Cape Verde captain Nando says their famous victory over Cameroon is now in the past and they must now focus on the Africa Cup of Nations.
Coach Lucio Antunes says all of the pressure in the opening match of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations will be on hosts South Africa, not his debutant team.
Ghana midfielder Anthony Annan is yet to begin full-scale training after suffering an ankle injury last Thursday.
The Osasuna player was taken off during Thursday's 3-0 African Cup of Nations warm up win over Egypt in Abu Dhabi.
Ethiopia coach Bishaw Sewnet believes their three friendlies have left them mentally prepared for the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
The 1962 champions will be making their first return to the Africa Cup since 1982.
They are in Group C alongside Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Zambia.
Ejide boost: Nigeria goalkeeper Austin Ejide is back in training after he suffered a muscle tear in their friendly against Cape Verde.
"I have had some wonderful moments playing for my country both at the World Cup and AFCON," he said.
"When things go wrong some fans react badly with threats on my life. This is not football."
Former Angola coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves has criticised the Palancas Negra’s decision to head to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations without a goalkeeper coach.
"This is a position that requires individual training. The goalkeeper has to spend 80 percent of his training time working on his own and needs a coach to do this work with him," Goncalves told reporters.
Cape Verde nationals based in Angola have been urged to travel to South Africa to support the Blue Sharks.
"This is a complicated and specialist area. Angola has enough expertise in this department and there are good trainers at the various clubs so it is strange why none have been taken to the tournament.”
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