Host country USA Dates 20–23 May 2010 Matches played 5 | City Pontiac, Michigan Venue(s) Pontiac Silverdome | |
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 including the BBC.
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.
Tournament Format
Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana each received a bye to the semi-final stage.