{
  "id": 8701191,
  "title": "2027 AFCONQ: Mohammed Kudus withdraws from Black Stars squad for Ivory Coast and Gambia games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/2027-afconq-mohammed-kudus-withdraws-from-black-stars-squad-for-ivory",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:07:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2027-afconq-mohammed-kudus-withdraws-from-black-stars-squad-for-ivory-coast-and-gambia-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mohammed Kudus, a key player for Ghana's national team, has withdrawn from the squad for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Côte d’Ivoire and The Gambia. The Tottenham Hotspur forward, who had been recovering from a long-term injury, had been included in Carlos Queiroz’s 24-man squad for the qualifiers, as well as a friendly match against Morocco. Kudus, who has only made five appearances for Spurs this season after returning from injury, will be replaced by a yet-to-be-named replacement for Ghana. His absence is seen as a significant blow to the Black Stars, as Kudus is considered one of the team’s most influential attacking players. Ghana's qualifying campaign begins with a match away to Côte d’Ivoire on 24 September in Bouaké, followed by a home game against The Gambia on 29 September at the Accra Sports Stadium, and concludes with an international friendly against Morocco’s Atlas Lions on 4 October.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mohammed Kudus drops out of Ghana squad for AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Côte d’Ivoire and Gambia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/mohammed-kudus-drops-out-of-ghana-squad-for-afcon-2027-qualifiers",
        "published": "2026-09-20T14:21:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Osimhen ruled out of AFCON Qualifiers due to injury",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/osimhen-ruled-out-of-afcon-qualifiers-due-to-injury",
        "published": "2026-09-20T14:25:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}