A 10-man Nigerian 2010 World Cup Bid Committee chaired by former national soccer star, Segun Odegbami, met with Youth and Sports Minister, Edward Osei-Kwaku in Accra on Wednesday to formally solicit Ghana's support and endorsement to co-host the mundial.

Three other West African countries- Togo, Benin and Cameroon- have been roped into the novel idea which according to Odegbami is to fulfil FIFA's philosophy of the Goal project.

Under the Goal project, FIFA gives money to less endowed football nations to develop the game.

Odegbami said Nigeria, which is the main host, would have four venues while the four other countries would have a venue each.

He said, what Nigeria has done so far is to indicate to FIFA her intension to co-host the mundial with her fellow West African countries but added that the bidding committee would formally write to the world Football governing body by April 30, this year.

As part of the arrangements, the Nigerian Sports Minister shall host his other four colleague ministers in Lagos on either February 7th or 8th,, to discuss into details the bid document and to iron out any difference if any.

"There shall be only one organising committee which shall be made up of representatives from all the other four countries; and the name shall be Nigerian World Cup", Odegbami said.

But Mr Osei-Kwaku indicated that there is the need for the name to embrace the other countries especially Ghana; an idea which Odegbami said would be iron out at the meeting.

The former Nigerian star said the uniqueness of the bid is to showcase the simplicity and hospitality of the West African countries.

Mr Osei-Kwaku assured the Nigerians of Ghana's support to make the dream a reality.

He said Ghana's intension to host the 2008 African Nations Cup "will make us more than ready to be part of this bid".

The team later presented a simplified document on the intended bid to the minister. The team departs for Cameroon on Thursday.