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New Women Soccer League to kick off next month
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has announced that a new Women Soccer League, comprising 15 teams, will kick off in the country next month, reported the English weekly newspaper, Capital Ethiopia.
The resurgence of women soccer in the country has prompted the EFF to establish the league,which is expected to improve the country’s standard.
The 15 teams are drawn...
Falcons overpower Ethiopia
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday won their second game at the African Women’s Championship (AWC) defeating Ethiopia 3-0.
Esther Sunday, Stella Mbachu and Perpetua Nkwocha got the goals for Kadiri Ikhana’s team.
Inside ten minutes of the start, Sunday controlled a cross but could only scoop the ball over the keeper and the bar.
It was all one-way traffic in the first 20 minutes...
African Women Championship: Ivory Coast defeats Ethiopia 5-0 in Group B opener (revised)
Bata, Equatorial Guinea – The Ethiopian national women soccer team “Dinkinesh” (Lucy) suffered a huge loss in its Group B opener of the 8th African Women Championship here today when it lost 5-0 to the Ivory Coast.
In today’s other match, Nigeria defeated Cameroon 2-1.
Ethiopia’s next match is against Nigeria on Thursday, November 1.
Meanwhile, host Equatorial Guinea and DR Congo defeated...
Ethiopian Women Soccer leaves for Equatorial Guinea
Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi pledges 5 million birr for team
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian women national soccer team “Dinkinesh” (Lucy) left here today for Equatorial Guinea, where it will take part in the 8th African Women Championship.
Dinkinesh’s is drawn in Group 2 with Nigeria, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. The team will play its first match on Sunday against the Ivory Coast.
Women...
Women Soccer: Ethiopia defeats Kenya 5-0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Ethiopian women national soccer team “Dinkinesh” (Lucy), which has qualified for the final tournament of the 8th African Women Championship, defeated its Kenyan counterpart 5-0 in a friendly match played here yesterday.
Lucy led 3-0 at half-time with two goals coming from Shitaye Sisay and an own goal scored by a Kenyan defender.
Although the Kenyan side...
African Women’s Championship: Ethiopia drawn in Group B with Nigeria, Cameroon & Ivory Coast
Cairo, Egypt- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the final draw for the 8th African Women Championship to run from 28th October to 11thNovember 2012 in Equatorial Guinea.
CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani led the draw process which saw hosts and losing finalists from the 2010 edition, Equatorial Guinea drawn in group A alongside South Africa, Senegal and DR Congo.
Seven time...
Football Renaissance
By Girma Feyissa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The times seem to be a moment of rebirth for Ethiopian football. Showcasing this are the recent results of the Ethiopian national football teams. In what seems to be a historic turn of events, the teams have brought joy to football fans that were looking forward to such a day.
The Ethiopian women footballers are keeping themselves alive in the Africa...
End of the road for Twiga Stars
By Majuto Omary
Dar es Salaam. Tanzania – Twiga Stars’ dreams of booking a place in the finals of the women’s version of the Africa Cup of Nations went up in thin smoke yesterday when they suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Ethiopia.
The Ethiopians netted the lone goal in the 65th minute through Birtukan Gebrekristos off a neat pass by Shetaye Sisay at the National Stadium to enable her team...
Dinknesh “Lucy” qualifies for African Women Soccer Championship finals
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The Ethiopian women national soccer team “Dinknesh” (Lucy) qualified to the finals of the African Women Championship (AWC) after defeating its Tanzanian counterpart, the Twiga Stars, 1-0 in the return leg match played here today.
The Ethiopian team has thus qualified on a 3-1 aggregate score following its 2-1 victory in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia two weeks ago.
The Ethiopian...
Decision weekend for African Women Championship qualifiers:
The race to decide who joins hosts Equatorial Guinea and DR Congo at this year’s African Women’s Championship enters the final leg this weekend . Six matches are on and from these three teams namely Ivory Coast, defending African Champions Nigeria and South Africa look set to confirm qualification after impressive wins in the first leg matches a fortnight ago.
Ivory Coast take a commanding 7-0...
