There is a possibility, if his schedule allows it, that United States President Barack Obama will return to this country next year for the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.

FIFA vice president Jack Warner told the Express via phone yesterday, that he had first invited Obama to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but the President said he would be unable to attend, given his hectic agenda.

However, Warner said as they spoke about football, Obama expressed his daughters’ love for the sport and Warner invited him and his family to the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup carded for September 2010.

Warner, together with FIFA President Sepp Blatter, was treated to an hour and a half tour of the White House before they sat down and spoke to Obama.

Yesterday, Warner sounded spellbound and later admitted the tour and the meeting with Obama were an experience of a lifetime.

’I was able to see his daughters play football, they call it soccer, on the lawns of the White House. I saw where he (Obama) dines with his family, where he holds his press conferences ... I am spellbound,’ he said.

Warner said he took some photos in the White House and these are treasures that would be with him until he dies. He described the meeting as the hallmark of his life and added that although he has visited numerous countries and met great people, this experience took his breath away.

Warner said he did not speak to Obama about national issues. However, sports and the US bid to host the 2018 World Cup were discussed at length, as well as tertiary education.

Warner is scheduled to return home today.