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St. George moves to second place with 2-0 victory over Harar Brewery
Harar, Ethiopia – St. George (13 pts) moved in to second place of the Ethiopia Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Harar Brewery here today.
EEPCO defeated Dedebit FC 1-0 in Addis Ababa to remain at the top of the league, while Dire Dawa City travelled to Arba Minch and scored an important 1-0 victory there.
This marked the third consecutive loss for Dedebit FC.
EEPCO currently leads the league...
Hawassa City beat Defence Force 1-0
Hawassa City
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Hawassa City stole three valuable points from Defence Force with a 1-0 victory here today.
The lone goal of the match was scored by Hawassa’s defender Girma.
Hawassa has now joined five other teams who have 10 points each. However some teams have played more matches than others.
Defence Force, which had a great season last year, is currently struggling with...
EEPCO demolish Air Force 4-0 to snatch lead from Adama
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – EEPCO demolished newly promoted Ethiopian Air Force 4-0 here today in Week 8 of the Ethiopian Premier League, reported the weekly Inter Sport newspaper on its FaceBook page.
The victory helped the Electric men to snatch the league lead from Adama City, who were shocked 2-0 at home by Harar Brewery.
This also marked the first loss of the season for Adama City.
In other matches,...
Adane Girma’s goal saves the day for St. George against Dedebit
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Top striker Adane Girma saved the day for St. George when he scored the winning goal as his team defeated Dedebit 2-1 in Week 8 of the Ethiopian Premier League match played here today.
The victory elevated St. George to 3rd place, while Dedebit dropped a notch to 4th. Although both teams have now 10 points each, the Saints have one match in hand.
The match facing St. George...
Theodor “Theo” Gebreselassie: Czech-Ethiopian Defender makes history
Theodor Gebreselassie (Poto: Getty Images)
Soccer may be dominated by Mediterranean, African and South American nations, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the Czech Republic’s homogenous squads. One player is changing that, however, one game at a time.
Slovan Liberec defender Theo Gebre Selassie became the first player of African descent to represent the Czech Republic last spring,...
Ethiopian Coffee SC launches official website
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Ethiopian Coffee Sport Club, the defending Ethiopian Premier League Champions and one of the country’s top clubs, has launched its club’s new official website – www.ethiopiabunna.org-, which was developed by Ethio-Norwegian software & web hosting company, EAS Software Technologies PLC.
The website contains a message from the club’s president Tsegaye Desta,...
EEPCO’s Philip Dawzi leads top scorer’s chart
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – EEPCO’s one man strike force Philip Dawzi spear heads Ethiopian Premier League’s new season top scorers chart with six goals, followed by Medhane Tadesse of Ethiopian Coffee with one goal behind, according to a report by the weekly English newspaper Capital Ethiopia.
With nine goals in seven matches, the Nigerian striker helped the former twice premier league champions...
Adama City back on top, Arba Minch scores first victory
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Adama Kenema (Adama City) climbed back to the top of the Ethiopian Premier League with an important 1-0 victory over second-placed Dedebit FC here today, reported the weekly sport newspaper, Intersport.
Adama has thus overtaken EEPCO at the helm, which played to a 1-1 tie with Hawassa City in Yirgalem today.
Meanwhile, newly promoted Arba Minch City scored its first victory...
Mugher Cement defeats Harar 1-0, Ethiopian Coffee drops points
Harar, Ethiopia – Mugher Cement secured a 1-0 away victory against Harar Brewery here today.
Meanwhile, Ethiopian Premier League defending champions Ethiopian Coffee dropped valuable points as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in Addis Ababa today.
The victory lifted Mugher Cement to 4th place, while Ethiopian Coffee dropped to 5th.
The league will continue tomorrow...
Ethiopian Coffee defeats Defence Force 4-2
Ethiopian Coffee FC
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Defending champions Ethiopian Coffee defeated Defence Force 4-2 here today in Week 6 of the Ethiopia Premier League.
The victory lifted the team to 4th place. So, after six matches, Coffee has 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
In other matches, Dedebit FC beat Mugher Cement 2-1 in Sebeta; Ethiopian Air Force forced Adama Kenema to a 1-1 draw in Adama and...