Sports

Ethiopia admits using an ineligible player

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The president of the Ethiopia Football Federation, Sahilu Gebremariam, has admitted his side used a suspended player in a 2014 World Cup qualifier. If Ethiopia lose... 

• EFF admits receiving FIFA’s Communique, shameful coach fails to accept responsibility
• Former Ethiopia coach shocked by Fifa probe

Sports Events

ESFNA Trophies Named

Press Release Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) has named its 2013 winning trophies recognizing two Ethiopian legends.  The 30th anniversary ESFNA first division winners... 

• Fifa elects Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera as first woman executive
• The Mauritius Regatta – May 18-25

Sports Tourism

Sports Tourism Conference gets down to business

Press Release A HIGH-POWERED international conference on sports tourism is to be held at the Durban International Convention Centre in September, 2013, alongside the annual Sports and Events... 

• New Golf & Safari Travel Brochure Launched At Tourism Indaba in South Africa
• The Anguilla Open – A “First Class” Golf Event

Sports Venues

Ethiopian Youths Sports Academy inaugurated

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (WIC) - Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said on Tuesday the Ethiopian Youths Sports Academy would enable sports persons to be supported by scientific and professional... 

• Top Five Sports Bars in Chicago
• Summerfuel Announces New FC Barcelona Soccer Camp in Boston for July 2013

Travel

Ethiopian Airlines to give Singapore Changi and Singapore Airlines an important link to Africa

Singapore Changi is close to plugging the biggest hole in its network, East Africa, with a proposed new service from Ethiopian Airlines. As traffic growth at Changi slows significantly, the... 

• Ethiopian CEO Elected to IATA Board of Governors
• Ethiopian to Fly to Seoul with first African 787 Dreamliner

Destinations

The Best Surfing Destinations in the U.S.

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons By Marcela DeVivo So, you’re eager for a whistle stop tour of the best surfing towns in the country? Luckily, the U.S. is rich in break-friendly coastlines... 

• Ethiopian has completed all its preparations to start services to Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro
• AU’s 50th Anniversary to Promote New Ethiopian Image

Hospitality

Bale Mountain Lodge due to open in October

Bale Mountain Lodge will be a 15 bedroom eco- safari lodge in the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) of south central Ethiopia. Building has commenced and it is anticipated that the lodge will... 

• The all new Olarro Eco Lodge
• Ethiopia’s Booming Hotel Industry

Adventure

African Safari Company Launches North American Office

Shadows of Africa’s U.S. location eases African vacation planning. Reno, Nevada - A leader in African safari tourism, Shadows of Africa (http://www.shadowsofafrica.com) has announced the launch... 

• Extreme YOLO Safari: Passage To Africa’s Vanishing Tribes of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, September 7-17, 2013
• Hot-Air Balloon Flights Resume in Luxor After Six-Week Suspension