The Arsenal forward netted a 73rd-minute winner to give the Super Eagles an unassailable six-point lead in Group B of qualifying.
7/2 for Palace and Chelsea to draw
Zambia join Cameroon and Algeria in missing out on Russia 2018, which will mark Nigeria’s third straight World Cup appearance and sixth in total.
Their best result is reaching the Round of 16, which they managed in 1994, 1998 and 2014.
