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Ethiopian Airlines Football Team
This is the Ethiopian Airlines Football Team of the 1970s
These are the players that I remember. No.1 is Solomon Shiferaw: no.6 is Gebrehiwot: no.8 is Tsegaye: no.13 is Workuwa: no.14 is Sirak and no.16 is Tesfaye. Do you guys recognize any of the other players?
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EEPCo FC names Yordan Stoikov of Bulgaria as Head Coach
Addis Ababa – EEPCo, the second oldest soccer team in Ethiopia, announced at a press conference here that it has hired Yordan Ivanov Stoikov of Bulgaria as the club’s head coach on a two-year contract.
The 59-year-old Stoikov, who played for Lokomotiv Sofia and the national youth and senior teams, had coaching spells in Bulgaria, Libya and Zanzibar.
Stoikov thus becomes the third foreign...
Terrible start for Ethiopian Team in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national soccer team has started its Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a humiliating 4-1 defeat at the hands of Guinea in a Group B match played here.
The Walias as the Ethiopian team is known, opened the score on the 29th minute, but Guinea responded with two quick goals (37th & 45Th) of its own to lead at half time.
In the second half the Ethiopian team wasted...
Ethiopia to face Guinea in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier on Sunday
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national soccer will face its Guinean counterpart in the Africa Cup of Nations Group B qualifier here on Sunday.
In preparation of its encounter with the West African side, the national team played two friendly matches with Kenya (0-3) and Chad (1-0) this past week. Losing by such large margin to Kenya and defeating a mediocre Chadian side by a mere one goal, does not...