- Nigeria 4-0 Cameroon
Nigeria took a big stride towards qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after routing African champions Cameroon 4-0 in Uyo.
Goals from Odion Ighalo, John Obi Mikel, Victor Moses and Kelechi Iheanacho during Super Eagles attacking masterclass condemned shambolic Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.
Ighalo opened the scoring after 29 minutes and Mikel added a second before half time. Moses sealed the victory ten minutes into the second half and substitute Iheanacho wrapped up the scoring 14 minutes from time.
Nigeria moved to 9 points from three match, 7 ahead of second-placed Cameroon with the tie between Zambia and Algeria (both on 1 point) to be played on Saturday.
Bruised and battered African champions host the return leg in Yaounde on Monday and anything short of victory will take them out of the qualification picture.
