By Mistre Haile Selassie
Zurich, Switzerland – The 8th Annual Ethiopian Sport & Culture Festival in Europe will be held in Amsterdam, Holland next week.
Ethiopia’s greatest athlete Haile Gebrselassie and former Ethiopian national soccer team player Negussie Gebre are this year’s invited guests of honor. However, Haile’s presence at the festival has not yet been confirmed because of his tight and demanding schedule. As a result, sports fans have asked the federation to invite former Ethiopian athlete and Switzerland- resident Mohammed Kedir, should Haile not make it. Mohammed was a member of the great Ethiopian running generation of the 80s (Green Flood), which included the likes of Miruts Yifter, Yohannes Mohammed and Eshetu Tura to name a few.
The 3-day festival (July 29-31) comprises 23 Ethiopian football teams representing various European cities, and will also include two guest team from the USA for the first time. Furthermore, football and running events for youth athletes will also be held.
The 23 teams are grouped accordingly:
Group A: Ethio-Switzerland, Ethio-Birmingham (UK), Ethio-Belgium, Ethio-Holland and Ethio-Toulouse (France).
Group B : Ethio-Sweden, Ethio-Munich (Germany), Ethio-Stuttgart (Germany), Ethio-London (UK), Ethio-Norway and Ethio-Scandinavia.
Group C : Ethio-Amsterdam (Holland), Ethio-Katanga (London, UK), Ethio-France, Ethio-Nurnberg (Germany) and Ethio-Cologne (Germany).
Group D : Ethio-Frankfurt (Germany), Ethio-Rome (Italy), Ethio-Finland, Ethio-Zurich (Switzerland), Ethio-USA and Ethio-Italy.
EthioSports.com would like to inform Ethiopian sports fans that our European correspondent Mistre Haile Selassie will post daily news and results from Amsterdam.
1.Use this occasion to raise funds and help an instituion or groups with a worthy cause e.g. orphanage, malnutrition victims or anyone in need in Ethiopia.
Wish to see Ethio-middle east to take part but i don’t know how?
No Ehiopiawi or betwilid ethiopiawi in EX-USSR? Or you too do not consider them Europeans as the French,Germans and the English do.I do not see Ethio-Russia, Ethio-Ukrain,Ethio-Romania teams on your list. That is why I amasking ,Sir.
Emmiyye Soviet Hibret,Aferyiblagn.Bezihm inqua Alihonelishm.
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The author of “ሌዮኔ 072392″, Atnafseged Kidane will also be at the festival. Those in Europe that missed the opportunity to own this book due to shortages, will now have the opportunity to get a copy at the festival.
It is Always a pleasure to meet my people, to experience the events event, the party so on..
But still there are a lot of things left to improve..As you know escfe is 8 years old.
8 years old child, can run, can write, can talk, can good maths so on…..
In 8 years ESCFE should be a power….lets forget all the politics and business involvment…instead focus on the football tournmanet and its quality..
What kind of progress have you seen in the past 8 years?
I would say no progress…at all.
My next quesation is:
If a person doesn’t know how, then it should ask, screaming for help instead just sleep on things..this is what sorry to say ESCFE doing.. they sleep a year then they wake up when the events gets nearby….
More focus on the sport I demand. Ethiosports should follow the events and write about it….Media play always a big roll for change. Please see what you can do..
Dear Friends !
I will be very happy if a Group coming to support from my second Home country Russia . The country which opened my eyes . If some one is going to contact me i will do every thing so that our friends from ukrine or russia can paticipate !
God Bless you all friends which are there living or working !
Dr.Alemayehu Ruga
London (UK)
Dear Friends !
I will be very happy if a Group coming to support from my second Home country Russia . The country which opened my eyes . If some one is going to contact me i will do every thing so that our friends from ukrine or russia can paticipate !
God Bless you all friends which are there living or working !
Dr.Alemayehu Ruga
London (UK)
alemayehu_ruga@hotmail.com