2010 Green Soccer Bowl

2010 Green Soccer Bowl
Tournament details
Host country  USA
City Pontiac, Michigan
Dates 20–23 May 2010
Venue(s) Pontiac Silverdome
Tournament statistics
Matches played 5
2011

The 2010 Green Soccer Bowl was a proposed an association football tournament. The 2010 edition was to be the inaugural version of the invitational event. The event was erroneously been referred to as the Obama Cup in various news outlets[1] including the BBC.[2]

The five nations that were supposed to participate were:

Nigeria and Ghana were expected to field a 'B team' as the first team is participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Malaysia will field their Under-21 team as the Malaysia National team will participate in their friendly tour in Turkey.

The event was announced as having been canceled on May 15, 2010, less than a week before the games were set to begin. Reports indicate that the promoter canceled the event.

Contents

Tournament Format

Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana each received a bye to the semi-final stage.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
  Puerto Rico  
 Malaysia under-21    
   
 
     Nigeria B    
   
     
   
     
     
   
     
  Kenya  
 
     Ghana B    
   
     
 

Matches

Quarter Final Stage

20 May
20:00
Quarter Final
Puerto Rico  v Malaysia under-21 Pontiac Silverdome

Semi Final Stage

22 May
18:00
Semi-Final
v Nigeria B Pontiac Silverdome
22 May
20:00
Semi-Final
Kenya  v Ghana B Pontiac Silverdome

Third Place Playoff

23 May
14:00
Third place playoff
v Nigeria B Pontiac Silverdome

Final

23 May
16:00
Final
v Pontiac Silverdome

External links

References

  1. ^ "Harambee Stars for Obama Cup: A gimmick or reality?". KenyaFootball. March 25, 2010. http://www.kpl.co.ke/articles.aspx?Id=337735. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
  2. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (26 April 2010). "African trio for Obama Cup". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8645343.stm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.