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Fifa Vice-President Jack Warner has delivered a damning verdict on all but two venues proposed to host this year's FIFA Under-17 World Cup, saying they are not ready.

Warner, who led a team of inspectors on a one-week tour of facilities, told a press conference that Nigeria had a one-month deadline to get the facilities ready for the competition or risk losing the hosting rights.

"Only Lagos and Abuja are ready to host the competition now," Warner stated. "Countries hosting FIFA events are expected to be ready at least one year before the start of the competition, like South Africa and Egypt.

"The media will have to push the government and organisers to get facilities ready.

"If we come back in 30 days time, that is an indication that Nigeria will have to lose it, and another country has been standing by for the past nine months and it will be a dent on Nigeria's image if you lose the hosting rights."

Warner did leave a ray of hope for the likes of Calabar, Ijebu-Ode, Kano and Enugu but totally ruled out Warri, saying security reports precluded the city from hosting the event.

Source: Kickoff Nigeria http://www.kickoff.com/static/news/article.php?id=8552

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