Nigeria’s dressing room at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi was a joyous scene of celebration, as several key stars like skipper Nwankwo Kanu and Everton defender Joseph Yobo broke down in tears of joy after the team dramatically snatched a World Cup ticket on the final day of the qualifiers.

Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions are through to the World Cup finals South Africa following a 2-nil victory over Morocco in Fez.
Their qualification for South Africa 2010 sets a new African record of six World Cup appearances.

This match was yet another of this weekend’s decisive encounters which would be linked with either Gabon or Cameroon booking their tickets for South Africa.

As the Golden Eaglets file out against Switzerland in today’s final of the Nigeria 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup, most Nigerians are already dreaming a repeat of the 2007 final in Korea where the Nigerian representatives defeated Spain to cart home the coveted trophy.
Chief coach of the Nigerian team, John Obuh is one of those optimistic Nigerians looking forward to an encore.

Governor Alao Akala expressed his excitement at the qualification of Nigeria for the World Cup in South Africa. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Public Communications, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the Governor said the close shave with failure has made the lesson even more poignant.