{
  "id": 10911242,
  "title": "AFCON 2027Q: ‘I have never seen a poor performance from Black Stars like against Gambia’ – Nii Lante Vanderpuye",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/afcon-2027q-i-have-never-seen-a-poor-performance-from-black-stars",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:23:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/afcon-2027q-i-have-never-seen-a-poor-performance-from-black-stars-like-against-gambia-nii-lante-vanderpuye/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Sports Minister Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has criticized the Black Stars' performance against Gambia as the worst he has witnessed in his football career. During the AFCON 2027 qualifiers, held at the Accra Sports Stadium, the Black Stars squandered a two-goal lead and failed to secure a win. The disappointing display caused fans to boo the players as they exited the stadium after the match. Despite not being at the peak of their career, the performance left Nii Lante Vanderpuye perplexed, as he couldn't pinpoint the exact reason for their lackluster effort. The defeat has left the Black Stars with no points from their opening two games and positioned them at the bottom of the group ahead of the next phase of the qualifiers.",
  "summary": "The Black Stars threw away a two-goal lead against Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium in their second game of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/queiroz-apologises-to-ghanaians-after-black-stars-suffer-another",
        "published": "2026-09-29T19:00:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Dissolve Black Stars and GFA – Sam George after shocking loss to The Gambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/dissolve-black-stars-and-gfa-sam-george-after-shocking-loss-to-the",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:28:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Starr FM",
        "title": "Black Stars stung by Scorpions of Gambia in unbelievable 4-2 comeback win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/black-stars-stung-by-scorpions-of-gambia-in-unbelievable-4-2-comeback",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}