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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...
St. George to face ENNPI in CAF Confederation Cup round of 16
Cairo, Egypt – St. George of Ethiopia, which were narrowly eliminated (away goal rule) from the group stage of the Orange CAF Champions League competition by Zamalek, will have the opportunity to redeem themselves when they face ENPPI of Egypt in the CAF Confederation Cup round of 16 playoff.
The two-legged ties are made up of the eight winners from the Confederation Cup second round and the...
Al Ahly’s title defence campaign continues after win over Bizertin
Al Ahly vs CA Bizertin (Photo: CafOnline.com)
Orange CAF Champions League defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt continued their title defending campaign by beating visitors CA Bizertin of Tunisia 2-1 on Sunday at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium. Al Ahly advanced to this year’s group stage with an aggregate 2-1 win after the first leg ended in a barren draw a fortnight ago in Bizerte. Mohamed Barakat...
Zamalek through after 2-2 draw with St. George
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - The five time champions Zamalek of Egypt reached the group phase of 2013 Orange CAF Champions League after finishing level at 2-2 with host Ethiopian side St. George in the second round return match played at the Addis Ababa stadium on Sunday.
Though the aggregate result is 3-3, Zamalek progressed to the group phase with the away goal rule after the first leg had...
Cisse’s late header in Ethiopia lifts Zamalek to Champions League group stage
Abdoulaye Cisse
Abdoulaye Cisse heads home with two minutes remaining as Zamalek secure passage to the African Champions League group stage in thrilling fashion.
In-form striker Abdoulaye Cisse headed home at the death to lift Egypt’s Zamalek to the African Champions League group stage on the away goal rule following a 2-2 draw at Ethiopia’s Saint George on Saturday.
The Burkinabe put the...
Ethiopia’s Saint George aim for Champions League first
Saint George hope to become the first Ethiopian club to reach the Champions League group stage when they host Zamalek of Egypt this weekend in a last-16 return fixture.
The Addis Ababa outfit exceeded expectations with a 1-1 draw against the five-time African champions in Cairo two weeks ago, taking the lead through Oumed Oukri before Abdoulaye Cisse snatched a late equaliser.
After decades in the...
We are prepared to win to go through, St George’s Fasil Tekalign
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian club side St. George will host Zamalek of Egypt on Sunday, May 5, at the Addis Ababa stadium in the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League second round return leg. In the first leg played at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium the two sides finished level at 1-1. St. George assistant coach Fasil Tekalign sat down with cafonline.com to chat about Sunday’s crucial encounter.
Cafonline.com:...
We are confident of advancing- St George’s Biadglign Elias
Biadglign Elias (Photo: SaintGeorgeFC.com)
Defender Biadglign Elias is hopeful that his side will get a crucial result  in the return match against Zamalek on Sunday and qualify for the Orange CAF Champions League group phase. Biadglign Elias who played for the national team earlier in the year at the AFCON finals in South Africa joined St. George at the start of this Ethiopian season from Sidama...
Zamalek’s Vieira: We had a bad game, but we can still qualify
Jorvan Vieira (Photo: CAFOnline.com)
Ethiopia’s St. George forced their hosts Zamalek of Egypt to a 1-1 draw at the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League second round first leg, played at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium on Saturday. Zamalek’s Brazilian manager Jorvan Vieira expressed his disappointment with his team’s performance, but vowed to fight for a win in the return leg scheduled at Addis...
St. George’s coach –Kruger – We have to be on guard in the return leg
Ethiopia’s St. George leaves Cairo with a positive result after holding Egypt’s Zamalek to a 1-1 draw at the Cairo Air Defense Stadium on Saturday. The game marked the first leg of the 2013 Orange CAF Champions League second round encounter, with the return leg scheduled in Addis Ababa in a fortnight. St. George’s German manager Michael Kruger praised his charges’ performance but warned...
