2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Threats to the tournament == The 2009 edition was under increasing threats from the armed rebel group, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and warned FIFA against hosting the tournament in Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/146055/nigerian-rebels-threaten-fifa-junior-world-cup Nigerian rebels threaten FIFA junior World Cup]</ref> However, the militants were offered [[amnesty]] in exchange for laying down their weapons, and the tournament went on smoothly without any incidents. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page