{
  "id": 19334616,
  "title": "AFCON 2027Q: Nuamah remains confident of Ghana’s qualification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/afcon-2027q-nuamah-remains-confident-of-ghanas-qualification",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/afcon-2027q-nuamah-remains-confident-of-ghanas-qualification/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ernest Nuamah, a Ghanaian footballer, remains confident that his national team can bounce back and secure a spot in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, despite their poor start to the 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign. Ghana currently sits without a point after losing their opening two matches against Côte d'Ivoire and The Gambia. With their qualification hopes now hanging in the balance, Nuamah, who will miss both upcoming matches due to injury, has expressed faith in his teammates' ability to regain their winning form. He emphasizes that Ghana's storied history as one of Africa's football powerhouses should not be overlooked, even though recent results have been less than stellar. \"Ghana has always been one of the top countries in Africa,\" Nuamah stated. \"It's just that we haven't really had good results recently, and it has been difficult for us. But at the end of the day, we are still Ghana.\" He reassures that his team \"will come up like before\" and will do everything in their power to qualify for the AFCON tournament, despite the team's recent struggles. Ghana's recent poor performance has been evident in their failure to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco, resulting in a first-ever 20-year absence from the continental stage. The Black Stars have also endured a long-standing drought at the tournament, having not won a match since 2019.",
  "summary": "Ghana international Ernest Nuamah remains optimistic that the Black Stars can turn around their poor start to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign and secure a place at next year’s tournament. Ghana are yet to pick up a point after losing their opening two matches against Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia, leaving their […]",
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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."
}