{
  "id": 968862,
  "title": "'We need more time' – Desiree Ellis lays out Banyana Banyana's Fifa World Cup roadmap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/we-need-more-time-desiree-ellis-lays-out-banyana-banyanas-fifa-world",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T05:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/banyana/2026-08-15-we-need-more-time--desiree-ellis-lays-out-banyana-banyanas-fifa-world-cup-roadmap/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Desiree Ellis has backed young forward Ronnel Donnelly to hit her stride during the upcoming break as Banyana Banyana begin thorough preparations for their long road to the 2027 World Cup.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Banyana keep World Cup dream alive after reaching inter-continental play-offs with Nigeria win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/banyana-keep-world-cup-dream-alive-after-reaching-inter-continental",
        "published": "2026-08-14T04:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Banyana’s Ellis on World Cup chances – ‘It will be crucial how we plan’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/banyanas-ellis-on-world-cup-chances-it-will-be-crucial-how-we-plan",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:13:36.000Z"
      }
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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."
}