2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

== Venues ==
FIFA chose eight venues out of nine possible locations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/09122007/news/sports1.html |title=Nigeria ’09: LOC braces up for FIFA’s visit |access-date=2008-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513031919/http://www.tribune.com.ng/09122007/news/sports1.html |archive-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/sports/article06//indexn3_html?pdate=030109&ptitle=Nigeria%202009:%20Waiting%20For%20FIFA's%20Last%20Visit&cpdate=040109 |title=Nigeria 2009: Waiting For FIFA's Last Visit |access-date=2009-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202052903/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/sports/article06/indexn3_html?pdate=030109&ptitle=Nigeria%202009%3A%20Waiting%20For%20FIFA%27s%20Last%20Visit&cpdate=040109 |archive-date=2009-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=1087759.html |title=Nigeria 2009 venues announced |access-date=2009-08-09 |archive-date=2009-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809074012/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=1087759.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 21 May 2009, FIFA gave Nigeria a "Yellow Card" as FIFA noted a significant delay in the preparations for the tournament.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090525204829/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=1060906.html#yellow+card+nigeria Yellow card for Nigeria]</ref> While [[Abuja]] and [[Lagos]] were ready, FIFA vice-president [[Jack Warner (football executive)|Jack Warner]] gave four other venues ([[Enugu]], [[Calabar]], [[Ijebu-Ode]] and [[Kano (city)|Kano]]) a month to get 100 percent ready or the tournament would be moved. One potential venue ([[Warri]]) was removed after recent violence flared up in the [[Niger Delta]].

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! [[Abuja]]
! [[Lagos]]
! [[Enugu]]
! [[Ijebu-Ode]]
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| [[Moshood Abiola National Stadium|National Stadium]]
| [[Teslim Balogun Stadium]]
| [[Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium]]
| [[Gateway Stadium]]
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| Capacity: '''60,491'''
| Capacity: '''24,325'''
| Capacity: '''22,000'''
| Capacity: '''20,000'''
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| [[File:Football heaven.jpg|200px]]
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| [[File:Enugu.jpg|200px]]
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{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=6.453056 |long=3.395833 |label=[[Lagos]] |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=6.452667 |long=7.510333 |label=[[Enugu]] |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=6.820833 |long=3.920833 |label=[[Ijebu Ode]] |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=12.00000 |long=8.516667 |label=[[Kano (city)|Kano]] |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=4.950000 |long=8.325000 |label=[[Calabar]] |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Nigeria |lat=10.51667 |long=7.433333 |label=[[Kaduna]] |position=bottom}}
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! [[Kano (city)|Kano]]
! [[Calabar]]
! [[Kaduna]]
! [[Bauchi]]
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| [[Sani Abacha Stadium]]
| [[U.J. Esuene Stadium]]
| [[Ahmadu Bello Stadium]]
| [[Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium]]
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| Capacity: '''18,000'''
| Capacity: '''16,000'''
| Capacity: '''16,500'''
| Capacity: '''11,000'''
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