

Report

text:
10 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ

Ghana

v

 Sierra Leone

showGhana

Report

text:
13 October 2018 2019 AFCONQ

Sierra Leone

v

 Ghana

showSierra Leone

Report

text:
16 November 2018 2019 AFCONQ

Ethiopia

v

 Ghana

showEthiopia

Report

text:
22 March 2019 2019 AFCONQ

Ghana

v

 Kenya

showGhana

Report

text: Records[edit]

text: Most capped players[edit]

text:
Most Capped Players

#

Name

Career

Caps

Goals

1
Asamoah Gyan
2003–present
106
51

2
Richard Kingson
1996–2011
92
1

3
John Paintsil
2001–2013
90
0

4
Sulley Muntari
2002–2014
85
20

5
John Mensah
2001–2012
83
3

6
André Ayew
2007–present
79
14

7
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
2008–present
78
11

8
Harrison Afful
2008–present
76
0

9
Kwadwo Asamoah
2009–present
69
4

10
Abedi Pele
1982–1998
67
19


document_title: Odd Squad (TV series)

question_text: why did olive and otto leave odd squad

question_tokens: why did olive and otto leave odd squad

root

text: Odd Squad (TV series)

text: Description[edit]

text: The series follows the exploits of Odd Squad, an organization run entirely by children, that solves peculiar problems using math skills. In particular, it typically features two employees of the organization's investigation division that work in precinct 13579 of the organization— Agents Olive (Dalila Bela) and Otto (Filip Geljo) in the 1st season, and Olympia (Anna Cathcart) and Otis (Issac Kragten) in the second season. Selected episodes feature other types of employees of the fictional organization, like security officers, so-called "tube operators", and scientists. The names of the employees, with one exception, always start with the letter O.

tag: p

text: Agents are typically assigned cases by their boss, Ms. O (Millie Davis), and travel via a system of interconnected tubes to get to their destinations. They deduce the solution to the problem or how to detain the perpetrator by using basic mathematical principles that are typically the focus of the episode. Often, they cannot solve the problem at the scene and must go back to their precinct's headquarters or to the "Mathroom" (T.J. McGibbon), a sentient space that communicates through large paper fortune tellers and can unfold them to display information to help the agents see connections and better solve their case. Along with math, agents also use "gadgets" designed by the scientists; in the first season, Agent Oscar (Sean Michael Kyer) heads the lab, gaining an assistant, Agent Oona (Olivia Presti), in early season two who eventually takes over the lab. The characters also have to deal with a variety of recurring villains who often put a mathematical spin on their plots.

text: The seal of the Odd Squad headquarters depicts a jackalope carrying a shield in front of it (bearing an image of the seal - an instance of the Droste effect) and bananas at each side of it.

text: Characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Agent Olive (Dalila Bela, season 1): Referred to as a longtime employee of the Odd Squad, Olive began season 1 of the series adapting to working with and training her new partner, Otto. Olive is usually calm, brisk, and serious. She has a morbid fear of pies, which she acquired after saving her organization's building from a pie-related disaster instigated by her previous partner, a very gifted agent named Todd who was fired from the organization for misconduct and went on to pursue villainy. In the season 1 finale, Olive departs the series along with her partner, Otto, to run a different Odd Squad precinct as Ms. O.
Agent Otto (Filip Geljo, season 1): Olive's partner, and in the first episode the newest employee of the organization. In contrast to his partner's more serious demeanor and personality, he is a more lenient, laid-back employee. Despite his lack of experience with his job, Otto frequently uncovers the facts needed to solve the case at hand, even doing so in the absence of his more experienced partner, proving his worth as an agent. In the season 1 finale, Otto departs the series to run another Odd Squad office as Mr. O with his partner, Olive.
Ms. O/Oprah (Millie Davis, seasons 1–): "Ms. O" is the title of any female head of an Odd Squad division, but in-show, the title most often refers to the head of the division featured on the show. Ms. O is a very strict boss. She has the tendency to yell (a habit seen less frequently as the series progresses) and is often seen sipping a juice box. Despite appearing younger than most of the agents, Ms. O has worked for Odd Squad for several decades; her actual age remains a mystery. In-show, it is revealed that her actual name is "Oprah".
Agent Oscar (Sean Michael Kyer, seasons 1–2): Oscar was the precinct's head scientist, in charge of the precinct's laboratory. Other employees go to him for technical solutions to their problems. Oscar is depicted as being very intelligent and having a quirky and goofy personality. He departed from the series in the Season 2 episode "Oscar Strikes Back", where he became the president of the organization's science division after the former president was dismissed for misconduct.
Agent Olympia (Anna Cathcart, season 2): A new agent, introduced in the first episode of season 2, who joins the series to fill in the opening left by the departure of Olive in the season 1 finale. She was given early graduation from the organization's training Academy because Ms. O wanted her in the equivalent of Otto's position. She is depicted as being very social and outgoing, and having a generally happy and carefree personality.
Agent Otis (Isaac Kragten, season 2): A new agent, introduced at the start of season 2, who joins to fill the opening left by the departure of Otto in the season 1 finale. Unlike his partner, he has a more serious and socially-reserved personality. There are no records of him attending the organization's "Academy", but he is depicted as being the more seasoned member of the new team. Possibly as part of his more socially-reserved demeanor, he has several unusual dislikes; initially he had a dislike of chewing gum, and once he refused a pizza party offered to him as a reward for his productivity, claiming to not like the ingredients of a pizza.
Agent Oona (Olivia Presti, season 2): The precinct's head scientist who is in charge of the laboratory, taking the role from Oscar after his departure from the series in the Season 2 episode "Oscar Strikes Back". Like her predecessor, she is depicted as having a quirky personality.

tag: ul

text: Recurring[edit]

text: Odd Squad employees[edit]

text:
Dr. O (Peyton Kennedy, seasons 1–2, and Kaden Stephen, season 2): The precinct's resident medical employee, who assists in helping the others with medical-related problems. She is known for her eccentric behavior and frequently says things that make no sense, whilst frequently reminding the agents "I'm a doctor!" in a manner reminiscent of Star Trek's Dr. McCoy. It is revealed in-show that she was once a worker in the Odd Squad gift shop, but became a doctor when the gift shop was shut down so the space could be used for a laboratory. After the original Dr. O leaves to work as a doctor in space, she is ultimately replaced with a new male doctor who previously worked in another department.
Agent Obfusco (Jaeden J. Noel, season 1): An Odd Squad agent and cross-cultural expert who speaks in obscure riddles. He is difficult for the other agents to understand, and has a generally extremely peculiar and eccentric demeanor, which leads the other employees to try and avoid working with him. He has a sister named Obfuscolina who is even more eccentric than him, to the point where he cannot understand anything she says and considers himself 'normal' when compared to her.
Agent Ocean (Elijah Sandiford, season 2): The precinct's director of the 'Creature Room', which houses many bizarre "creatures" and plants. Ocean has a laid-back and easy-going personality and he is friendly to the other agents. He specializes in animals/creature knowledge that Odd Squad agents may need to know.
Agent Octavia (Julia Lalonde, season 1): Agent Oz's partner. It was noted in an episode that she is one of the precinct's best employees. She is usually looking for her partner because he is invisible.
Oksana (Madeleine Barbeau, seasons 1–): The precinct's resident cook, in charge of providing the employees with food. In the show it is mentioned that she has to prepare all the meals by herself. She has a deadpan and sarcastic personality.
Agent Olaf (Eshaan Buadwal, seasons 1–): Agent Oren's partner. Olaf is happy-go-lucky and jovial in nature but tends to be very simple-minded. Despite this, he has shown to have moments of intelligence, often to the shock and amazement of his fellow agents. He shares Oren's penchant for laziness. He dreams of becoming a dentist and fears not becoming one. He has an unusual obsession with potatoes. Later on in the series it is revealed that he is a werewolf.
Agent Orchid (Michela Luci, seasons 1–): One of the younger agents. She tends to be extremely stubborn.
Agent Oren (Brendan Heard, seasons 1–): Agent Olaf's partner. Oren is depicted as snarky and arrogant. Oren and his partner have an ongoing rivalry with Olive and Otto. Unlike their industrious rivals, Oren likes to weasel his way out of work whenever possible. Oren likes to brag and considers himself the precinct's best employee. Oren has an unusual fear of pancakes and dreams of becoming an 'Odd Squad' director and running his own precinct.
Agent Owen (Christian Distefano, seasons 1–): The head of the precinct's Security department (the department in charge of defending against intruders, checking the precinct's assigned city/town for "oddness", and making sure the more dangerous "creatures" do not escape their containment).
Agent Ozlyn (Arista Arhin, season 2): Worker in the Security Department.
Agent Olly (Sasha Steiner, season 2): A former doctor who now assists Oksana with maintaining the building's breakroom and cafeteria.

text: Others[edit]

text:
Delivery Debbie (Ashley Botting): A female pizzeria owner who has appeared in numerous episodes and played a key part in the series movie, Odd Squad: The Movie (2016). Her arch rival is Delivery Doug who specializes in the sale of egg-salad sandwiches.[4]
Polly Graph (Ava Preston): A girl who runs a stand selling hot chocolate or lemonade, depending on the season, outside her house. Employees of the local 'Odd Squad' precinct frequently patronize her stand. She is very fond of graphs and seemingly always has just the right visual representation to deal with the situation at hand. While she is not an agent, she offers data of all sorts to employees who visit her stand. Ms. O has asked her to come in to assist on cases and internal business within the organization on occasion.
Soundcheck (Lucas Meeuse, Matthew Armet, Thomas Alderson, Stephan Dickson): A fictitious and satirical boy band made up of Tony D., Danny T., Ringo, and Johnny J., and is well liked by all the precinct employees with the exception of Agent Olive, who later admits to liking them in Odd Squad: The Movie (2016). Songs by the group include Take Away Four, The Force of Gravity and Up, Down, Left, Right. Sound Check as a group appears on the album Odd Squad: Stop the Music.

text: Villains[edit]

text:
Fladam[5][6] (Martin Roach, seasons 1–): A villain with glasses capable of transforming anything into a two-dimensional form.
Noisemaker (David Tompa, seasons 1–): A villain who wants to fill the world with odd noises. He wears a variety of instruments all over his body that make sounds whenever he moves.
Odd Todd (Joshua Kilimnik, seasons 1–): Previously an employee of the organization, Todd was fired for misconduct and began to pursue villainy, taking the name of 'Odd Todd'. A recurring villain in the first season, he was outsmarted by Agent Otto and renounced villainy for other interests. In the second season, he has taken up gardening and has been seen providing assistance to the precinct's employees. Early in the first season before Todd was introduced, a running gag was in place where characters would comment about Otto being "so much better than Olive's last partner"; upon Otto's asking about who was her last partner, they would change the subject. Another running gag in place was that the number 43—his badge number—was hidden in various places for viewers to find.
Puppetmaster: A villainess who not only turns people into Muppet-based puppets, but also interestingly plays with sock puppets she presumably makes. She has long hair styled in an updo.
Shapeshifter (Laura Landauer, seasons 1–): A villain who can transform anything or anyone, including herself, into a different object or person (Examples: In one episode she transforms a briefcase into a pie; in the same episode she also took the form of another character) but the resulting object or person weighs the same as the object/person they were before. A younger version of Shapeshifter is seen in the movie produced to accompany the series, "Odd Squad: The Movie" (2016).
Tiny Dancer (Danielle Benton, seasons 1–): A villain that makes inanimate objects dance on command.

text: Episode list[edit]


document_title: Chicago Air & Water Show

question_text: who pays for chicago air and water show

question_tokens: who pays for chicago air and water show

text: Chicago Air & Water Show

text: Attractions[edit]

text: The air show is a free event that showcases daredevil pilots, parachute teams, and jets flying in formation, as well as a water-skiing and boat-jumping component. Because of its proximity to city beaches and skyline, the demonstrations are visible from almost everywhere along the Chicago lakefront. Grandstand seats for the water show are located at North Avenue Beach. WBBM AM (780) broadcasts both days of the event every year.

text: The air show features both civilian and military pilots. Flying teams have been sponsored by companies including Oracle and Red Bull. Many of the Air Show performers utilize Chicago's third airport, the Gary/Chicago International Airport in nearby Gary, Indiana, for ground support. The U.S. Army Golden Knights have participated each year for several years running. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds alternate annually as headliners.

text: History[edit]

text: The show was first held in 1959 under the name "Lakeshore Park Air & Water Show," on a budget of $88. The event featured a Coast Guard Air Sea Rescue demonstration, water skiers, a water ballet, games and a diving competition. The following year, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and Golden Knights Parachute Team were added to the show.[2]

text: Since 1989, corporate sponsorship participation has underwritten production costs of the air and water show. The event has been managed by the Mayor's Office of Special Events since 1994.[2]

text: The 2008 50th Anniversary Show[edit]

text: In 2008, for the 50th annual show, the event was extended from two days to three. The Friday show, which is typically an unofficial preview and rehearsal show, became a part of the scheduled performances. Actress Florence Henderson opened the airshow with the singing of the American National Anthem. The show featured Chicago theater alumni Bill Murray, who parachuted in to the event with the Golden Knights in promotion of the United Service Organization, and Gary Sinise, who performed a live concert with his Lt. Dan Band. The concert concluded with a B-1 bomber fly-by and an evening of fireworks. Several freestyle jet skiers also competed at the 2008 show. LXF Pro Tour champion Gary Burtka lead Team Twangled teammates Greg Brock, Mike Hoffman, and Michael Niksic. The Mayor's Office of Special Events estimated that the show drew a record crowd of approximately 3.1 million spectators.[3]

text: Safety Precautions[edit]

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tag: table

text: Aircraft take off and land at Gary/Chicago International Airport in Gary, Indiana. All pilots perform stunts over the water in a set area known as a "safety box". This area extends from the lakefront shoreline out to a section on Lake Michigan where recreational boats and kayakers line up for an alternate vantage point.

text: Organizers work closely with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and city departments on safety procedures. Each day, before flying, all pilots and air personnel must attend morning meetings to receive weather and safety updates. Additionally, the event employs its own air traffic controller who oversees the downtown air space during show hours.

text: In 2005, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds ended their demonstration halfway through their routine. During a diamond formation slow-roll pass, the tip of the missile rail on the right wing of the slot (#4) aircraft contacted the left stabilator of the right (#3) aircraft. A four-foot section of the missile rail snapped off, while the #3 aircraft sustained damage described by one of the Thunderbirds pilots as a "medium deep scratch" to the red paint of the stabilator. Amateur video later broadcast on local television news programs showed the missile rail falling into the safety box. No injuries were sustained, but the demonstration was immediately terminated and all aircraft returned to Gary International Airport. The Thunderbirds did not return for the second day's demonstration.

text: Criticism[edit]

text: The Chicago Reader recently described the show's accompanying noise as a "horrible buzzing" and that it was "back to annoy you for another year."[4]

text: The Chicago Tribune thinks the "anachronistic" and "perverse" show's "cheap thrills" should be retired. [5]

text: On August 16, 2015, an Army parachutist died from injuries suffered after colliding with another parachutist during the 2015 Air and Water Show, on Saturday, August 15, 2015. The death of Master Sergeant Corey Hood has strengthened calls to discontinue the show, which positions jets and parachuting daredevils within hundreds of feet of dozens of buildings, as well as pedestrians, all up and down Lake Michigan.[6]


document_title: 1983 Cricket World Cup Final

question_text: who won man of the match in 1983 world cup final

text: 1983 Cricket World Cup Final

text: Scorecard[edit]

text: Indian Innings[edit]

text:
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR

Sunil Gavaskar
c Dujon b Roberts
2
14
12
0
0
16.66

Krishnamachari Srikkanth
lbw b Marshall
38
82
57
7
1
66.66

Mohinder Amarnath
b Holding
26
108
80
3
0
32.50

Yashpal Sharma
c sub (Logie) b Gomes
11
45
32
1
0
34.37

Sandeep Patil
c Gomes b Garner
27
48
29
0
1
93.10

N Kapil Dev (c)
c Holding b Gomes
15
10
8
3
0
187.50

Kirti Azad
c Garner b Roberts
0
3
3
0
0
0.00

Roger Binny
c Garner b Roberts
2
9
8
0
0
25.00

Madan Lal
b Marshall
17
31
27
0
1
62.96

Syed Kirmani (wk)
b Holding
14
55
43
0
0
32.55

Balwinder Sandhu
not out
11
42
30
1
0
36.66

Extras
(b 5, lb 5, w 9, nb 1)
20

Total
(all out; 54.4 overs)
183
(3.34 runs per over)

text: Fall of wickets 1-2 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2–59 (Krishnamachari Srikkanth), 3–90 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4–92 (Yashpal Sharma), 5–110 (N Kapil Dev), 6–111 (Kirti Azad), 7–130 (Roger Binny), 8–153 (Sandeep Patil), 9–161 (Madan Lal), 10–183 (Syed Kirmani)

text:
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ

Andy Roberts
10
3
32
3
3.20

Joel Garner
12
4
24
1
2.00

Malcolm Marshall
11
1
24
2
2.18

Michael Holding
9.4
2
26
2
2.68

Larry Gomes
11
1
49
2
4.45

Viv Richards
1
0
8
0
8.00

text: West Indies Innings[edit]

text:
R
M
B
4s
6s
SR

Gordon Greenidge
b Sandhu
1
11
12
0
0
8.33

Desmond Haynes
c Binny b Madan Lal
13
45
33
2
0
39.39

Viv Richards
c Kapil Dev b Madan Lal
33
42
28
7
0
117.85

Clive Lloyd
c Kapil Dev b Binny
8
32
17
1
0
47.05

Larry Gomes
c Gavaskar b Madan Lal
5
18
16
0
0
31.25

Faoud Bacchus
c Kirmani b Sandhu
8
37
25
0
0
32.00

Jeff Dujon
b Amarnath
25
94
73
0
1
34.24

Malcolm Marshall
c Gavaskar b Amarnath
18
73
51
0
0
35.29

Andy Roberts
lbw b Kapil Dev
4
16
14
0
0
28.57

Joel Garner
not out
5
34
19
0
0
26.31

Michael Holding
lbw b Amarnath
6
28
24
0
0
25.00

Extras
(lb 4, w 10)
14

Total
(all out; 52 overs)
140
(2.69 runs per over)

text: Fall of wickets 1-5 (Greenidge), 2-50 (Haynes), 3-57 (Richards), 4-66 (Gomes), 5-66 (Lloyd), 6-76 (Bacchus), 7-119 (Dujon), 8-124 (Marshall), 9-126 (Roberts), 10-140 (Holding)

text:
Bowling
O
M
R
W
Econ

Kapil Dev
11
4
21
1
1.90

Balwinder Sandhu
9
1
32
2
3.55

Madan Lal
12
2
31
3
2.58

Roger Binny
10
1
23
1
2.30

Mohinder Amarnath
7
0
12
3
1.71

Kirti Azad
3
0
7
0
2.33

text: Match details[edit]

text:
25 June 1983
Scorecard

text:
India
183 (54.4 overs)

v

 West Indies
140 (52 overs)

K Srikkanth 38 (57)
AME Roberts 3/32 (10)

IVA Richards 33 (28)
Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 (7)

text:
India won by 43 runs
Lord's, London, England
Attendance : 30,000
Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer (ENG)
Player of the match: M Amarnath (IND)

text: After losing the toss, India were asked to bat first against a West Indies team that arguably boasted the world's best bowling attack. Only Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) and Kris Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls) put up any significant resistance as Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding ripped through the Indian batsmen, ably supported by Gomes. Surprising resistance by the tail allowed India to compile 183 (all out, 54.4 overs). Only three sixes were hit in the Indian innings, one from Srikkanth, one from Sandeep Patil (27 from 29 balls), and one from Madan Lal (17 from 27 balls). However, the Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the best batting line-up of the era for 140 from 52 overs in return, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history, defeating the previously invincible West Indies. Amarnath and Madan Lal (3–31) each took three wickets, and one memorable moment was the sight of Kapil Dev running a great distance (about 18–20 yards) to take a catch to dismiss Richards, the West Indies top scorer with 33 from 28 balls. Amarnath was the most economical bowler, conceding just 12 runs from his seven overs while taking 3 wickets, and was once again awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.[1] There was no "Man of the Series" award in 1983.


document_title: Let Me Call You Sweetheart

question_text: what movie has the song let me call you sweetheart

text: Let Me Call You Sweetheart

text: Lyrics[edit]

text: The complete lyrics:

text:
I am dreaming Dear of you, day by day
Dreaming when the skies are blue, When they're gray
When the silv'ry moonlight gleams, Still I wander on in dreams
In a land of love, it seems, Just with you

Chorus:
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the love-light glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you "Sweetheart," I'm in love with you

Longing for you all the while, More and more;
Longing for the sunny smile, I adore
Birds are singing far and near, Roses blooming ev'rywhere
You, alone, my heart can cheer; You, just you

Chorus

text: Other notable recordings[edit]

text:
Bing Crosby - recorded August 8, 1934 and on July 17, 1944.[2]
Denny Dennis (1941) - later included in the compilation LP Yours for a Song issued in 1969.[3]
Joni James - for her album Among My Souvenirs (1958).[4]
The Mills Brothers - included in their album Greatest Barbershop Hits (1959).[5]
Pat Boone and Shirley Boone - included in the album Side by Side (1959).[6]
Patti Page - for her album I've Heard That Song Before (1958).[7]
Slim Whitman - included in his album Red River Valley (1977).

text: Film appearances[edit]

text:
1937 Make Way for Tomorrow - Victor Moore sings the song to Beulah Bondi.
1938 Swiss Miss - sung by Oliver Hardy.
1943 Thousands Cheer - sung by Gene Kelly whilst dancing with a mop.
1945 Diamond Horseshoe - performed by Beatrice Kay'
1948 For the Love of Mary
1966 Follow Me, Boys! - sung by a group of Boy Scouts
1979 The Rose - sung by Bette Midler.
1998 Barney's Great Adventure - performed by George Hearn
2005 The Greatest Game Ever Played - an instrumental version by a band is heard on the soundtrack.
2014 52 Tuesdays - used over the end credits in this Australian film about a transgender father and his daughter Billie.

text: Trivia[edit]

text: This section indiscriminately collects miscellaneous information. Please compress this material to remove any irrelevant or unimportant information. (March 2017)

text: The girl who modeled for the original sheet music is alleged[8][verification needed] to have been Virginia Rappe, the subject of the 1921 Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle scandal.

text:
The song was sung by Megan Follows in Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.
It was also performed by Dorothy Custer (born May 30, 1911) an American comedian, harmonicist, and centenarian, who sang the song on Valentine’s Day 2012 to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The song was sung in an episode of Downton Abbey.[9]
In the Arrow episode "Broken Hearts", Cupid sings the song while holding a couple hostage.
In the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Who Is The Cool Girl Josh Is Dating?", The West Brovinas sang this song.
The song features prominently in the 2016 two-part television adaptation of Agatha Christie's short story "The Witness for the Prosecution" written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Julian Jarrold for Mammoth Screen. It was sung by Andrea Riseborough in character as Romaine Heilger, the eponymous witness for the prosecution.
The song was used in the 2017 Adventure Time mini-series Elements.

text: In 2016, the Peerless Quartet recording was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry due to its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance."[10]

text: Among the thousands of mainstream appearances of this pop standard are a British advert for mobile phone operator and internet service provider Orange SA, involving a wind-up toy of two figures hugging. The version used in this advert was sung by Oliver Hardy from the 1938 film Swiss Miss. This song was also sung in an episode of Our Gang (the Little Rascals) by Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

text: New York Yankees public address announcer Bob Sheppard sang the song at every Mother's Day home game until his passing in 2010. During Old Timers' Day that year, a clip of him singing this song was replayed as a tribute.