{
  "id": 1670080,
  "title": "Ronaldinho asked me why Super Eagles didn’t qualify for World Cup – Okocha",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/ronaldinho-asked-me-why-super-eagles-didnt-qualify-for-world-cup",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T07:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/18/ronaldinho-asked-me-why-super-eagles-didnt-qualify-for-world-cup-okocha/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Super Eagles captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, has revealed that Brazil football legend, Ronaldinho, asked him about Nigeria missing out on the 2026 World Cup. Eric Chelle’s men failed to qualify for the tournament after they lost the African play-off final to DR Congo. Speaking on the Obi One podcast, Okocha praised John Mikel […] Ronaldinho asked me why Super Eagles didn’t qualify for…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}