{
  "id": 10775642,
  "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-4-2-10775642",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T20:44:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/2027-afcon-qualifiers-nigeria-lose-3-0-ghana-fall-4-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nigeria and Ghana faced disappointing defeats in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Tuesday, falling 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau and 4-2 to The Gambia, respectively. Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia each secured six points from two matches, moving ahead of Nigeria and Ghana in their respective qualifying groups. Rwanda maintained their perfect start by defeating Cape Verde 2-1, while Zambia bounced back from their opening loss by defeating Togo 2-0. Uganda also recorded their first victory, overcoming Libya 1-0. The 48 teams in the qualifiers are divided into 12 groups of four, with the highest-placed non-host nation advancing from groups containing co-hosts Kenya, Tanzania, or Uganda.",
  "summary": "Nigeria and Ghana suffered defeats in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers. Nigeria lost 3-0 to Guinea-Bissau, with Franculino, Mama Baldé, and Álvaro Djaló scoring for Guinea-Bissau, according to Punch. Ghana fell 4-2 to The Gambia, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana.\n\nGhana had taken the lead through Ernest Nuamah and Felix Afena-Gyan, but The Gambia scored four goals to stage a comeback, with Mohammed Badamosi, Omar Colley, and Ebrima Colley among the scorers, MyJoyOnline Ghana reported.\n\nThe results put pressure on both West African teams in their respective qualifying groups, while Guinea-Bissau and The Gambia moved to six points from two matches, Punch reported.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}