{
  "id": 19158669,
  "title": "There is still hope to qualify for 2027 AFCON – Afena Gyan ahead of Somalia games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/there-is-still-hope-to-qualify-for-2027-afcon-afena-gyan-ahead-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:19:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/there-is-still-hope-to-qualify-for-2027-afcon-afena-gyan-ahead-of-somalia-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Black Stars forward Felix Afena-Gyan remains optimistic that Ghana can still qualify for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) despite a poor start to their World Cup qualifier campaign. Ghana has lost both of their opening matches - one to Ivory Coast and another to The Gambia - leaving them with no points after just two games. The team will now look to turn their luck around in a double-header against Somalia later this month. Afena-Gyan, who is set to play in the upcoming fixtures, has appealed to supporters not to lose hope in the team. He urged fans to turn up in large numbers to back the squad as they attempt to get their campaign back on track. \"They [the fans] should come in their numbers to support us. We are going to give our best,\" he stated. \"There is always hope [that we can qualify for the AFCON]. It's a mistake to rule us out. Losing the two matches doesn't mean anything. Nothing is out of hand.\" Among Ghana's scorers in the previous defeat to The Gambia was Afena-Gyan, who scored in a 4-2 loss. The Black Stars will host Somalia at the Essipong Sports Stadium in Sekondi on November 12 before traveling to play the return match on November 16.",
  "summary": "Black Stars forward Felix Afena-Gyan believes Ghana can still secure qualification for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) despite suffering defeats in their opening two matches. Ghana have endured a difficult start to their qualifying campaign, losing back-to-back matches against Ivory Coast and The Gambia to leave them without a point after two games. […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "AFCON 2027Q: Afena-Gyan, Thomas-Asante and Anang spotted in Accra as fans await Black Stars squad for Somalia games",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/afcon-2027q-afena-gyan-thomas-asante-and-anang-spotted-in-accra-as",
        "published": "2026-11-09T09:42:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Black Meteors arrive in Libya ahead of 2027 U-23 AFCON qualifier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/black-meteors-arrive-in-libya-ahead-of-2027-u-23-afcon-qualifier",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:18:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}