{
  "id": 10774444,
  "title": "2027 AFCON qualifiers: Nigeria lose 3-0, Ghana fall 4-2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/2027-afcon-qualifiers-nigeria-lose-3-0-ghana-fall-4-2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:38:52.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-afcon-qualifiers-nigeria-lose-3-0-ghana-fall-4-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers held on Tuesday, Nigeria and Ghana faced defeat while Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia secured victories. Guinea-Bissau triumphed 3-0 over Nigeria in Group L, marking their second consecutive win after a 2-0 victory over co-host Tanzania. Ghana, meanwhile, lost 4-2 to The Gambia in Group C after initially leading 2-0. With Tanzania assured of a place at the 2027 finals as a co-host, the next highest-placed team from Group L will join them. Rwanda maintained their perfect record by defeating Cape Verde 2-1 away in Group K, while Zambia bounced back from their opening-day loss to Algeria by defeating Togo 2-0 in Group I. Uganda also recorded their first victory by beating Libya 1-0 in Group H. As the qualifiers progress, Nigeria and Ghana will need to recover quickly from their defeats.",
  "summary": "Nigeria and Ghana suffered defeats in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers, with the Super Eagles losing 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau and the Black Stars falling 4-2 to The G Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-afcon-qualifiers-nigeria-lose-3-0-ghana-fall-4-2/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Guinea-Bissau defeat Nigeria 3-0 in AFCON qualifier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/guinea-bissau-defeat-nigeria-3-0-in-afcon-qualifier",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:10:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Guinea-Bissau thrash Nigeria 3-0",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/guinea-bissau-thrash-nigeria-3-0",
        "published": "2026-09-29T18:37:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}