Sports News of Saturday, 7 October 2017Source: bbc.comNigeria qualify for 2018 World Cup after win over ZambiaNigeria become the first African side to qualify for 2018 World CupArsenal's Alex Iwobi scored as Nigeria beat a stubborn Zambia 1-0 to become the first African side to seal a place at next year's World Cup in Russia. The win put them on an unassailable 13 points at the top of Group B. Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mwenne produced an acrobatic save to deny Wilfred Ndidi in the second half in a pulsating end-to-end encounter. But substitute Iwobi, who had scored in the reverse fixture in Ndola last October, finished off a decent attack to send Nigeria to a third straight World Cup appearance. Reigning African champions Cameroon and Algeria‚ who got to the second round of the last World Cup finals in Brazil‚ have already been eliminated after disappointing campaigns.

Source: GhanaWeb October 07, 2017 18:11 UTC