{
  "id": 9639692,
  "title": "AFCON qualifier: Ivory Coast beat Ghana 2-0 as Yalcouye scores on debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/afcon-qualifier-ivory-coast-beat-ghana-2-0-as-yalcouye-scores-on-debut-9639692",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T22:38:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/afcon-qualifier-ivory-coast-beat-ghana-2-0-as-yalcouye-scores-on-debut/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ivory Coast defeated Ghana 2-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Malick Yalcouye, a Brighton player, scored on his debut, and Franck Kessie added a second goal from a penalty. The match took place at Stade de Bouaké.\n\nGhana's coach, Carlos Queiroz, expressed confidence that his team will bounce back and win against Ivory Coast in the return fixture next year. According to Adom Online, Queiroz said he has no doubt Ghana will respond and win the game when Ivory Coast visits the Accra Sports Stadium later in the qualifying campaign.\n\nThe loss leaves Ghana at the bottom of Group C. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that Ghana struggled to create clear opportunities against an Ivory Coast team that controlled much of the match, with several key players missing due to injuries.",
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "AFCON qualifier: Ivory Coast beat Ghana 2-0 as Yalcouye scores on debut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/afcon-qualifier-ivory-coast-beat-ghana-2-0-as-yalcouye-scores-on-debut",
        "published": "2026-09-24T22:14:40.000Z"
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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."
}