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Engendered Ethiopian Football
It might be the case that the Ethiopian football scene has not witnessed a significant national victory for a long time. Yet, the recent performance of the Women’s National Football Team shows that the era could easily be reversed but not painlessly. A passion to win has to be coupled with unflinching coaching to change the historic conundrum that fans are so heartbroken over.
In a country where...
Ethiopia Football: Harar Brewery takes on Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa – The 27th week of the Ethiopian Premier League will continue here tomorrow with one single match featuring Harar Brewery vs their eastern neighbor Dire Dawa City.
Harar currently seats in 6th place with 37 pts while Dire Dawa is 11th place with five points down.
The league will continue on Monday with 6 matches taking place and the much anticipated St. George vs Defence Force encounter...
Ethiopia Football: Defence Force drops points, EEPCO climbs from relegation zone
Addis Ababa – Defence Force failed to take home field advantage when it was held to a scoreless tie by Sebeta City, while EEPCO continued its climb from the relegation zone with a 2-1 victory over Hawassa City here today reported Ermias Amare.
Defence Force could have gone to the top of the league with a victory today, but it failed to do so. Furthermore, Samuel Wuhib received his marching orders...
Ethiopian Football: CBE forces Ethiopian Coffee to a 1-1 draw
Addis Ababa – Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) forced Ethiopian Coffee to drop 2 crucial points as they held them to a 1-1 draw here today, reported Ermias Amare.
Ethiopian Coffee took the lead on 56 minutes through Medhane Tadesse, but CBE equalized 16 minutes later thanks to Abiy Beyene.
In other matches, Dedebit FC defeated Dire Dawa City 2-0; St. George beat Harar Brewery 1-0; Mugher Cement...
Ethiopian Coffee on top of Premier League
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Coffee has taken over the leadership of the Ethiopian Premier League from Defence Force with a 2-0 victory over Hawassa City here today, reported EthioFootball.com.
In a match that saw 4 yellow cards (2 apiece), Medhane Tadesse opened the score for Coffee (61’) and Dawit Moges added a second one minute before the end of regulation time.
Meanwhile, defending champions St....
Ethiopian Football: EEPCO shocks Defence Force 4-1
Addis Ababa – Lowly-ranked EEPCO shocked leader Defence Force 4-1 and Mugher Cement gained three valuable points with a 2-1 victory over Lideta Nyala here today, reported Ermias Amare on his FaceBook page.
Addissu Kassa (2), Samuel Samni (Ghana) and defender Robel Girma scored for EEPCO, while Chala Driba got Defence’s lone goal.
EEPCO led 2-1 at half-time.
In the first game of the double-header,...
Ethiopian Football: Defence Force to face EEPCO on Saturday
Addis Ababa –Ethiopian Premier League leader Defence Force will face EEPCO (12), while Lideta Nyala (13) accommodates Mugher Cement (8) when Week 22 gets underway here on Saturday.
The competition will continue with six more matches played here in the capital and elsewhere on Sunday.
The highlights of this weekend’s fixtures will undoubtedly be the two matches being played in Addis on Sunday, where...
Ethiopian Football: Adane Girma leads St. George to yet another victory
Addis Ababa – St. George ace striker Adane Girma continues his superb performance in the second round of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) with yet another goal giving his team its 6th straight victory here today when St. George defeated Mugher Cement 1-0.
Ermas Amare reported on his FaceBook page that despite Mugher’s dominating the game, it was St. George who won the match thanks to a 34-second...
Ethiopian Coffee defeats Defence Force 1-0 to close the gap
Addis Ababa –Ethiopian Coffee cut Defence Force’s lead of the Ethiopian Premier League to just 2 points with a 1-0 victory here today, reported EthioFootball.com.
Following a scoreless first half, Medhane Tadesse scored the lone goal of the game 20 minutes before the end of regulation time.
Ethiopian Coffee has thus beaten Defence Force twice this year as their first round encounter ended in a...
Ethiopian Football: St. George moves to 3rd place with a 2-0 victory over Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa – Defending champions St. George moved to 3rd place with a 2-0 victory over host Dire Dawa City here today.
Meanwhile, Dedebit FC dropped to 4th place after a scoreless draw with Lideta Nyala in Addis Ababa, and Adama City scored a 1-0 victory over Sebeta City in Sebeta to move up two spots to 9th.
Sidama Coffee moved to 6th with a 2-1 win over CBE in Addis Ababa while Mugher Cement beat...
