Heads Or Tail: Nigeria Vs. Zambia 4pm

As Nigeria goes into the second round group clash against the Chipolopolo of Zambia later today, Information Nigeria brings you all the football history between both sides.
-          Nigeria has won the African Nations Cup title twice compared to Zambia who clinched their first trophy in 2012.
-          Stephen Keshi recorded his first win as Eagles coach against the Chipolopolo in November 2011 in a friendly played in Kaduna, Nigeria.

-          The last time both sides met in an Africa Nations Cup final tournament was in 2010 with Nigeria eliminating the Zambians 5-4 in the quarter finals after a penalty shootout following a goal less draw in full minutes of play including ET.
-          Nigeria won her second title at the 1994 final in Tunisia by beating Zambia 2-1 in the finals.
-          Nigeria and Zambia have met 16 times in all competitions with both side emerging victorious on five different occassions and drawing six.
-          Zambia stopped Nigeria from featuring at the 1986 Nations Cup in Egypt.
-          Both sides are favourites to qualify from Group C ahead of Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.
-          Today’s encounter is a must win for either side if they must entertaining any hope of qualifying from the group.
-          Nigeria is ranked 57th while Zambia is ranked 34th in the world.
-          In AFCON tournaments, Nigeria and Zambia have scored four goals against each other.
-          Both coaches were defenders in their playing days
-          Zambia’s head coach, Herve Renard, is on a monthly salary of about N16m while Nigeria’s coach, Stephen Keshi, goes home with a monthly paycheck of N5m.
Who is going to win this highly explosive encounter which an unnamed CAF official says tickets for the match, ‘have sold out!’