The super Eagles of Nigeria are currently holding their first training session at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium ahead of tomorrow’s Russia2018 world Cup qualifier against Chipolopolo.
The Super Eagles touched down at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport at 12:10 hrs on Saturday [today], 8th October aboard an Arik Air Chartered flight.
They were welcomed at the airport by FAZ
president Andrew Kamanga, FAZ Executive
Committee Member Elijah Chileshe, FAZ Deputy
General Secretary Lombe Mbalashi, FAZ
Administration Officer – Competitions Mrs Janet
Bwalya and Officials from the Nigerian High
Commission.
This is a match both team feel they can win. The home team are confident they can stun a star-studded Super Eagles side while the away team feel they are too big to lose this match.
ZAMBIA VS NIGERIA PAST MEETINGS.
ZAMBIA 5-1 NIGERIA (EGYPT 1974 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 1ST LEG, 2ND ROUND)
NIGERIA 3-2 ZAMBIA (EGYPT 1974 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 2ND LEG, 2ND ROUND)
NIGERIA 0-0 ZAMBIA (GROUP STAGE, 1978
AFCON)
ZAMBIA 3-0 NIGERIA (INT’L FRIENDLY, 1981)
ZAMBIA 3-0 NIGERIA (GROUP STAGE, LIBYA 1982
AFCON)
NIGERIA 0-0 ZAMBIA (EGYPT 1986 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 1ST LEG, 2ND ROUND)
ZAMBIA 1-0 NIGERIA (EGYPT 1986 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 2ND LEG, 2ND ROUND)
NIGERIA 2-0 ZAMBIA (SEMI-FINALS, ALGIERS
1990 AFCON)
NIGERIA 2-1 ZAMBIA (FINAL, TUNISIA 1994
AFCON)
ZAMBIA 2-0 NIGERIA (INT’L FRIENDLY, 1997)
ZAMBIA 0-0 NIGERIA (INT’L FRIENDLY, 1997)
NIGERIA 1-0 ZAMBIA (MALI 2002 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 1ST LEG, GROUP I)
ZAMBIA 1-1 NIGERIA (MALI 2002 AFCON
QUALIFIER, 2ND LEG, GROUP I)
NIGERIA 0-0 ZAMBIA, NIGERIA WON 5-4 ON
PENALTIES (QUARTER-FINALS, ANGOLA 2010
AFCON)
NIGERIA 2-0 ZAMBIA (INT’L FRIENDLY, 2011)
NIGERIA 1-1 ZAMBIA (GROUP STAGE, SOUTH
AFRICA 2013 AFCON)
