FIFA has criticised Nigeria ahead of October's U-17 World Cup tournament which is due to be held in the West African nation. An inspection team from world football's governing body found only the venues in Lagos and Abuja to be ready to host and condemned the seven other candidate areas as unfit at the current time. The build-up to what is recognised as a key FIFA event has been beset with problems with Nigeria pulling out as host altogether at one stage claiming that the tournament could not be prioritised in its budget. If things do not improve, a stand-in host has been identified and would be ready to step in at short notice. We find this to be a disappointing development and the level of disorganisation shown can only discredit African nations in the future when the opportunity to host big tournaments arises. Used properly the opportunity can be used to stimulate tourism and develop infrastructure but a bad job can do as much harm as good. This does at the moment appear to be an example of the administrative disorder which stops African football from developing as quickly sa it should.
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