Zambian coach Herve Renard has identified Nigeria as the major threat to his team in the Group C of the 2013 AFCON Nations Cup.

The defending champions were drawn along with Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia in Durban last night for the African showpiece.

Renard  said after the draw: “Nigeria will definitely make it to the next round, so also I am confident that Zambia, my team, will as well qualify from the group. Mind you, other teams are no pushovers in this case, because Africa lately has developed to the extent that no team can be considered a minnow anymore.

“Honestly, Nigeria will be a great threat to us in the group.

“They are a very solid side having played them in a friendly in my tenure as coach of Zambia, and apart from that, I could at least see the way they played during the qualifying period; no  doubt, they are really a team to beat in the tournament.”

Meanwhile, former Ghana defender Osei Kuffour believes that Group D which consists of Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Algeria and Togo is the toughest group in the tournament.