Traore, sandy pitch stand in Zambia's way

NELSPRUIT, South Africa (AP) -With all four teams in Group C having a chance of reaching the African Cup of Nations quarterfinals, defending champion Zambia clearly has the most to lose as it tries to live up to its fans' expectations.

Victory over Burkina Faso on Tuesday would see Zambia advance, while a stalemate would be enough if Nigeria and Ethiopia play to a lower-scoring draw in Rustenburg.

Burkina Faso leads the group with four points, while Zambia and Nigeria each have two and Ethiopia has one.

Zambia coach Herve Renard acknowledged that Zambia must deal with supporters' hunger for success.

Renard said "it's like when you are driving a Corolla for many years, and after we give you a Mercedes; you are not happy when you come back to the Corolla.''