ABUJA:

Nigeria scraped past Rwanda 1-0 to stay in contention for qualification to the on Saturday.

It was the first home win by Nigeria in the qualifying series and it moved them up to third in Group C with 10 points from seven matches.

They next play group leaders South Africa, who have 16 points from seven matches, on Tuesday.

Premier League side Wolves' new signing Tolu Arokodare was the match winner in the 51st minute, when the second half substitute scrambled home a loose ball.

Rwanda goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari pulled off several big saves to deny Nigeria a bigger victory.

As expected, Nigeria applied the early pressure on Rwanda in a game they had to win to keep alive whatever hopes they have to qualify for next year's World Cup.

The home fans thought the Super Eagles had gone a

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