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Micho Appointed Uganda Cranes Coach
Kampala, Uganda – SERBIAN tactician Milutin “Micho” Sredojević has been unveiled as the new Cranes coach on a 2yr deal this afternoon at FUFA House in Mengo.
The Cranes job recently went vacant following the sacking Bobby Williamson. The Scotsman, a record four time CECAFA winner, failed on his key assignment of taking the Cranes to the final tournament of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Speaking...
St. George in a 2-0 win over ENPPI
Shimelis Bekele
The Ethiopian side St. George beat the visiting Egyptian side ENPPI 2-0 in the first leg of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup play off on Sunday at the Addis Ababa stadium.
St. George’s Shimeles Bekele scored the opener at the 4th minute while Abebaw Butako made it 2-0 after collecting a corner kick in the 26thminute.
The local fans saluted their team’s win but now St George...
Mestawat Tufa & Zersenay Tadese set course records at Gifu Seiryu Half-Marathon
Eritrea’s Zersenay Tadese and Ethiopia’s Mestawet Tufa set new course records when winning at the third edition of the Naoko Takahashi Cup / Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race in 1:00:31 and 1:10:03 respectively on Sunday.
Zersenay, the six-time World champion on the roads and at cross country, improved the former course record set by Kenya’s Martin Mathathi two years...
Ethiopian Tolossa Gedefa Fufi wins men’s field in debut Bay to Breakers run
Tolossa Gedefa (Photo:baytobreakers.com)
San Francisco, CA – An up-and-coming runner from Ethiopia conquered his first Bay to Breakers and Olympian Ryan Hall placed as high as any American since 1986.
Tolossa Gedefa Fufi, 23, won the men’s field in the 102nd Craigslist Bay to Breakers on Sunday, finishing the 12-kilometer race through the heart of The City in 35 minutes 1 second. Hall finished...
Half-Time Score: St. George 2 ENPPI 0 (Final)
The game is over now and the score remains the same.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – It is half-time now and St. George of Ethiopia is leading ENPPI of Egypt 2-0 in the first leg match of Orange CAF Confederation Cup Playoff competition.
Shimeles Bekele opened the score just 4 minutes into the game and Abebaw Butako added the second 22 minutes later.
St George’s line up :- Robert Odongkara , Alemayehu...
IAAF Diamond League Shanghai: Genzebe Dibaba wins 5,000m
Shanghai, China – Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the women’s 5,000m race at the IAAF Diamond League competition here today.
Dibaba won the race in 14:45:92, followed by fellow compatriot Meseret Defar (14:47:76) and Viola Jelagat Kibiwot of Kenya (14:48:29). Buze Diriba Kejela and Gelete Burka finished in 6th and 8th places respectively.
In the men’s 1,500m race, Mekonnen Gebremedhin...
Tariku Jufar’s Historic mission at the Ottawa Marathon
Once again athletes from across the planet will converge upon Ottawa for the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend on 25-26 May for the 10km and Marathon – both of them IAAF Silver Label Road Races – and among them will be a large contingent of Ethiopians.
Half a dozen Ethiopians are part of a group trained in Addis Ababa by renowned coach Haji Adilo and managed by Hussein Makke, who is based in Pennsylvania....
David Beckham in talks with MLS to purchase franchise
David Beckham‘s representatives have held talks with Major League Soccer over the former England captain purchasing a new club in the US.
The Paris St-Germain player, 38, announced on Thursday that he is to retire at the end of the season.
When Beckham joined Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 his contract included an option to purchase an “expansion franchise”.
In 2009 Beckham said:Â ”I...
Betting on the Premier League: Who will get into Europe?
The Champions league is considered by many to be the greatest football competition outside of the world and European cup, and for teams around Europe it is the pinnacle of competition. In order to get into the
Champions league in England you have to get into one of the top four spots, which is a extremely hard task on its own with the Premiership being such a competitive league. Even when you get...
Ethiopia & Sudan to play friendly to mark 50th Anniversary of OAU/AU
Ethiopian National Soccer Team
Cairo, Egypt (PANA)Â - The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that a friendly between Ethiopia and Sudan would be held in Addis Ababa, 25 May as part of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU.
In a communique after its two-day (15-16 May) meeting in Cairo, Egypt, the committee expressed CAF’s happiness...
