Africans punch World Cup tickets

Cote d'Ivoire vanquishes Senegal while Nigeria eliminates Ethiopia

Cote d'Ivoire joined Nigeria in the World Cup finals on Saturday after a 1-1 draw against Senegal gave it a 4-2 aggregate win on a tense night in neutral Casablanca.

Cote d'Ivoire reached a third successive World Cup but it had to survive a tense conclusion to its playoff second leg clash after Senegal had gone ahead 1-0 on a 77th-minute penalty by substitute Moussa Sow after the lively Sadio Mane was fouled by Didier Drogba.