Monday, November 16, 2009

Nigeria in mourning after losing U-17 World Cup soccer finals to Switzerland...

Switzerland has inflicted a shock 1-0 defeat on hosts Nigeria to win the 2009 Fifa Under-17 World Cup in Abuja.

Nigeria's Golden Eaglets were chasing an unprecedented fourth U-17 world crown in front of a home crowd.

When it was all over, the BBC's Caroline Duffield in Lagos discovered a nation in mourning.

"I am in pain, I am sore, I am suffering," groaned the doorman at an expensive sports bar in Lagos.

Inside, the faces of bar staff were grim. More...

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