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Ethiopia crash out of CECAFA Cup
Adane Girma
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – What the Ethiopian team needed today was a resounding victory over Malawi by more than two goals. Unfortunately, the team failed to deliver as it was held to a 1-1 draw and thus eliminated from the CECAFA Cup quarter-final stage.
Malawi finished on five points while Ethiopia end their campaign with two.
The result means that Kenya can top the group if they beat...
CECAFA Cup: Last Chance for Ethiopia
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – A victory against Malawi here tomorrow is a must If Ethiopia wants to advance to the quarter-finals of the CECAFA Cup.
Ethiopia is currently in last place in the group with just one point and a -2 goal difference after two matches.
But despite the team’s current precarious position, it still has a chance to advance from its group if it beats Malawi by more than two goals.
The...
CECAFA Cup: Yanga wins title, St. George finishes 4th
Young Africans "Yanga" of Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Young Africans “Yanga” of Tanzania beat fellow compatriot Simba 1-0 to win the 2011 CECAFA Kagame Cup here today, while El Mereikh of Sudan defeated St. George of Ethiopia 2-0 for 3rd place finish .
Kenneth Asamoah of Ghana turned out to be the hero for Yanga as he scored the winning goal in the 108th minute.
Yanga...
Ethiopia national team returns home to warm welcome
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national football team, which finished fourth in the recently concluded CECAFA Challenge Cup, has returned home to a warm welcome.
The team was greeted at the airport by the executive committee members of Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) and various clubs’ officials.
Talking to reporters on the team’s arrival at the Bole International Airport, head coach Iffy...
CECAFA Cup Final: Tanzania 1 Ivory Coast 0; 3rd Place: Ethiopia 3 Uganda 4
4-Goals Hero Oumed Oukri
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – Host Tanzania clinched the CECAFA Challenge Cup by beating the Ivory Coast 1-0 from a first-half penalty kick. Earlier in the day, Uganda won the 3rd place battle with Ethiopia in a match that was both thrilling (7 goals scored) and also error-prone as some of the goals were the direct results of goalkeeping and defensive lapses.
This is the second...
CECAFA Cup: Could Ethiopia avenge Uganda’s defeat and finish 3rd?
Ethiopia's defender Alula Girma (left) with Walusimbi of Uganda
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – First of all, I want to congratulate the young Ethiopian national football players and their coaching staff for taking us along on a beautiful journey few of us expected our team was capable to travel.
Having said that, our team will face Uganda for the second time in the tournament, after Uganda beat us...
CECAFA Cup Semi-Final: Ethiopia 0 Ivory Coast 1
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The Cinderella journey of the Ethiopian national football team in the CECAFA Challenge Cup has come to an end after it lost 1-0 to the Ivory Coast in the semi-final match played here today.
The half-time score was 0-0. The Ivory Coast team created more scoring chances, even hitting the cross bar once.
The Walias, as the Ethiopian team is known as, have exceeded fans’ expectations...
CECAFA Cup: Ethiopia defeats Zambia 2-1 to advance to the semi-final
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The Ethiopian national football team has advanced to the semi-final of the CECAFA Challenge Cup tournament after defeating Zambia 2-1 here today.
Ethiopia will now face the Ivory Coast who beat Malawi 1-0 today in the semi-final on Thursday.
Ethiopia dominated the first-half and led 2-0 at half-time thanks to an own goal by a Zambian player who deflected a header in his...
CECAFA Challenge Cup: Biniam Habtamu’s mistake proved costly for Ethiopia
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The Ethiopian national football team started the CECAFA Challenge Cup with a goal in the 24th minute from Shimeles Bekele (Hawassa Kenama), who took advantage of Ugandan defenders’ miscommunication.
However, the joy was short-lived as Uganda was awarded a penalty kick 8 minutes later after defender Alula Girma (Saint George) brought down left back Gofrey Walusimbi in the...
Ethiopia Football: Coach Onuora talks about opportunity, challenges & frustration
Addis Ababa – National team head coach Iffy Onuora in an interview with the weekly English newspaper, the Ethiopian Reporter, said that while he welcomed the opportunity to coach the national team, he also acknowledged the many challenges he faces, including the lack of professionalism on the part of the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) and the sports media.
Coach Onuora talked about his coaching...
