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Soccer
News
 05-19-2008
Saint George
win Millennium MIDROC Cup
Saints Vs Coffee on Thursday
The Ethiopian millennium MIDROC championship season biggest derby
match took place on Thursday, Saint George are crowned champion
of the tournament.
With no defeat and only four draws so far in the season Saints
claimed the trophy with two matches to go. Crushing Mugher Cement
FC 4-1 last Sunday, a hat trick from Salhadin Said, Saints point
tally reached 58 too far for either Adama Kenema or Awasa Kenema
the two title contenders, dare to catch up.>>
05-09-2008
 Sewnet
Bishaw to collect $30,000 from Al Ahly of Yemen
The weekly sport news “Hatrick” reported that Sewnet
Bishaw, the former Ethiopian national team head coach is to collect
USD 30000 from the Yemen side Al-Ahly. According to the news
the former East African zonal champion Sewnet had been in long
dwell with the side to be compensated for the contract breach
and now FIFA with interfering in the matter Al-Ahly is to settle
the matter sooner. It is recalled Sewnet Bishaw resigned from
Ethiopian national team head coach position in order to travel
to Al-Ahly. Just four months in Yemen he quitted amidst some
controversial claims surrounding his return home. As recent as
past two weeks Sewnet had been on contention to be back as Ethiopian
nationals senior coach position that culminated in the hug of
Abraham T/Haimanot. He is on the look out of for a local job.
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04-27-2008
Abraham Teklehaimanot
to take over national team
Addis Abeba (Ethiopia)- The newly appointed Ethiopian national
team head coach Abraham Teklehaimanot is due to start his job
Monday calling up tired and distraught players to his wing. World
cup qualification campaign to start at the end of May with the
group opening match against mighty Morocco Abraham is short of
time to enjoy ideal selection. Nine months with out a match followed
by a marathon Millennium Cup championship that brings 25 sides,
forming a strong squad capable of contending at international
level is almost an impossible task by any standard. The former
Guna Trade, Coffee and Mugher Cement head coach Abraham Teklehaimanot
has a two year contract and became the first Ethiopian coach
to earn ETB7000 monthly salary
.Source: The
Capital Newspaper
04-21-2008
Warriors take on Ethiopia
Destination unknown, Ermias
flys to Europe
Ermias Yohannes, the defender who joined Ethiopian Coffee at
the start of the new season left to Europe unannounced a fortnight
ago.
Formerly with Ethiopia Banks FC, Ermias had been one of recently
sacked Coffee head coach Kifle Boltena’s major signings
of the new season pocketing ETB 35,000 for two years contract.
However frustrated for the late start of the premier league new
season followed by the side’s disappointing result the former
Bank’s defender processed his visa to Europe with out the
knowledge of Coffee and unknown destination.
Source: The
Capital Newspaper
11-20-2007
 Ethiopian
Coffee win Union Cup tournament
Tafesse finishes
top scorer
Ethiopian Coffee turned down the 3-0 first knock out stage deficit
to defeat pre tournament championship title favorite Saint George
to lift the Run Away league club's Union trophy. Shashemene Kenema
finished the surprise package of the tournament clinching third
place.
The three weeks tournament that brought a total of thirteen clubs,
eleven run away premier league clubs and two national league
clubs Mechare and Oromia Police ended with flying colors a show
case for the Union how capable of organizing such big occasions.
Except some schedule adjustments due to unforeseen situations
the event considered sure success for the Union. >>
11-17-2007
- 80 mln Birr stadium
for St. George’s
- By Muluken Yewondwossen
- Addis
Abeba (Ethiopia)- St.
George’s Sport Club general manager Ato Solomon Bekele has
indicated that the club has finished preconditions and soon will
embark on construction of the stadium of 80 million ETB which
had been planned to be built two years ago, around the CMC area.
According to Solomon, the ‘Saints’ stadium will be
built by JIC, a Chinese construction company that has accumulated
experience in stadium building. The arena is to be built to FIFA
standards and has twenty-two thousand seats. It also boasts clinics,
meeting, rest and VIP rooms. The construction work is expected
to take two years. “We received 50 hectares two years ago
from the Addis Ababa Land Authority, but we still need another
10 hectares,” Solomon told Capital.
“Three of our experts including engineer Solomon Ferede,
who is the project consultant, were in China for one week up
to November 4, 2007, to visit stadiums built by JIC and to discuss
with the company’s officials about construction of the stadium.
We are now waiting for their report about the week long study
tour in China,” he concluded.
The stadium is to be constructed with 80 per cent of cost covered
by Sheik Mohamed Al Amoudi and the balance to be contributed
by the club’s numerous supporters.
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- Source: The
Capital Newspaper
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 09-05-2007
Warriors take on Ethiopia
- The Namibian national team will
tonight put their final touches to their preparations when they
take on Jomo Cosmos FC in an international friendly in Johannesburg. >>
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- 08-28-2007
- Ethiopian
Premier League players on the move[ Tafesse, hottest item on
the shelf
- Three weeks into the winter
break Ethiopian premier league players are busy signing new deals
with their clubs or a switching to others. Of the transfer saga,
Ethiopian football current number one striker Tafesse Tesfaye
is the most talked about free agent after two successful seasons
with Ethiopian Coffee. Last season premier league top soccer
who was also leading scorer of the suspended season, Tefesse’s
two years contract expires as of July, now he is as free as a
bird to fly and land anywhere comfortable. >>
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- 08-18-2007
 Premier League clubs
to conduct demo on Sunday
After over a two-month dispute, the Ethiopian Premier League
clubs union announced on Thursday that it has got permission
to stage a demonstration Sunday morning against the Ethiopian
Football Federation (EFF). >>
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- 08-02-2007
- Obituary: Shimeles
Gessesse
August 6, 1954 - July
23, 2007
  KEIZER - Shimmy was born in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, Africa on August 6, 1954. He came to the United States
in 1975 to attend Oregon College of Education (now WOU) in Monmouth,
Oregon. He married his wife of 27 years, Juli Hinkley, on August
30, 1980, and they graduated from OCE in 1981. Shimmy played
soccer of OCE and later coached the men’s soccer team, as
well as helped to start a women’s soccer team.
While Shimmy worked for the Department of Corrections in Salem
for 21 years, he also actively supported the growth of the Ethiopian/African
community in Portland. He helped many refugees successfully rebuild
their lives in America. He also established the Abyssinia Soccer
Club, which he built to be an outstanding team that participates
in a local Portland soccer league. He was also a founding member
of the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North American
(esfna.org), whose annual soccer tournament is a highlight of
Abyssinia Soccer Club season.
Shimmy was greatly loved by countless people, whose lives were
touched by his enduring kindness and generosity. Shimmy’s
heart held an endless amount of compassion for friends and strangers,
alike. He will be dearly missed by those of us he has left behind,
as he takes his place with God in Heaven.
Shimmy was preceded in death by his father, Gessesse Shebeshi.
He is survived by his mother, Weynitu Yohannes; his wife, Juli;
daughter, Abyssinia; son, Noah; and son, HaileGabriel. He is
also survived by his brothers, Tedla, Adamassu, Tameru, Ayele,
Ambacho, and Tewedros; and sisters, Kokebe and Mulumebet.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 3 at the Maranatha
Church, 4222 NE 12th Ave., Portland. The burial will follow at
1:30 p.m. at the Rose City Cemetery, 5625 NE Fremont, Portland.
- Source:
Statesman
Journal
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- From ESFNA
Website
- 07-31-2007
- A great loss for ESFNA
 It
is with great sadness that we inform you that Shimeles
Gessese, our dear brother, a long time player and leader
of the Abyssinia Sport Club of Portland, ESFNA board member and
ardent ESFNA supporter passed away on Tuesday July 24th, 2007
from a heart attack. He died on the soccer field doing something
he loves. We will have a formal release in the coming days, but
we would like to take this opportunity and pray for comfort for
his family and friends. Those of us that have known Shime for
years know what ESFNA meant to him - he has been there through
thick and thin, and has always had big plans for the organization
he loved so much.
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- May God rest his soul and give
strength to his family. For
funeral service, please click here.
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- 06-17-2007
- NATIONS CUP
- Libya beat
Ethiopia 3-1
- Tripoli- Libya beat Ethiopia 3-1 in a Group 10 match here
today with goals coming from Ahmed Alzowi (11 & 48) and Salem
Al Raoane (23). Ethiopia's last game is against Namibia on Sept.
9, 2007 in Addis Ababa.
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Rank |
Teams |
GP |
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W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Diff. |
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1 |
DR Congo |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
+2 |
8 |
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2 |
Libya |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
7 |
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3 |
Namibia |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
+0 |
7 |
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4 |
Ethiopia |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
6 |
- 06-09-2007
- Premier league
Tafesse Tesfaye on hot trail to
retain top scorer crown
- Twenty matches into the Ethiopian
premier league, national team and Ethiopian Coffee striker, Tafesse
Tesfaye and Air Force front man Dawit Fekadu are jointly leading
scorers of the table each with eleven goals. A hat trick on the
last match against Methara Sugar FC before the season called
–off for its umpteenth time, Saint George’s giant Nigerian
striker Ochichi is closely following behind.>>
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- 06-01-2007
- Premier league
Ethiopia down DR Congo
- Ethiopia threw Group Ten wide
open on Friday when beating table-toppers DR Congo 1-0 in Addis
Ababa. Saladine Said settled the contest with the only goal of
the game after 30 minutes. The win takes Ethiopia off the bottom
of the table and into second place.>>
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- 05-12-2007
- Premier league
Underdogs up…
It is surprising that premier league new comers the likes of
Tikur Abay Transport and Insurance FCs finished in the upper
half of the league table while financially and organizationally
better-muscled sides dwelling in the bottom half some even voted
favorites to relegation. Stronger financial muscle meant signing
best players as well as coaches capable enough steering their
respective sides to better position. Yet the truth turned just
to the opposite. >>
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- League Results:
- Monday May 7, 2007
- Insurance 1 - 1 St George
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- Sunday May 6, 2007
- EEPCO 2 - 2 Shashemenie City
- Air Force 1 - 1 Awassa City
- Trans Eth. 0 - 0 Adama City
- Mugher Cement 1 - 1 Metehara Sugar
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- Saturday May 5, 2007
- Nyala 0 - 1 Defence
- Eth. Banks 0 - 0 Harrar Beer
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- 05-05-2007
- Ethiopian
Premier League
- Premier league
under achievers
Electric, Banks and Trans Ethiopia
- Despite having better financial
muscle, well organized and more than enough premier league experience,
Electric, Ethiopia Banks and Trans Ethiopia soccer clubs ended
the first round campaign as under achievers.>>
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- Ethiopian
Premier League
- Premier league
under achievers
Electric, Banks and Trans Ethiopia
- Despite having better financial
muscle, well organized and more than enough premier league experience,
Electric, Ethiopia Banks and Trans Ethiopia soccer clubs ended
the first round campaign as under achievers.>>
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- 03-31-2007
 Ethiopian Premier League
- Nyala 1 Air
Force 0
Posted
by Matt Rowson in Match reports. trackback
It’s
a bit quiet for a Premier League game, given that we’re
ten minutes from kick-off. There are folk milling around, but
not a crowd by any stretch of the imagination. No overpriced
“matchday magazines” either, no burger vans, and no
touts. >>
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