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Nigeria President Musa Yar'Adua told his cabinet last week to discuss with FIFA on the competition.

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not a priority," the government only providing that competition, as prestigious as it may appear, is government and the infrastructure like stadiums. Nigeria's case should not be different," said Shuaibu.

AFP/File – Nigerian youths play football in Lagos, 2007. Nigeria may be forced to hosting of the country's government said they cannot afford a large sum of stage the country's sports Minister, Hassan Gimba, are already in Zurich, Switzerland, to pull out as hosts

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"It is not a priority is clear of hosting the government official said. a "Most international competitions run on money from private companies with the president has made it clear he would not fund any project that

Nigeria has already hosted for competition with FIFA. Video: Digg