African champions Nigeria snatched a dramatic draw and there were vital wins for Burkina Faso, Cameroon and South Africa Saturday in World Cup qualifiers. Nnamdi Oduamadi, who was not part of the 2013 Cup of Nations-winning squad last month, equalised three minutes into stoppage time after 17-year-old Francis Kahata had given Kenya a shock first-half lead in Calabar. Burkina Faso, runners-up to Nigeria in South Africa after a giantkilling run that far exceeded expectations, trounced Niger 4-0 at home in a must-win match, although group leaders Congo Brazzaville also won.

West Bromwich Albion revealed on Monday that they will deal internally with Nigeria striker Peter Odemwingie's most recent attacks on the club via Twitter. Odemwingie has already been disciplined by West Brom after he used the social networking website to complain about their refusal to let him leave the club in January. The 31-year-old drove to Queens Park Rangers' Loftus Road stadium on the final day of the January transfer window, but his hopes of joining the London club failed to materialise.

(Reuters) - Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba was a shock omission on Saturday when Ivory Coast named a 28-man squad for next weekend's World Cup qualifier against Gambia in Abidjan. The Ivorians listed the players who will be involved in next Saturday's tie in Abidjan on the soccer federation's website (www.fif-ci.com) without giving a reason for the former Chelsea player's absence.

Nigerian Innocent Emeghara scored one goal and created the other as Siena won 2-1 at Palermo in a weekend Serie A relegation clash. Emeghara, who is on loan from French club Lorient, equalised after 51 minutes and won the penalty in the closing stages that was converted to secure maximum points. It was a profitable weekend for Africans in Italy with Senegalese Boukari Drame firing a 30-metre goal for Chievo in a 2-0 triumph against second-place Napoli. ENGLAND PAPISS DEMBA CISSE (Newcastle)