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HISTORY: Jordan Ayew set to become Ghana's oldest-ever FIFA World Cup player against Panama
Ghana captain Jordan Ayew is on the verge of making history when the Black Stars take on Panama in their opening Group L encounter of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday.
The experienced forward is expected to become the oldest player ever to represent Ghana at a FIFA World Cup, surpassing the previous record held by Denis Odoi.
Ayew will be aged 34 years and 279 days at kickoff, eclipsing Odoi's mark of 34 years and 185 days, which was set during Ghana's clash with South Korea at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The milestone is another remarkable achievement in the career of one of Ghana's most enduring football figures.
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I don't think [Ghana head coach] Carlos Queiroz will be overly concerned right now.
He gets the tag of being a cautious and defensive coach but I don't think he likes that.
He's just concerned about winning and losing and doing whatever it takes for his team to get across the line.
Ghana have got the greater firepower today. If Antoine Semenyo and Jordan Ayew see enough of the ball, they can take advantage of it.
An early booking for Ghana's Caleb Yirenkyi as he was late to a challenge with Yoel Barcenas and all he can do is trip him up.
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19 min Panama have had the better of things, yes, but it has now been quite some time since they broke through in any meaningful way.
16 min Finally, Ghana have a brief spell of possession. They lose it, and Yirenkyi fouls right away before Panama can go the other way. Thatâs a yellow card.
Ghana are resorting to fouls far more quickly than they should. That could be a problem.
14 min Panama pass around in their own half, then launch the ball forward for Waterman, whoâs marked well and canât get to it.
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