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World Cup 2002 : Prelude
Last Updated     19/11/2009    09:27:00
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...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey coach banks on Enugu fans against UAE
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Ahead of their second round match Wednesday at the ongoi ng FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, Turkey coach Ercan Abdullah said he was looking forward to the support of Enugu fans to beat its opponent, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).    03/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: FIFA to release age test results after tourney
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - World soccer's governing body FIFA will release the results of the age verification tests, which are being conducted at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, after the tournament.    03/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: 1st round of Nigerian tourney produces fewer goals
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 36 matches played in the first round of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria produced fewer goals that at the same stage of the tournament in Sout h Korea two years ago, PANA reported.    03/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: FIFA adopts fair-play to break tie
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - For the first time in the history of the FIFA tournaments, the world soccer's governing body resorted to the use of fair play points to pick the qualifying teams among the countries that emerged the best third-place teams in the first round of the current FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    02/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigerian team hailed
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Second Assistant Coach of Nigeria's Under-17 nationa l football team, Abimbola Samuel, has hailed the performance of the Nigerian team in the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Niger ia.    02/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Second round fixtures
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following are the second round fixtures at the 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    02/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Algeria crashes out
Kaduna, Nigeria (PANA) - Algeria Sunday lost its last group game 2-0 to South Ko rea to crash out in the first round of the 2009 FIFA Under.17 World Cup in Nigeria, joining Malawi which was eliminated earlier in the day.    01/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Malawi eliminated
Kano, Nigeria (PANA) - Another African team, Malawi, has been eliminated from t he 2009 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, after losing 4-1 to Spain in their l a st group E match played here Sunday.    01/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Two more African teams seek to advance
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Algeria and Malawi will later Sunday seek to join Nigeri a and Burkina Faso in the second stage of the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    01/11/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Burkina Faso hammers Costa Rica 4-1 to go through
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) â" Burkina Faso became the second African country to reac h the next state of the FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament after hosts Nigeria when i t hammered Costa Rica 4-1 in their final Group D match at Enugu.    31/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Gambians disappointed at exit of Baby Scorpions
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian football fans on Saturday expressed disappointme nt at the performance of the country's U-17 football team at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria that has seen it bid farewell to the competition.    31/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Iran happy to return to Calabar
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) â" The Coach of Iranian U-17 football side, Ali Doustimeh r, says he is happy that they returning to Calabar after qualifying on top of Gr o up C in the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament.    31/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Iran beats Netherlands to move into second round
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The Iranian Under-17 side on Saturday reached the second round of the FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 victory over The Netherlands in Enugu.    31/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Burkinabe coach rues missed chances
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) â" The coach of Burkina Faso U-17 side, Rainer Willfeld, has rued all the missed chances in their two group matches that could see their e limination after the first round.    31/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Swiss coach happy to avoid Nigeria in 2nd round
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Swiss coach Dany Ryser has revealed that he is happy to avoid Nigeria in the next round of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup having emerge d leader of his group after beating Brazil 1-0 at the Abuja National Stadium on F r iday.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Brazil coach disappointed, to quit international coaching
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Brazil coach, Luiz Nizzo, has revealed that his main tar get was to top his group or worst emerge first runner.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: German coach Pezzaiuoli says Honduras was difficult to beat
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - German Coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has praised the resilience and bravery of his team to come back from a goal down and beat Honduras 3-1 to r each the next round of the FIFA U-20 World Cup competition.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Results of Friday's matches
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The following are the results of matches played on Frida y at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in Nigeria.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Our goal is to win the cup, says Nigeria's coach
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Golden Eaglets Head Coach says his main aim and ultimate ambition is to defend the FIFA U-17 World Cup won by his predecessor in 2007 an d to bring smiles back to the faces of soccer loving Nigerians.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria qualifies for 2nd round
Bauchi, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria on Friday became the first African country to q ualify for the round of 16 (second round) of the current FIFA under-17 World Cup finals taking place in Nigeria.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria leads Argentina 2-1
Bauchi, Nigeria (PANA) - After fighting back to draw level in the fifth minute o f the first half, Nigeria now leads Argentina 2-1 at the FIFA under-17 World Cup finals taking place in Nigeria.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria seeks 2nd round ticket, top spot
Bauchi, Nigeria (PANA) - Host and defending champion Nigeria will go against Arg entina in their last group match at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup later Friday, with a second round ticket and a top spot in group A in its sights.    30/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Africa suffers more shocks
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) â" Africa suffered more shocking results on Thursday as t he two countries that were in action lost their second matches to their opponent s .    29/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey ready for next round, says coach
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Coach of Turkey Under 17 side, Ercan Abdullah, said his team was ready for the next round of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup tournament, cur r ently on in Nigeria.    29/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: B/Faso Technical Director eyes 2nd round
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The Technical Director of the Burkina Faso Football Asso ciation, Sawadojo Ousmane, said he remained optimistic the team would qualify fo r the next round of the ongoing FIFA Under 17 World Cup.    29/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey qualifies for second round
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkey's Under-17 team emerged the first team to qualify for the second round, from the Enugu centre (Group D), of the ongoing FIFA Worl d Cup tournament, having defeated Costa Rica 4-1 in an encounter on Thursday.    29/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Rain-washed match to be played Thursday
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The FIFA Under-17 World Cup group D match between Turkey and Costa Rica, which was halted due to a downpour in Nigeria's South-eastern city of Enugu Wednesday night, has been re scheduled for Thursday (29Oct) at 3pm local time, PANA reported.    29/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: New Zealand coach happy with Burkina draw
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - New Zealand Under-17 coach, Stephen Cain, says he is hap py with the 1-1 draw against Burkina Faso in their group match played in Enugu o n Wednesday.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Rain disrupts match again
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA)- For the second time on Wednesday, rain has disrupted matc hes at the FIFA under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Gambia faces elimination after another defeat
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - The Gambia is facing elimination in the first round o f the FIFA U-17 World Cup competition in Nigeria after recording their second de f eat on Wednesday.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Turkey players charm Enugu fans
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Turkish players at the current Under-17 world cup in Nig eria have virtually charmed soccer-loving fans at the Enugu centre with their be h aviour.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Sad Burkinabes refuse to leave pitch after New Zealand draw
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - Apparently saddened by the 1-1 draw they played against New Zealand in group D of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria Wednesday, Burkina Faso players stayed put on the pitch long afte r the match had ended.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Rain-disrupted match resumes
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The rain-disrupted Burkina Faso-New Zealand match in Gro up D of the on-going FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria's south-east Enugu eventuall y resumed after almost one-hour delay.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: B/Faso coach move to U-20 after U-17 World Cup
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The German coach of Burkina Faso Under-17 team, Rainer W illfeld, has disclosed that he will move to the countryâ?s Under-20 side after t he ongoing FIFA-organised U-17 World Cup tournament in Nigeria.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Rain disrupts match
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - A heavy rain Wednesday disrupted a group D match of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup between Burkina Faso and New Zealand, with score tied at 1-1.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigerian state govt gives 10,000 free tickets to fans
Enugu, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Enugu state in South-eastern Nigeria h as purchased 10,000 tickets to be given free to football fans in the state, as p a rt of efforts to ensure good attendance of matches during the ongoing FIFA Under - 17 World Cup at the Enugu venue.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Gambia, Burkina Faso seek urgent victories
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Gambia and Burkina Faso, two of Africa's five representatives at the ongoing FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria, need to win their matches Wednesday to avoid having to return home early.    28/10/2009   full text...
FIFA U-17 WC: Nigeria's coach disappointed despite win
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's coach John Obuh has expressed disappointment a t the many scoring chances missed by his team, in its 1-0 win against Honduras in their second group A match at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria.    28/10/2009   full text...
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