{
  "id": 11900219,
  "title": "NPFL: Sporting Lagos boss Buter summoned over controversial referee remarks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/npfl-sporting-lagos-boss-buter-summoned-over-controversial-referee",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:05:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/npfl-sporting-lagos-boss-buter-summoned-over-controversial-referee-remarks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) has summoned Sporting Lagos head coach Jeffrey Buter for his controversial remarks made following a 1-1 draw between Sporting Lagos and Barau FC. The coach criticized the standard of refereeing, specifically questioning the handling of the match by center referee Abubakar Abdullahi. The NPFL has responded by inviting Buter to Abuja for questioning, where he is expected to appear this week.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}