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Saint George FC retires Mengistu Worku’s No.8 Jersey
Mengistu Worku (right) handing over his famous no.8 jersey as a gift to Luciano Vassalo's son Santino Vassallo (Photo: Luciano Vassalo)
Addis Ababa – Saint George FC has announced today that the no.8 jersey worn by the late Mengistu Worku, who played for the team for 16 years, has been retired as part of the club’s effort to honor the football legend, who died on Thursday at the age...
Ethiopia Premier League: Saint George & Dedebit to clash on Thursday
Addis Ababa – The much anticipated clash between Ethiopian Premier League defending champions Saint George and last year’s runner-up Dedebit FC will finally take place this Thursday.
The match was originally scheduled to be held in Week 4 on November 13, 2010, but it was postponed. The Ethiopian Football Federation was unable to come up with a working schedule date as both teams lost 5 players...
Ethiopia Football: Legendary Player & Coach Mengistu Worku returns home
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Mengistu Worku, Ethiopia’s greatest footballer of all time and the last head coach who took the Ethiopian national football team to the African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982, has returned here after two years of medical treatment in Bangkok, wrote Michael Samson of the weekly English newspaper, The Capital.
Mengistu, 70, is currently resting at Bete-Zata Hospital,...
Ethiopia Football: Can Giuseppe Dossena end Saint George’s Misery?
Addis Ababa – Are you looking for Ethiopian Premier League defending champion Saint George? Don’t look up; they are there at the bottom of the league table with just a single point out of four matches.
The financial support of club patron Sheik Mohammed Al Amoudi and an Italian coach at the helm of a squad filled with the best talents of the country and half a dozen of foreign players couldn’t...
Dedebit FC wins Ethiopian Cup as St. George saw 5 players sent off
Sebeta – Newly promoted Dedebit FC was declared the 2009/10 Ethiopian Cup Winners after their opponents and current league champions St. George FC saw 5 of their players sent off.
Dedebit FC was leading 1-0 when the referee stopped the match.
The problem started when striker Michael Tadesse was sent off following a harsh word of exchange with the referee. Some players from St. George confronted...
Dedebit’s Jemal Tassew wins Player of the Year Award
Addis Ababa – Jemal Tassew, the goalie for Dedebit FC has been named the 2009/10 Ethiopian Premier League Player of the Year and awarded 10,000 Ethiopian Birr.
Team Awards
1. Saint George FC – Champions – Gold Medals plus 100,000 Birr
2. Dedebit FC – Runners-up – Silver Medals plus 50,000 Birr
3. Ethiopian Coffee – 3rd Place Finish – Bronze Medals plus 25,000 Birr
Individual Awards:
Tafesse...
Saint George FC beat Ethiopian Banks SC 3-1
Addis Ababa – Saint George FC, which has already been declared champion of the 2009/10 Ethiopian Premier League Soccer Championship with several weeks to go, won their match on hand with Ethiopian Banks SC (3-1) here today.
The victory gives the Saints their third consecutive and 9th EPL title with a total of 81 points from 33 matches. The team won 25, drew 6 and lost just a couple of games during...
EEPCO still in danger zone despite win
Adama- Week 33 of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) resumed here today where EEPCO remains in the relegation zone despite defeating home side Adama City 2-1. This is because their nearest rival and fellow Addis Ababa team Insurance beat Sebeta City 2-1 in the capital.
In other matches, Sidama Coffee and Trans Ethiopia drew 1-1 in Yergalem, Dedebit FC lost 1-0 away to Dire Dawa City and champions...
Relegation battle intensifies as EPL season unwinds
Addis Ababa – There are now two weeks left before the 2009/10 Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) Soccer Championship comes to a close. With that comes an intensified relegation battle as teams scramble to make last minutes’ efforts to stay in the league.
According to Ethiopian Football Federation’s fixtures, seven matches will take place tomorrow, with two more on Wednesday.
Tuesday June 8th,...
Dire Dawa City moves up two notches with victory over Insurance (1-0)
Dire Dawa – Dire Dawa City beat Insurance 1-0 here yesterday to move up two notches and away from the drop zone. Meanwhile, Sidama Coffee held champions Saint George FC to a scoreless tie at home and Mugher Cement stole a point from Dedebit FC (1-1) in Addis Ababa.
Relegation Battle
With two matches left to play in the regular season, the one thing that is certain is that Meta Bo Brewery (20pts)...
