Officials of the Local Organising Committee of the Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup are meeting in the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja to harmonise plans ahead of the first inspection by world football–governing body, FIFA.
FIFA's inspectors, led by Vice President Jack Warner, will arrive in Lagos on Friday to check out the facilities with which the country intends to stage the cadet tourney in 20 months time.
The meeting will be chaired by LOC chairman, Sani Lulu Abdullahi and will have in attendance Vice Chairman/CEO Mainasara Illo, Chairman of the Abuja Sub-seat of the LOC, Taiwo Ogunjobi, Director of Organization, Bolaji Ojo-Oba and other principal officers of the body are expected in attendance.
FIFA's eight-man inspection team will touch down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at 16:50 hours on Friday aboard Lufthansa Airline flight, and will proceed to Ijebu-Ode before looking at the facilities in Lagos on Saturday.
The team will also inspect facilities and equipment in Bauchi, Calabar, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, and Warri.
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