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World Cup 2002 : Prelude
Last Updated     03/06/2010    14:53:00
South African MPs scrutinize 2010 FIFA World Cup preparation
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Details of South Africa's preparation to host t he FIFA World Cup came under parliament's scrutiny when the joint adhoc committe e on South Africa's readiness presented its report to the joint sitting of the Na t ional Assembly on Thursday.    03/06/2010   full text...
Eto'o leads 23-strong Cameroonian team to FIFA World Cup
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - As expected, the Cameroorian team to the FIFA World C up finals, holding in South African from 11 June, will be led by Inter Milan pea r l Sa?­muel Eto'o Fils.    01/06/2010   full text...
2010 FIFA World Cup matches to go live in Mauritius
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Most of the matches to be played at the 11 June t o 11 July 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa will be broadcast live in Mauritiu s , the managing director of the country's national television, Dhanjay Callikan, s aid on Saturday.    29/05/2010   full text...
FIFA president condoles with family of late World Cup singer
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - President of world soccer's governing body FIFA, Mr. Sepp Blatter, has condoled with the family of the South African singer who died just two weeks before he was due to perform at the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.    27/05/2010   full text...
FIFA addresses World Cup terrorism concerns
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Secretary General of world soccer's governing b ody FIFA, Jerome Valcke, Wednesday downplayed reports of an al-Qaeda terror thre a t against the 2010 World Cup, saying intelligence reports have indicated that it was "just a bluff".    26/05/2010   full text...
FIFA addresses WC 2010 terrorism concerns
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA on Thursday addressed 2010 World Cup secur ity concerns, saying no terror threats had been uncovered by any of the intellig e nce agencies working with the governing body.    20/05/2010   full text...
Zuma invites Jonathan to FIFA World Cup opener
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - South African President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, has formally invited President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria to attend the official opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup tournament which kicks off on 11 June, 2010, in South Africa.    17/05/2010   full text...
Ex-Nigeria coach for 2010 FIFA World Cup
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's former head coach Shaibu Amodu has been includ ed in the list of the Nigeria 32-member delegation to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the local press reported Thursday.    13/05/2010   full text...
WC 2010: FIFA approves Kevin-Prince Boateng's nationality switch to Ghana
Accra, Ghana (PANA) â" Portsmouth attacking-midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng can now play for Ghana in the 2010 World Cup.    12/05/2010   full text...
FIFA 'nearly withdrew World Cup' after attacks at CAN
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Police commissioner Bheki Cele said Friday that world soccer's governing body, FIFA, came under enormous pressure to withdraw t h e 2010 World Cup from South Africa, following the terror attack on the eve of th e Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Angola in January.    07/05/2010   full text...
FIFA selects Waka Waka as 2010 World Cup official song
Paris, France (PANA) - FIFA announced here on Wednesday that it had chosen the song, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), by South American singer Shakira as the official song of the FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July.    05/05/2010   full text...
FIFA U-17 Women's WC: SA protests against Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - South Africa has officially protested to African soccer's governing body, CAF, against Nigeria for allegedly fielding over-aged players during the African qualifying series for the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, to be played in Trinidad and Tobago in September.    03/05/2010   full text...
Nigeria beats SA to reach FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Corrected)
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria Saturday beat South Africa 2-1 to qualify for th e 2nd FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup on a 7-1 aggregate, according to South African football website kickoff.com.    02/05/2010   full text...
FIFA drops 13 'incompetent' Kenyan referees
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The world governing soccer body, FIFA, has dropped 13 Kenyan referees from the national roaster, citing poor performance.    27/04/2010   full text...
Draw for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup holds 22 April
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ghana and Nigeria, the two African representatives in th e 5th FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup in Germany next year, will know their opponents in the competition 22 April, whe n the draw is scheduled to be held.    09/04/2010   full text...
FIFA 2010: Nigerian agency to build tourism village in SA
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With less than two months to the maiden FIFA World Cup f inals in Africa (South Africa 2010), the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporatio n (NTDC) has concluded arrangements to construct a Nigeria Tourism Village in Joh a nnesburg, one of the host cities for the football fiesta, according to the NTDC D irector-General, Olusegun Runsewe.    05/04/2010   full text...
FIFA 2010 World Cup football in Lome
LomĂ©, Togo (PANA) - The 2010 FIFA World Cup football is on display on Saturday at an exhibition at the Circular Boulevard in the Togolese capital, Lome, as the world football governing body rallies support for Africa's first World Cup.    03/04/2010   full text...
FIFA president receives Comoros' Green Crescent Commander award
Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Joseph Blatter, was on Thursday awarded the rank of Commander of the Gre e n Crescent of the Comoros by President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, PANA reported here.    05/03/2010   full text...
FIFA outlines 2010 initiative to aid Haiti
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter Thursday confirmed that he had written to the 32 member association presidents, whose teams will compete at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, in o rder to outline plans to help earthquake-stricken Haiti.    18/02/2010   full text...
Gambia braces up for first-ever visit by FIFA boss
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Association (GFA) is bracing up for the first-ever visit to the Gambia of the president of the world footballâ?s gov erning body, FIFA, Mr. Joseph Sepp Blatter.    15/02/2010   full text...
Tanzania moves to cash in on FIFA World Cup
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Trying hard to cash in on the FIFA World Cup fi nals in South Africa in June, the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) said Friday it would have over 100 delegates selling the country as a holiday de stination at the forthcoming ITB Berlin Convention.    12/02/2010   full text...
2010 FIFA World Cup infrastructure drive SA chemicals market
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Despite the economic turmoil of 2009 and its pr ofound impact on the global chemicals industry, South Africaâ?s chemicals markets remained fairly robust, thanks to significant investments in infrastructure leading up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, according t o international Growth Partnership Company Frost & Sullivan.    08/02/2010   full text...
CAN 2010 leaves Nigeria nervous, says FIFA
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeriaâ?s role as one of African footballâ?s establis hed super powers means there is inevitably a furious post mortem after their per f ormances at a major tournament, according to stories in the FIFA website.    04/02/2010   full text...
Cup of Nations causes shake-up in latest FIFA rankings
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Africa Cup of Nations, just ended in Angola, has had a major impact on the first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of the year, according to the FIFA website.    04/02/2010   full text...
African leaders shift next summit for 2010 FIFA World Cup
From Segun Adeyemi, PANA Correspondent Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa leaders meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, have agreed to push forward their 2010 mid-year summit, due to be held in Kampala, Uganda, so it does not cl ash with the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held in Africa, PANA reported Tuesday.    02/02/2010   full text...
AU may shift next summit over 2010 FIFA World Cup
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Sports and politics may mix, against conventional wisdom, if the African Union (AU) goes ahead to shift the dates for its June/July, mid-year Summit for 2010 to avoid a clash with the dates for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held on the African soil.    01/02/2010   full text...
FIFA president in Luanda to attend CAN 2010 final
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - The president of the world football governing body, FIFA , Joseph Sepp Blatter, arrived in Luanda on Thursday to watch Sunday's final of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2010) between Ghana and Egypt.    28/01/2010   full text...
Maradona due in South Africa to inspect FIFA WC facilities
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The Head Coach of the Argentine national footba ll team, Diego Maradona, will arrive in South Africa on Monday with a delegation from the Argentina Football Association (AFA) on a five-day visit.    17/01/2010   full text...
FIFA sympathises with Togo over attack
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA has expressed its "ut most sympathy" with the Togolese national team, after it was attacked by separatist rebels whil e travelling in a bus convoy to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola from it s base in Republic of Congo on Friday.    09/01/2010   full text...
PANAPRESS photographer wins FIFA U-17 WC award
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - PANAPRESS photographer Segun Ogunfeyitimi has emerged th e winner of the 'Tom Tom 2009 Photojournalist Award' for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup hosted by Nigeria 24 Oct-15 Nov.    17/12/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: 'Nigeria yet to be mobilized by FIFA'
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said Tuesday it ha d not received any funds from the World Football governing body, FIFA, towards t h e preparation of the Super Eagles for the World Cup, to be hosted by South Afric a in 2010.    15/12/2009   full text...
Nigerian govt. urged to probe FIFA U-17 World Cup hosting
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's most vocal opposition party, the Action Congre ss (AC), has asked the federal government to immediately constitute a panel to p r obe the financial aspects of the recently-concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup, hos t ed by Nigeria.    14/12/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Nigeria can go through in Group B, says US-based Analyst
Atlanta, US (PANA) - A U.S.-based Nigerian Sports Analyst, Mr. Austin Akabueze, has said that Nigeria has the potential to qualify from Group B at the 2010 Worl d Cup in South Africa.    05/12/2009   full text...
2010 FIFA WC: Draw of of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) â" The following are the groups after the draw f or the 2010 FIFA World Cup which begins on 11 June, 2010 with South Africa playi n g Mexico in the opening game.    04/12/2009   full text...
2010 FIFA WC: SA is privileged and humbled to be host - Mandela
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, Friday evening launched the FIFA World Cup Final Draw, saying "South Africa is p rivileged and humbled to be staging football's greatest event," according to the latest reports in the FIFA website.    04/12/2009   full text...
2010 FIFA WC: FIFA World Cup fever ignited with final draws
Capte Town, South Africa (PANA) - The 32 teams participating in next year's FIFA World Cup finals discovered their fate Friday evening when the Final Draw for S o uth Africa 2010 took place in Cape Town, South Africa, according to the FIFA web s ite, www.fifa.com An estimated global television audience of 200 million joined the 2,000 invited guests in the Draw Hall in watching the colourful and entertaining ceremony unfo l d.    04/12/2009   full text...
2010 FIFA WC: Cape Town ready to host final draw
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Many of the worldâ?s leading football personal ities have started arriving in Cape Town, South Africa, for the 2010 Final Draw t o be held Friday night.    02/12/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: State Security quizzes Nigerian LOC officials
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) began pro bing how funds allocated for the just-ended FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in Ni g eria was spent by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) when it questioned LOC Ch i ef Executive Officer, Mainasara Illo, according to reports in the local media Su n day.    22/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: LOC 'receives only 900m Naira'
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Days after the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup rounded off in Nigeria, the finances of the competition's Local Organising Committee (LOC) remain shrouded in controvers y.    19/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: S/Africa invites Interpol on security issues
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa's National Police Commissioner, Bh eki Cele, on Tuesday met with Interpolâ?s Secretary General Ronald K. Noble, in Lyon, France, to discuss South Africaâ?s security preparations for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.    17/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria media lament loss
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The disappointment of Nigerian fans with the country's 1 -0 loss to Switzerland in the final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja was driven home Monday by local newspapers.    16/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Swiss coach savours first World Cup title
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Switzerland coach Danny Ryser has described the final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup won by his side, which beat Nigeria 1-0 here Sunday, as 'tough, hot and difficult', but still worth all the efforts put in to win.    16/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria dominates awards
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Golden Eaglets may have lost the 2009 FIFA Und er-17 World Cup which rounded off here Sunday, but the team dominated the awards given out by world soccer's governing body, FI FA.    16/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: My boys played to the gallery - Obuh
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Under-17 national team coach John Obuh has bla med his team's 1-0 loss to Switzerland in the final on Sunday on the fact the Nigerian boys played to impress talent hunters rather than to win.    16/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Colombia coach complains of tiredness, thanks Nigerians
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Colombia Coach, Ramiro Viafara, has blamed Sunday's 1-0 loss to Spain for the third place at the FIFA U-17 World Cup on tiredness and ps y chological challenges of his players.    15/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Switzerland beats Nigeria to lift cup
Abuja, Nigeria, (PANA) - Debutants Switzerland on Sunday beat Nigeria 1-0 to l ift the FIFA U-17 World Cup trophy in the final played in the National Stadium i n the Nigerian capital, Abuja.    15/11/2009   full text...
BREAKING NEWS: FIFA U-17 WC: Switzerland wins U-17 WC
Abuja, Nigeria, (PANA) - Switzerland on Sunday beat Nigeria 1-0 ...    15/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Spain beats Colombia for third place
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Spain on Sunday beat Colombia 1-0 to grab the third plac e spot at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009.    15/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Kenyaâ?s caretaker coach raps Nigeria after victory
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The caretaker coach of the Harambee Stars of Kenya, Mwah ir Muhuyideen has warned the Nigerian Head Coach, Shuibu Amodu to work on the de f ence and the goalkeeping departments of the Super Eagles if the country hopes to do well at the 2010 FIFA senior World Cup in June.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Eagles determined to go to World Cup, says coach
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles Coach, Shuaibu Amodu has disclose d that the determination of the team to play in the 2010 World Cup gave them the all important 3-2 victory against Kenya in their qualifying match decided at the Kasarani Stadium on Saturday.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria, Swiss coaches vow to win trophy
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The U-17 team coach of Nigeria, John Obuh and his Switze rland counterpart, Dany Ryser, Saturday boasted that their teams will pick the c o veted trophy on Sunday at the finals of the FIFA-organised championship between b oth countries.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: FIFA satisfied with Nigeria's hosting
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has expressed satisfaction w ith the organisation of the U-17 Championship, Nigeria 2009, despite the initial hiccups.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Kenya coach shuns journalists
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national football team coach, Antoine Hey, Frida y in Nairobi, shunned interviews and even ordered security men to send out journ a lists when they stormed the hotel he was lodged to interview him on the World Cu p qualifying match aginst the Super Eagles of Nigeria that would be played here S a turday.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Kenya coach shuns journalists (Corrected)
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national football team coach, Antoine Hey, Frida y in Nairobi, shunned interviews and even ordered security men to send out journ a lists when they stormed his hotel to interview him on Saturday's World Cup quali f ying match against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Kenya coach shuns journalists
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's national football team coach, Antoine Hey, Frida y in Nairobi, shunned interviews and even ordered security men to send out journ a lists when they stormed the hotel he was lodged to interview him on the World Cu p qualifying match aginst the Super Eagles of Nigeria that would be played here o n Sunday.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria's coach sees tough final against Switzerland
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The First Assistant Coach of Nigeria's Golden Eaglets, M onday Odigie has predicted a very tough match for his team when they confront Sw i tzerland at the finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup that would be decided at the A b uja National Stadium on Sunday.    14/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Super Eagles land in Nairobi for crucial qualifier
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nigeria's Super Eagles landed in Nairobi Friday night fo r Saturday's 2010 FIFA World Cup-cum-African Cup of Nations group return-leg qu a lifier against their Kenyan counterparts, Harambee Stars.    13/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 WC: Kenyan fans back Super Eagles
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Contrary to wide expectation that the Kenyan fans would support their darling team, the Harambee Stars, to beat the Super Eagles of Nige r ia in Saturdayâ?s all-important 2010 World Cup last qualifying match, some of th e local fans have written of their team's chances of beating Nigeria.    13/11/2009   full text...
FIFA 2010 World Cup: Kenya ready for Super Eagles
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya, thirsting for sixth African Cup of Nations appear ance , will leave nothing to chance when it takes on Nigeria in a Group 2 2010 F IFA World Cup-cum-African Cup of Nations qualifier return-leg match here on Satu r day.    13/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Stylish Nigerians reach final, beat Spain 3-1
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts and Holders Nigeria thundered through to beat Spai n 3-1 in the semi-final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Lagos, according to th e latest report on the FIFA website.    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Spain pulls one back, Nigeria now leads 3-1
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Spain was able to pull one goal back as...    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria's Eaglets take wing, lead Spain 3-0
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria really got ...    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria now leads Spain 2-0 (Corrected)
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - It's Nigeria 2, Spain 0 at the second s...    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA I-17 WC: Nigeria now leads Spain 2-0
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - It's Nigeria 2, Spain 0 at the second s...    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria 1, Spain 0 at half time
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has taken a first-half 1-0 lead against Spain in the second semi-final at the current FIFA under-17 World Cup finals in Lagos.    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Swiss steamroll into first final
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Debutants Switzerland rolled right over 10-man Colombia in their FIFA under-17 Wold Cup semi-final in Lagos, winning by a comfortable 4- 0 scoreline, according to the FIFA website.    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA World Cup Trophy lands in Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Thursday officially receive d the Coca-cola and FIFA World Cup Trophy after it arrived in the country.    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Ticket vendors in brisk business ahead of semis
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Thursday's double-header semi-final matches in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, in the the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup, ticket vendors have raised the prices of ti ckets for the matches.    12/11/2009   full text...
FIFA Goal Project commissioning excites ex-NFA boss
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, Alh aji Ibrahim Galadima, was full of praises to God for sparing his life to witness the commissioning of the FIFA Goal Project which was initiated and completed by h is administration.    11/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: 'No sanction against Nigeria over pitch invasion'
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA will not punish Nigeria for the infraction committed by football fans who invaded the pitch to celebrate Nigeria's 3-1 quarter-final victory over South Korea, at the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, last week, the local press reported Wednesday.    11/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigerian papers lament poor hosting, finance crisis
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With five days to the end of the 2009 FIFA Under-17 Worl d Cup being staged in Nigeria, local newspapers have been lamenting the 'hosting embarrassment' caused the nation by the tournament's Local Organising Committee (LOC).    10/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: 'Spain will be a hard nut to crack'
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - Fresh from a 3-1 quarter-final victory over South Kore a Monday, host and defending champion Nigeria is already looking forward to Thursday's semi-final clash against Spain at the o ngoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup.    10/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria coach allays fears over injured midfielder
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Under-17 head coach John Obuh has allayed fe ars that star midfielder Stanley Okoro, who was stretchered off the field during the Nigerian team's quarter-final match against South Korea here Monday, will mi s s the semi-final tie against Spain on Thursday.    09/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria beats Korea 3-1, reaches semi
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - Host and defending champions Golden Eaglets of Nigeria Monday defeated hard-fighting South Korea to cruise into the semi-final of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup.    09/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Spain squeezes through to semi-finals
Kaduna, Nigeria (PANA) - Spain made heavy work of beating 10-man Uruguay in thei r quarter-final in Kaduna, losing a 3-1 lead and requiring a penalty shoot-out t o finally book their place in the semi-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Nigeria 2 009, according to the latest information from the FIFA website.    09/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria tackles Korea
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - The two remaining semi-final slots will be determined Monday, when Nigeria takes on South Korea and Spain tackles Uruguay at the 2009 F IFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    09/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Switzerland cruises to semi, to meet Colombia
Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria (PANA) - Switzerland Sunday defeated Italy 2-1 to become the second team to reach the last four of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    08/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Tickets sold out for Nigeria/Korea match
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - All the 8.000 tickets for Monday's quarter-final match between Nigeria and South Korea at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup, scheduled for the southern city of Calabar, has been sold, organisers said Sunday.    08/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: 'Nigeria determined to beat Korea'
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of Monday's quarter-final clash between Nigeria and South Korea at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, an official of the host team has assured that it is in top shape ahead of the match, scheduled for the southern coastal city of Calabar.    08/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Colombia reaches semi-final
Bauchi, Nigeria (PANA) - Colombia has become the first team to reach the semi-final of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, after dismissing hard-fighting Turkey 5-3 on penalties Sunday in the northern city of Bauchi.    08/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Action resumes after two-day break
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Action resumes Sunday in the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup, after the remaining teams observed a two-day break to give them some respi t e from gruelling second round matches.    08/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Massive crowd watch Eaglets train in Calabar
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - A massive crowd, never seen before in Calabar, South-S outh Cross River State of Nigeria, turned out Saturday morning to watch the form i dable Nigerian Golden Eaglets train in preparation for Monday's match against Ko r ea in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA under-17 World Cup finals.    07/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria 2009 titbits after round-of-16 matches
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the titbits from the ongoing FIFA under-17 World Cup finals taking place in Nigeria, according to the FIFA website.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: LOC plans tight security for Nigeria-Korea match
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) at the Calabar ce ntre of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in Nigeria, will sell tickets for the Nigeria-Korea quarter-final match here in time to avoid any rush that mi g ht pose security problems.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Viewing centre in Calabar for Nigeria-Korea match
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the Calabar c entre of the current FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in Nigeria will set up a vie w ing centre for fans to watch the Golden Eaglets match against Korea on 9 Novembe r should the 10,247 capacity Calabar stadium prove insufficient for those wishing to see the match.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Teams take two-day break
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The eight remaining teams at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 W orld Cup in Nigeria were observing Friday and Saturday as rest days, before resu m ing action on Sunday in the quarter-finals.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Poor outing for African teams
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - With the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria now at the quarter-final stage, only one of the five African teams that came to the t ournament remains in contention, PANA reported Friday.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Huge media play for Eaglets' 5-0 win over New Zealand
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's emphatic 5-0 win over New Zealand in the secon d round of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria got a massive media play in the local media Friday, returning the Gol den Eaglets' exploits to the front pages.    06/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Uruguay beats Iran 2-1 to reach quarter-finals
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - Uruguay reached the quarter finals of the FIFA U-17 to urnament on Thursday when it knocked out Iran 2-1 after extra time.    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Coach says trophy is Nigeria's target
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - John Obuh, coach of Nigeria's Under-17 national football team, the Golden Eaglets, said Thursday his team was aiming to win the FIFA Und e r-17 World Cup currently holding in Nigeria, after the team scored a comprehensi v e 5-0 victory over New Zealand to advance to the quarter-final.    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria humiliates N/Zealand 5-0, moves to quarters
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria completely destroyed New Zea land at the current FIFA World Cup finals in Nigeria, scoring five unreplied goa l s.    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Iran, Uruguay end 0-0 at regulation time, go into extra time
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Iran and Uruguay were drawing 0-0 at re...    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria set to destroy N/Zealand, leads 3-0
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Defending champions Nigeria sprinted to...    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Spain, Korea stroll into quarters (Corrected)
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A hat trick from Sergi Roberto and a late penalty from A dria Carmona sent Spain into the last eight of Nigeria 2009 after they defeated A fricans Burkina Faso 4-1 in Kano.    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: More teams seek Q-final slots
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Host and defending champion Nigeria goes against unfancied New Zealand later Thursday in its continued quest for a fourth FIFA Under-17 World Cup title.    05/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey, Switzerland reach quarter-finals
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey and Switzerland on Wednesday reached the quarte r-finals of the FIFA U-17 World Cup when they beat United Arab Emirates (UAE) an d Germany respectively.    04/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Colombia, Italy through to quarters
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Colombia and Italy Wednesday qualified for the quarter-f inals of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup finals in Nigeria with wins against Argentina and the US respectively.    04/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Second round starts
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Second round action was due to start later Wednesday at the ongoing 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, with four matches slated.    04/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Emirates coach boasts of victory over Turkey
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Coach of the United Arab Emirate (UAE) Under-17 national team, Ali Ibrahim, has expressed optimism that his boys would beat Turkey to qu a lify for the quarter finals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup tournament, holding in Nigeria.    03/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey coach promises UAE tough match
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of the second-round game against United Arab Emira tes (UAE) at the current FIFA World Cup finals in Nigeria, Turkish coach, Ercan A bdullah, has predicted a tough match against the Arabians at the south-east Enug u centre.    03/11/2009   full text...
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