{
  "id": 9300437,
  "title": "2026 Ballon d’Or: 20 African countries to vote for winner [Full List]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/2026-ballon-dor-20-african-countries-to-vote-for-winner-full-list",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:50:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/23/2026-ballon-dor-20-african-countries-to-vote-for-winner-full-list/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Only 20 African countries are eligible to vote for the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award. This is because they are among the top 100 countries in the FIFA world rankings, which determine the award’s international jury. The 2026 regulations stipulate that the FIFA ranking in effect when the voting lists were published on […] 2026 Ballon d’Or: 20 African countries to vote for winner [Full…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "FULL LIST: EPL clubs confirm jersey numbers for 2026/27 season",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/full-list-epl-clubs-confirm-jersey-numbers-for-2026-27-season",
        "published": "2026-09-23T06:42:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}