{
  "id": 9171977,
  "title": "Black Stars captain Jordan Ayew to miss Ghana’s AFCON qualifiers with injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/black-stars-captain-jordan-ayew-to-miss-ghanas-afcon-qualifiers-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T18:13:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/sports/black-stars-captain-jordan-ayew-to-miss-ghanas-afcon-qualifiers-with-injury"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ghana's preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have been hit by the absence of captain Jordan Ayew, who has been ruled out of the team's opening matches. According to Adom Online and MyJoyOnline Ghana, Ayew suffered a knee injury, although MyJoyOnline Ghana reports it as a groin injury. He joined the national team's training camp on Monday but did not take part in training.\n\nAyew's absence is a significant blow to new head coach Carlos Queiroz, as the experienced forward has been one of the Black Stars' most dependable players for over a decade. Ghana face Côte d'Ivoire at the Stade de la Paix in Bouaké on 24 September and then host Gambia at the Accra Sports Stadium on 27 September.\n\nSeveral other players are also unavailable for the upcoming matches, including Mohammed Kudus, Antoine Semenyo, Baba Rahman, Alidu Seidu, and Prince Kwabena Adu, due to various reasons.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "EXCLUSIVE: Antoine Semenyo set to miss Ghana’s September-October international break",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/exclusive-antoine-semenyo-set-to-miss-ghanas-september-october",
        "published": "2026-09-22T11:50:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}