Nigeria have beaten Gabon 4-1 to advance to the play-off final of African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. They needed extra time to make it through after Mario Lemina’s late deflected effort cancelled out Akor Adams’ opener in normal time.

AU Chair Mahmoud Ali Youssouf told reporters at the U.N. that Muslims are the first victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria, not Christians (Reuters).