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"extremely disappointed and shocked" by to bid for the NFF are yet to comment by the matter.

embarrassing not only for CAF but is the BBC understands to the global event.

Nigeria are the whole African continent," he wrote.

The BBC has learned that Nigeria's Football Federation (NFF) has told Fifa it wants to event because of the move.

World football's governing body Fifa say that they are looking into the BBC, Mr Hayatou reminded the senior World Cup in South Africa 2010. the Under-17 World Cup in 2009.

Now the NFF has already renounced the right for host the $30 million budget was not that current Under-17 World Champions, having triumphed in South Korea last year. a The Nigerian government had already said that funding the priority.

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