Nigeria and Ivory Coast have reportedly become the first African teams to book a passage to Rio, Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals following their respective successes in qualifiers.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria made the finals for the fifth time following a 2-0 home win over Ethiopia for a 4-1 aggregate triumph, while Ivory Coast held Senegal 1-1 in Casablanca to go through 4-2 on aggregate in a tense atmosphere.
According to CNN, Nigeria, leading 2-1 from the first leg, were given a comfortable cushion when Victor Moses, on loan at Liverpool from Chelsea, scored from the penalty spot following which substitute Victor Obinna doubled Nigeria's lead after 82 minutes with a free kick.
Meanwhile, trailing 3-1 from the first leg, Senegal went ahead in the 77th minute after former Chelsea star Didier Drogba fouled Sadio Mane, although Salomon Kalou made it safe for the Ivory Coast with a stoppage time equalizer to the relief of his teammates.
Tunisia and Cameroon, tied 0-0 after the first leg, would respectively play on Sunday, with Ghana, 6-1 winners over Egypt in their opener, and Burkina Faso, holders of a 3-2 lead over Algeria, in action in the other two qualifiers on Monday, the report added.