U20 Women’s World Cup: FIFA Inspects Lagos Host City
A five-man inspection team from world –football governing body, FIFA on monday inspected the facilities and equipment in Lagos as one of the host city put forward by Nigerian to host the 10th FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup championship next year.
The team joined by NFF President Pinnick, General Secretary Sanusi, Alh. Mainasara Illo (Coordinator of the Bid), Falode, Commissioner of Police Garba Umar Baba (security) and Dr. Paul Onyeudo (medical) inspected the Onikan Stadium (match venue), St. Nicholas Hospital and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (referral hospitals), Teslim Balogun Stadium, National Stadium Legacy Pitch, Eagle Club, Campos Square and the University of Lagos Sports Centre (training sites),
The inspection team comprising of Christopher Exley, Sara Jane Booth, Kliment Taseski, Rhiannon Ceirwen Martin and Heyral Kaj Jurgen will visit the Benin and Asaba host city today.
Nigeria is one of only four countries to have participated in every edition of the FIFA U20 Women’s Cup since the competition was launched in 2002 in Canada as an U19 Championship. It was upgraded to U20 competition in 2008. USA, Germany and Brazil are the other three ever –present teams.
The Falconets reached the Final of the competition in 2010 and 2014, losing to Germany on both occasions, and were semi finalists in Japan in 2012.
