{
  "id": 9171663,
  "title": "2027 AFCONQ: Ghana captain Jordan Ayew ruled out of opening games with knee injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/2027-afconq-ghana-captain-jordan-ayew-ruled-out-of-opening-games-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:51:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/2027-afconq-ghana-captain-jordan-ayew-ruled-out-of-opening-games-with-knee-injury/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana's football captain Jordan Ayew will miss the opening games of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to a knee injury. The 34-year-old Sheffield United player did not attend the national team's training session on Monday and has been ruled out after a scan confirmed his knee issue. This setback adds to Ghana's challenges as they prepare to start their qualifying campaign following a disrupted schedule. Ayew's absence, alongside other key players like Mohammed Kudus, Antoine Semenyo, Baba Rahman, Alidu Seidu, and Prince Kwabena Adu, leaves the Black Stars with a depleted squad. The team is set to face Côte d'Ivoire in an away match on September 24, followed by a home game against Gambia on September 27 and a final friendly against Morocco on October 4. Ghana's goal is to regain a spot in the AFCON finals, which they failed to qualify for in the previous tournament in Morocco.",
  "summary": "Ghana captain Jordan Ayew has been ruled out of the Black Stars’ opening matches in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after suffering a knee injury. The Sheffield United forward joined the national team’s training camp on Monday but did not take part in training. A scan on Tuesday morning confirmed a knee problem […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Jordan Ayew ruled out of Ghana’s AFCON qualifiers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/jordan-ayew-ruled-out-of-ghanas-afcon-qualifiers",
        "published": "2026-09-22T17:42:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}