Nigeria conceded a last-minute goal in a major blow to its World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday, when Egypt and Morocco all but booked their places at next year’s tournament.<\/p>\n
Zizo\u2019s goal was enough for unbeaten Egypt’s 1-0 win over Sierra Leone in Cairo, while Morocco looks assured of qualifying with a nine-point lead over its rivals after a 2-0 win over Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid\u2019s Brahim D\u00edaz scored a penalty after Nayef Aguerd broke the deadlock on a rebound for Morocco\u2019s fifth win from five games in Group E.<\/p>\n
Zizo struck just before the break for Egypt to maintain a five-point lead over Burkina Faso, which had defeated Guinea-Bissau 2-1 on Monday in Group A.<\/p>\n
Nigeria’s nightmare<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe\u2019s Tawanda Chirewa scored in the final minute to silence the home fans in Uyo, Nigeria as the visitors claimed a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n
Nigeria star Victor Osimhen put the Super Eagles on course to claim just their second win in Group C after Friday\u2019s 2-0 victory over Rwanda had rekindled Nigeria’s qualification hopes.<\/p>\n
But the 21-year-old Chirewa, a late substitute, equalized in the 90th to earn Zimbabwe’s draw.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, South Africa defeated Benin 2-0 to consolidate the top spot. Bafana Bafana leads with 13 points from six rounds, five clear of Rwanda (which drew with Lesotho 1-1) and Benin. Nigeria stayed fourth in the group with just seven points.<\/p>\n
Only the nine group winners secure automatic qualification. The four best-placed runners-up will compete to be the African contender in FIFA’s six-country playoff for the last two qualification spots at the World Cup next year in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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