Football: Nigeria, South Africa miss out

KITWE: Nigeria and South Africa were among the heavyweight casualties on the penultimate day of African Nations Cup qualifiers as Angola, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Tunisia, Zambia and Niger all made it through to next year’s tournament. Libya also qualified as one of the two best runners-up but Nigeria missed out on the finals after Guinea scored a 95th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 in Abuja. South Africa also failed to qualify after being held to a goal-less home draw by Sierra Leone. Meanwhile, Libya’s triumph came after a 0-0 draw with Zambia in Chingola.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 10^th, 2011.