{
  "id": 8997809,
  "title": "2027 AFCONQ: Carlos Queiroz confirms five additions to Black Stars squad for Ivory Coast and Gambia games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/2027-afconq-carlos-queiroz-confirms-five-additions-to-black-stars",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T20:13:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2027-afconq-carlos-queiroz-confirms-five-additions-to-black-stars-squad-for-ivory-coast-and-gambia-games/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's head coach Carlos Queiroz has revealed five new additions to the Black Stars' squad for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches. The new players are Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ebenezer Anang, Mohammed Fuseini, Jonas Adjetey, and Alidu Seidu. These additions were made in response to withdrawals and injury concerns among the original squad members. Queiroz expressed satisfaction with the confirmed changes, which include additions in the front line and the defensive line. The technical team is still working on finalizing two more players, including another centre-back and centre-forward. Ghana's qualifying campaign begins with an away match against Côte d'Ivoire on September 24 at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké, followed by a home game against The Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium on September 27.",
  "summary": "Black Stars head coach Carlos Queiroz has confirmed five new additions to Ghana’s squad ahead of their opening 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches. Brandon Thomas-Asante, Ebenezer Anang, Mohammed Fuseini, Jonas Adjetey and Alidu Seidu have been brought into the squad following a number of withdrawals and injury concerns. Speaking to the media […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "2027 AFCONQ: Ghana are as good as Ivory Coast – Carlos Queiroz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/2027-afconq-ghana-are-as-good-as-ivory-coast-carlos-queiroz",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:05:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}