The United Arab Emirate, UAE, will have its first glimpse today as all eyes will be glue to see how great footballers are made,as this tournament has serves as the starting point for great players.

The Under -17 FIFA world cup was formally known as the FIFA Under-16 Championship, a biannual tournament which began in 1985 in China PR, where Nigeria Golden Eaglets emerged champions of the maiden edition beating the then W. Germany to the title with a 2-0 victory.Since then,Nigeria has remain a force to reckon with in the youth cadre,along side Brazil.


In this edition of the tournament, five newcomers ,Iraq, Slovakia, Sweden, Venezuela and Morocco will be showing their prowess in the making of the best as they all slogs it out in the championship. Its no news that in 2009,Switzerland clinched the title in their first outing, who knows,history may repeat itself again...... Read More http://www.searchlightnigeria.com/2013/10/fifa-under-17-world-cup-kicks-off-in.html