It’s Official

Nigeria will no longer host this year’s U-17 World Cup, citing the global economic downturn. Earlier this week, the NFF formally informed FIFA that Nigeria would not the able to afford to host the games which they put at a cost of $30 million(US).

This announcement has prompted anger from CAF, and widespread debate over whether Nigeria was ever able to host.
Mexico, in line to host in 2011, has offered to jump ahead, but there is a real desire on the part of Sepp Blatter to choose another African country.