Today was the last round of World Cup qualifying games in Africa, and I only watched Nigeria's progress with half an eye, seeing as they needed pretty much the impossible to happen: they had to beat Kenya in Kenya, while their group rivals Tunisia had to (more or less) just avoid losing in Mozambique.
Here's how it all unfolded, going minute-by-minute, UK time:
13:00 First half kicks off in both games
(Mozambique 0 Tunisia 0 and Kenya 0 Nigeria 0)
13:15 Kenya 1 Nigeria 0 - Tunisia qualify
13:45 Half-time - Tunisia qualify
14:00 Second half kicks off in both games
(Mozambique 0 Tunisia 0 and Kenya 1 Nigeria 0)
14:17 Kenya 1 Nigeria 1 - Tunisia qualify
14:20 Kenya 1 Nigeria 2 - Nigeria qualify
14:34 Kenya 2 Nigeria 2 - Tunisia qualify
14:38 Mozambique 1 Tunisia 0 - Nigeria qualify
14:38 Kenya 2 Nigeria 3 - Nigeria qualify
14:45 Both games end.
So Nigeria top Group B and join the list of teams who've qualified for South Africa 2010! The Nigerian illegal immigrants, hookers, cannibals and drug dealers who've invaded South Africa will be delighted!
(As will the fine, upstanding Nigerian ex-pats who are helping South Africa grow as a nation and an economy... but we never talk about them, do we?)