Former Zambia striker, Zeddy Saileti, has insisted that they can beat Nigeria in next month’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Saileti claims the Super Eagles are beatable, despite being one of the big names in football on the continent.
Zambia are seeking to qualify for the World Cup for the first time and will host Nigeria on October 9, as the qualifying campaign kicks off.
Saileti, who was part of the team that lost 2-1 to the Eagles in the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations final, told Zambia Post: “I think that Nigeria is a big team, it’s a big name in African football but they are beatable, there is no need to fear them.
“We have failed to qualify for the Africa Cup and they have also failed. They may have the players in Europe but the truth is, they have not been doing well in recent years.
“But we equally haven’t done so well, though I am made to believe that it’s us who want it the most because we have never been to the World Cup.
“Now we have a new technical bench which means we just have to prepare very well, work very hard and if we work hard, we can win.
“You only lose or win on the pitch, so I can only encourage the players to put in everything, prepare well and we can surely make it. There is always the first time.
