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St. George retakes lead from Dedebit FC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - St. George FC has retaken the lead of the Ethiopia Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Harar Brewery here yesterday.
St. George now seats at the top of the league with 49 points (21 matches), followed by Dedebit FC with 48 points (22 matches) and EEPCO with 42 points (22 matches).
In other matches, Sidama Coffee defeated Ethiopian Coffee 2-1 at home to jump two spots to 8th;...
Dedebit FC defeats EEPCO 1-0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Dedebit FC defeated EEPCO 1-0 here today to take over the leadership of the Ethiopia Premier League from St. George.
The lead is however temporary as St. George could retake it back with a victory over Harar Brewery on Tuesday.
Dedebit’s top striker Getaneh Kebede scored his team’s lone goal of the match.
This marked the 14th goal of the season for Getaneh, who despite...
Ethiopia Premier League: Dedebit FC beat St. George 3-1
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Dedebit FC defeated St. George 3-1 here today to cut down the lead to just one point, although the latter has still one match in hand.
This marked the second defeat of the season for St. George in 20 matches following their 1-0 loss to Dire Dawa City in the 3rd week of first round back in December 13, 2011.
Meanwhile, EEPCO kept the pressure on Dedebit, whom they’re going...
Ethiopia Premier League: Adama 1 Dedebit 2, Harar 1 Mugher Cement 3
Adama, Ethiopia – Dedebit FC defeated Adama City 2-1 here while Mugher Cement beat Harar Brewery in Harar in Week 20 of the Ethiopia Premier League played yesterday.
The victory brought Dedebit within one point of current leader St. George, who has two matches on hand.
The league will continue tomorrow with two matches featuring Sidama Coffee vs Dire Dawa City and CBE vs defending champions Ethiopian...
EEPCO wins in Arba Minch, St. George held in Hawassa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – EEPCO and Dedebit FC are closing in on current Ethiopia Premier League leader St. George, who was held scoreless in Hawassa.
EEPCO scored a valuable 1-0 away victory against Arba Minch, while defending champion Ethiopian Coffee and Defence Force played to a 1-1 draw here in Addis.
With one match in hand, St. George is still in the lead with 43 points followed by Dedebit FC...
St. George routs Arba Minch 4-0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – St. George routed Arba Minch 4-0 in the Ethiopia Premier League double header played here yesterday.
Dedebit FC defeated Mugher Cement 3-0 in the second match..
Meanwhile, Harar Brewery squeezed by Sidama Coffee 1-0 at home and Adama City blanketed last-placed Ethiopian Air Force 2-0 in Bishoftu.
St. George still leads the league with 42 points from 17 matches, followed by...
EEPCO defeats Ethiopian Coffee 1-0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia- EEPCO defeated Ethiopian Coffee 1-0 in the lone Ethiopia Premier League match played here yesterday.
This is the second loss in a week for the defending champions, who were beaten 3-0 by arch rival St. George on Tuesday.
The victory moves EEPCO in 3rd place (36pts), with only goal difference separating it with second-placed Dedebit FC on goal difference.
After 18 matches, Ethiopian...
Ethiopia Premier League: St. George defeats Ethiopian Coffee 3-0
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – St. George FC defeated arch rival Ethiopian Coffee 3-0 here today in a match marred by crowd violence.
The two teams have the largest followings in the country and tension is always high when they face each other. And today was no exception.
According to the Addis Ababa-based weekly sports newspaper, Libro, the match was interrupted 32 minutes into the first half after fans...
Ethiopia Premier League: St. George FC back in the lead
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – St. George FC is back in the lead of the Ethiopia Premier League after defeating Dire Dawa City 1-0 here today.
With today’s victory, St. George now has 36 points from 15 matches, followed by Dedebit and EEPCO, who both have 33 points from 17 matches each.
Today’s other match was in Adama, where Adama City hosted Ethiopian Coffee but unfortunately, we’ve not received...
Three teams share lead of Ethiopia Premier League
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia –Dedebit FC, EEPCO and St. George are now on top of the Ethiopia Premier League following weekend matches in Week 17.
All three teams have 33 points each but they are separated by goal differences.
However, while Dedebit & EEPCO have played 17 matches each, St. George has only played 14.
There were six matches played in various cities yesterday. Here in Addis Ababa, Dedebit...