Nations get shot at games

05 June 2009 - 02:00
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NASSAU - Fifa has given places at the first Youth Olympic Games to smaller football nations who rarely play on the world stage.

NASSAU - Fifa has given places at the first Youth Olympic Games to smaller football nations who rarely play on the world stage.

The lineup is completed by host Singapore, Bolivia, Cuba, Vanuatu and Zimbabwe in the boys' event. Chile, Equatorial Guinea, Iran, Papua New Guinea plus Trinidad and Tobago will play in the girls' tournament.

The games will feature 3200 athletes in 26 sports. - Sapa-AP