{
  "id": 2847503,
  "title": "NPFL: Rangers overcome Plateau United to win pre-season invitational tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/npfl-rangers-overcome-plateau-united-to-win-pre-season-invitational",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T19:14:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/23/npfl-rangers-overcome-plateau-united-to-win-pre-season-invitational-tournament/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rangers secured a 1-0 victory over Plateau United in the final of the NPFL pre-season invitational tournament held at the New Jos Stadium on Sunday. The winning goal was scored by Justice Akugre with a header in the 28th minute, following a dangerous corner delivery. Despite Plateau United's efforts to stage a comeback, Rangers maintained their lead until the end. Mighty Jets claimed third position with a 1-0 win over Katsina United, with Tochukwu Ibedu netting the decisive goal just eight minutes before halftime.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}