{
  "id": 13338889,
  "title": "Why Super Eagles players didn’t want to go to 2026 World Cup – Onugkha",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/why-super-eagles-players-didnt-want-to-go-to-2026-world-cup-onugkha",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T05:35:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/10/why-super-eagles-players-didnt-want-to-go-to-2026-world-cup-onugkha/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rodina Moscow forward, German Onugkha has expressed his disappointment over Nigeria's failure to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, attributing the lack of motivation among the players as the primary reason. Onugkha, who has pledged his international future to Nigeria, noted that despite the Super Eagles possessing a roster valued at approximately half a billion dollars, they were unable to secure qualification due to a lack of desire to participate. He further stated that the players would have preferred six weeks of vacation over tournament participation, highlighting the apparent disconnect between the team's financial status and their motivation to perform.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Eyes on FIFA, NFF over fresh controversy on Super Eagles’ 2026 World Cup failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/eyes-on-fifa-nff-over-fresh-controversy-on-super-eagles-2026-world",
        "published": "2026-10-10T05:17:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}