{
  "id": 18899468,
  "title": "Meet Busari, coach behind Flamingos’ historic World Cup triumph",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/meet-busari-coach-behind-flamingos-historic-world-cup-triumph",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T08:58:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/meet-busari-coach-behind-flamingos-historic-world-cup-triumph/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigerian football coach Akeem Ishola Busari has made history by leading the country's U-17 women's national team, the Flamingos, to their first-ever FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. The victory came just seven months after his appointment on April 2, 2026, and marks Nigeria as the first African country to win the competition. Busari, who previously coached Pacesetter Queens Football Club of Ibadan, was appointed to replace Bankole Olowookere, who had previously led Nigeria to a bronze medal at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "First Lady celebrates Flamingos after historic U-17 World Cup title win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/first-lady-celebrates-flamingos-after-historic-u-17-world-cup-title",
        "published": "2026-11-08T07:24:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}