{
  "id": 18887291,
  "title": "2026 U-17 WWC final: Why Nigeria beat Japan to win trophy - Flamingos' Oluebube Umejiaku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/2026-u-17-wwc-final-why-nigeria-beat-japan-to-win-trophy-flamingos",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T06:51:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/08/2026-u-17-wwc-final-why-nigeria-beat-japan-to-win-trophy-flamingos-oluebube-umejiaku/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Flamingos star Oluebube Umejiaku has explained why Nigeria defeated Japan 2-1 in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final. Umejiaku, who won the Golden Ball for the best player of the tournament, said Nigeria's victory over Japan was built on composure and self-belief rather than forcing the game. “We didn’t have to push for the […] 2026 U-17 WWC final: Why Nigeria beat Japan to win trophy -…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Figure skating: Japan's Miura wins Cup of China, earns berth at GP Final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/figure-skating-japans-miura-wins-cup-of-china-earns-berth-at-gp-final",
        "published": "2026-11-08T09:37:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}