Nigeria settle pay dispute

The latest pay dispute to damage relations between the Nigeria squad and its association has been settled.

Nigeria beat Sudan 3-0 on Saturday to maintain good progress in the 2002 qualifiers but the Port Harcourt result did not stop players protesting about match fees and bonuses to the squad management before a compromise was reached.

Nwankwo Kanu scored a penalty in the win over Sudan but VfL Bochum star Viktor Agali hit two goals and has now scored three times in his last two matches.

Agali hopes to complete a transfer to Hertha Berlin in a £6 million move this week.

Olympique Marseille striker George Weah coached Liberia to a 3-1 win over Ghana to join Nigeria at the top of their group.

African Footballer of the Year Patrick Mboma scored his fifth goal of the qualifying campaign as Cameroon beat Togo 2-0 in their first match under new coach Jean-Paul Akono which put them five points clear at the top of their group.

Akono coached the Olympic gold medal team last October.

Morocco damaged Egypt with a 0-0 draw in Cairo which hands them the advantage in Group C.

Malawi scored a shock win over group E leaders Guinea to go to the top of the section. They lead South Africa - who beat Burkina Faso 1-0 - by one point but South Africa have a game in hand. South African officials still hope to persuade captain Lucas Radebe to reverse his announcement to retire from international football. Radebe has delayed his confirmation of last week's decision to have more talks over his playing commitments.

Three goals from Ibrahima Bakayoko of OM gave Ivory Coast a 3-1 win at Madagascar on Saturday and he has now scored six times in the qualifiers.

Tunisia stay at the top of Group D after a 2-1 win at Congo and Algeria beat Namibia 1-0.