Nigeria's Calvin Bassey (L) holds off South Africa's Mohau Nkota in Bloemfontein. (Photo: AFP)

Cape Verde, a West African island nation of fewer than 550,000 people, beat Cameroon 1-0 on Tuesday to strengthen their hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time.

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