All Africa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
FIFA Vice President, Jack Warner yesterday gave Nigeria and the Local Organising Committee of the ongoing FIFA U-17 football tournament a pass mark, having successfully completed the first phase of the competition Sunday across the eight centres.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Nigeria's Golden Eaglets classed their way to a 2-1 win over Argentina on Friday afternoon in Bauchi, taking them to the top of the group, but it appears someone at FIFA did not get the right result. The world football governing body's website after the game listed Argentina and Germany as the two qualified teams from the group, totally omitting Nigeria.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
FIFA’s Vice-President Jack Warner says the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) will leave a medical legacy from which the local communities will benefit after the U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009. Warner told journalists on Monday in Abuja that FIFA had established “independent clinics for emergency assessment and intensive care...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... such matters as stadia, transport, accomodation and infrastructure; only of which members of the Fifa executive committee were likely to vote for which country. While conceding that England had "a good chance", his warning between the lines was that the naivety that let them down before could undermine their chances again. Related articles The winners must convince a majority of the 24 ExCo...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
FIFA Vice President Jack Warner yesterday revealed that the football ruling body is not happy with the poor attendance of the local fans at the FIFA U-17 World Cup venues, as well as the attitude of Nigerian fans during Nigeria's first match against Germany.
turenchi (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
FIFA Vice President Jack Warner said on Monday in Abuja that he was not impressed with the attitude of Abuja fans at the ongoing U-17 World Cup.Warner told journalists that spectators in Abuja had failed to show patriotism with their poor attendance of the matches.
turenchi (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
By John Egbokhan, Abuja FIFA Vice-President, Jack Warner, has said that he would be surprised if Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets do not get to the quarter-final stage of the on-going U-17 World Cup.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... "Santos Model Territory" to be inaugurated on Nov. 11 against Santos of Brazil with Pele and FIFA president Sepp Blatter as guests of honour.The complex includes the 30,000 capacity New Corona Stadium, a hotel overlooking the ground, a university, a shopping zone and a church.The last goal scored at the Corona was Argentine-born striker Matias Vuoso's equaliser for Santos.
