Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national women football team defeated its DR Congo counterpart 3-0 here today to advance to the second round of the 2012 London Olympic preliminary on a 3-0 aggregate score, reported the Amharic sports website EthioFootball.
Hiruth Gabisso opened the score 11 minutes into the game and Rehima Zerga added a second fifteen minutes later for Team Ethiopia to lead 2-0 at half-time. Shetaye Asmamew scored Ethiopia’s 3rd goal in the second half.
The Ethiopian women team will meet next Ghana in the second round. “The Black Queens” as the Ghana team is known destroyed Guinea 7-1 on aggregate score after trashing them 5-1 in the second leg match played in Accra yesterday. Ghana won 2-0 two weeks ago in Conakry.
FIRST ROUND
LEG 1/LEG 2
January 15/29
Morocco vs. Tunisia 3-0
Zambia vs. South Africa 1-2
Angola vs. Namibia 2-2 / 0-0 (Namibia on away goal rule)
Cameroon vs. Mali 5-0
January 15/30
Congo DR vs. Ethiopia 0-0 / 0-3 (Ethiopia 3-0 on aggregate)
January 16/29
Guinea vs. Ghana 2-0 / 1-5 (Ghana 7-1 on aggregate)
WITHDRAWS
Nigeria vs. Congo – Congo W/D
Equatorial Guinea vs. Gabon – Gabon W/D
SECOND ROUND
Equatorial Guinea vs. Namibia
Nigeria vs. Cameroon/Mali winner
Ghana vs. Ethiopia
Morocco/Tunisia winner vs. South Africa/Zambia winner
Four second round winners advance to final tournament; top two qualify for 2012 Olympics.
it is so good!!!!!!!
we proud by our females
keep it up!!!!!!!for the next match
GREAT!!!! KEEP IT UP!
i have to admit they are better than the men foot ball team
go girls…good luck for the next game …
u will make history like “lucy”
Very good match.
Please improve your physical fitness.
we keep well doing Lucy over blackqueen
wow yegeremal…chekoch anbesoch.
Good on you girls keep up your effort I am proud of you!
Well done our Hewans!
ambesoche!!!! i wish i can see the video
well done! girls. You will qualify to the final goal. same to Dedebit. But st.George is becoming too weak from time to time. it is good even in ethio premier league. So, pls send away the coach. he is not working well. coach G/hin Haile is better than him for sure.
thanks so much for the victory .good luck for next match .lovely victory
WEEL DONE!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!