Italian Dario Bonetti is looking forward to the challenge of coaching Zambia
Zambia's new coach Dario Bonetti has told the BBC that his new job is 'a wonderful challenge'.
The Italian, 48, took over the role on Monday, along with his three assistants - who include his brother Ivano.
Bonetti, who won two caps for Italy as a player, declared his main ambition was to qualify the Chipolopolo for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
"We have great talent and I think it's a wonderful challenge for me," he told the BBC's Fast Track programme.
"The experience in this great country [is what has attracted me] - Zambia has good players so I foresee great results."
Bonetti knows that expectations among Zambian fans are high following Chipolopolo's success in reaching the quarter-finals of the 2010 Nations Cup in Angola - but he has called for a cautious approach.
"It will depend on the quality of our work and many other things," Bonetti added.
"The right mentality in football is not to think too far - it's better to take it step-by-step, match after match."
He said he was relishing the pressure of managing the national side.
"I chose this work because I like the pressure and my life has been full of that because I played for a long time - pressure is part of my life," Bonetti stated.
"This is the fourth country I will be working in and for me, adapting shouldn't be a problem."
Bonetti's first game will be a friendly away to Uganda on 11 August followed by a home Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Comoros Islands in September.
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