Soccer-Cameroon win heavyweight battle as final African playoff spots decided

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Brazil v Cameroon - Stadium MK, Milton Keynes, Britain - November 20, 2018 Cameroon's Karl Toko Ekambi Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Cameroon beat Ivory Coast 1-0 in a contest of two continental heavyweights to join Algeria, Nigeria and Tunisia in securing the last four places in March’s African World Cup playoffs as the group phase came to a dramatic conclusion on Tuesday.

Karl Toko Ekambi scored for Cameroon as they snatched a narrow home win over the Ivory Coast in a clash full of tension but without many clear chances.