Orlando Pirates striker Collins Mbesuma says Zambia's pre-tournament friendly results should be ignored ahead of their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations opener against Ethiopia.
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In warm-up games, Chipolopolo drew with Angola and Norway and failed to score in these matches, and Mbesuma admits he knows that the team's fans expect more.
The defending AFCON champions also have Nigeria and Burkina Faso in Group C and will play all their games in Nelspruit at the Mbombela Stadium.
"No, we are not worried about the results, we are preparing (for the AFCON) and as you know there a lot of players so the coach just wants to find the right formula," the former Kaizer Chiefs forward told MTNFootball.
"We will be a different team when the tournament starts. We know what the people are expecting from us when we start the games."
Zambia's preparations ahead of the 2012 tournament did not boost their chances of winning the continental cup, but, despite this, they went all the way to capture their first-ever AFCON.
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