Following Friday’s 2-0 win over Liberia’s Lone Star, the Super Eagles now have the maximum points from two matches.
Several players had until Friday, 24 hours before they were due to play in LaLiga matches, to return to their clubs.
In the last 10 minutes of their respective games, South Africa and Liberia scored to pick identical 1-0 wins on Monday.
Nigeria currently leads the Group C table with three points, two points above hosts Cape Verde.
Birthday boy Bukayo Saka on Sunday scored as England beat Andorra 4-0.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina in Sao Paulo has been suspended due to a breach of Brazilian COVID-19 restriction rules.
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is worried the absence of UK-based players in his squad could make the team’s fixture against Cape Verde on Tuesday difficult.
Football governing bodies FIFA and CAF have postponed Monday’s 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match involving Guinea and visiting Morocco.
With a total haul of 10 medals, Tokyo Paralympics was Nigeria’s poorest in recent times.
But the Real Madrid forward struck twice from the penalty kick spot before his dramatic stoppage-time winner broke Belarus hearts.
