Ethiopia coach Sewnet Bishaw is setting his sights on securing a quarter-final berth for his side at this year's Africa Cup of Nations.
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The Walya Antelopes have not made it past the qualifying stages since 1982 and are making their return to the continental showpiece after a 30-year absence.
Ethiopia are the lowest-ranked of all the finalists although they won the tournament in 1962.
They face reigning champions Zambia in their opening tie, but come into AFCON 2013 on a high having beaten Tanzania 2-1 leading up to their first match.
Bishaw said: "Our confidence is sky-high. We are looking at going as far as we can with our first aim being the quarter-finals."
Zambia coach Herve Renard, whose team failed to win any of their last six friendlies, added: "They (Ethiopia) have a lot of skilled players able to run right to the end.
"We have to be very careful about this team. It is going to be a very tough match for us."
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