{
  "id": 2013892,
  "title": "NPFL Pre-Season Invitational: Plateau United, Mighty Jets begin with victories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/npfl-pre-season-invitational-plateau-united-mighty-jets-begin-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T21:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/19/npfl-pre-season-invitational-plateau-united-mighty-jets-begin-with-victories/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Plateau United and Mighty Jets made strong starts to their campaigns at the 2026 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Invitational Pre-season Tournament. Plateau United emerged victorious in their opening game, defeating last season's runners-up, Rivers United, 1-0. The winning goal came from Jubril Ibrahim just one minute before halftime. Later that day, Mighty Jets also secured a narrow 1-0 win against El-Kanemi Warriors, thanks to Usman Meyanga's goal in the 56th minute. Meyanga took advantage of a mistake by the El-Kanemi Warriors goalkeeper to score the decisive goal. The tournament will continue on Thursday, with Katsina United facing El-Kanemi Warriors in the first match and reigning NPFL champions Rangers taking on Rivers United in the second fixture. The Super Six Invitational Tournament aims to help Nigeria's representatives prepare for their CAF inter-club competitions preliminary games.",
  "summary": "Plateau United and Mighty Jets kicked off their campaigns at the 2026 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Invitational Pre-season Tournament on winning notes. In the first game of the day, Plateau United defeated last season’s runners-up, Rivers United, 1-0. Jubril Ibrahim scored the winning goal one minute before the half-hour mark. In the day’s second […] NPFL Pre-Season Invitational:…",
  "key_points": [
    "Plateau United won opening game 1-0 against Rivers United",
    "Mighty Jets also won 1-0 against El-Kanemi Warriors",
    "Tournament aims to prepare Nigeria's representatives for CAF competitions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}