Sports World News of Friday, 7 October 2016Source: premiumtimesng.com2018 World Cup Qualifiers: Nigeria is battle ready – MikelJohn Obi MikelSuper Eagle captain, John Obi Mikel, has assured that he and his teammates are battle-ready for Sunday’s 2018 World Cup qualifying match away to Zambia. Nigeria has won six of 16 previous matches with Zambia at international level, drawing five and losing five. Zambia walloped Nigeria 5-1 in the first –ever encounter, a 1974 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match in Lusaka on July 15, 1973. None of the 16 previous clashes was a World Cup qualifying match. Nigeria won 5-4 on penalties)15 November 2011: Nigeria 2 Zambia 0 (Kaduna, International friendly)25 January 2013: Zambia 1 Nigeria 1 (Nelspruit, AFCON)

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