Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian U-17 team beat its Tunisian counterpart 3-0 here today in the first leg match of the second round of the 10th African U-17 Championship.
The two teams will play the return leg match in Tunis in two-week time.
The Ethiopian team advanced to the second round without playing a match after Central African Republic withdrew from the tournament.
The Ethiopian U-17 will face the winner of Botswana and Burkina Faso in the 3rd round if it eliminates Tunisia.
Morocco will host the finals in 2003.
According to a report posted on EthioFootball.com, Coach Yared Tolossa selected 20 players, between the ages of 15-16, from 5 different regions of the country. Addis Ababa supplied 9 players, followed by Oromia (4), SNNP (4), Amhara (2) and Gambela (1).
foot ball this time has become more of a psychological game . i feel the Ethiopian players are emotionally intact .Thus have to take the lead in first fiften minutes by breaking the defense wall of the Sudanese who are expected to play a defensive game .
victory for our team .
I got proud by the youngsters.
Sudan will win ethipoia becouse sudan is big tame i wish good luck for ethiopia in the futer they have good young player
Thank you mamo, for your instant updates, I just followed the link ethioffotball.com and learned they will livescore the game which is also nice, but if you know any channel that transmite the game, please inform us.
today unexpected result will be expected
That is my team i am so happy let us beat sudan bec we can beat them go ethopia go ethopia!
Yaa we will beat z sudanes with the same margine. Bravo Ethiopia!!!
It is a great news -ethiopian football is lifted up.New faces are coming in the football.including the coaches….i have never heard of the name of this young coach!
I am happy and hopeful thngs will change.
May God blessings be with Ethiopia. I wish Ethiopia do the same with Sudan tomorrow.
Ethiopia 3 Sudan 0
Go Ethiopia!!1
Go Ethiopia!!!!!
Ethiopia qualify for the next round we waiting the national team to win 4-
0 to sudan
God Bless Ethiopia!
I want to see the same result with Sudan tomorrow.