Dire Dawa – Dire Dawa City beat Insurance 1-0 here yesterday to move up two notches and away from the drop zone. Meanwhile, Sidama Coffee held champions Saint George FC to a scoreless tie at home and Mugher Cement stole a point from Dedebit FC (1-1) in Addis Ababa.
Relegation Battle
With two matches left to play in the regular season, the one thing that is certain is that Meta Bo Brewery (20pts) will definitely be relegated. The big question that soccer fans are asking these days is what other teams are going to join them in the drop zone. A total of 4 teams will be relegated this season.
The five teams that are in danger are: (1st round results are in parenthesis):
Insurance: 37 pts from 32 matches (W10-D7-L15) -7 goals
Week 33: at home with Sebeta City (1-2)
Week 34: away with Awassa City (0-2)
Trans Ethiopia: : 37 pts from 31 matches (W8-D10-L14) -10 goals
Week 33: at home with Sidama Coffee (0-0)
Week 34: away with Mugher Cement (0-0)
EEPCO: 34 pts from 32 matches (W8-D10-L14) -9 goals
Week 33: at home with Adama City (0-3)
Week 34: away with Defence Force (2-0)
Metehara Sugar: 31 pts from 32 matches (W7-D10-L15) -11 goals
Week 33: at home with Defence Force (0-0)
Week 34: away with Meta Abo Brewery (0-2)
Southern Police: 30 pts from 32 matches (W8-D6-L18) -22 goals
Week 33: at home with Adama City (1-0)
Week 34: away with Harar Beer (1-0)
