{
  "id": 18125402,
  "title": "FULL LIST: Nigerian stars missing from CAF 2026 Player of the Year award shortlist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/full-list-nigerian-stars-missing-from-caf-2026-player-of-the-year-18125402",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:23:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/full-list-nigerian-stars-missing-from-caf-2026-player-of-the-year-award-shortlist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "No Nigerian footballer, including Victor Osimhen, made the 10-man shortlist for the 2026 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award announced on Wednesday. Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-nigerian-stars-missing-from-caf-2026-player-of-the-year-award-shortlist/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osimhen, Lookman snubbed as CAF unveils 2026 men's Player of the Year shortlist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/osimhen-lookman-snubbed-as-caf-unveils-2026-mens-player-of-the-year",
        "published": "2026-11-04T11:49:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}