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St. George to represent Ethiopia in CECAFA Kagame Clubs Cup
Addis Ababa –Premier League’s defending champions St. George FC will represent Ethiopia in the CECAFA Kagame Clubs Cup, which will be held in Tanzania from June 25 till July 9, 2011.
The Saints are drawn in Group C with APR of Rwanda, Ulinzi Stars of Kenya and Ports FC from Djibouti.
The tournament was first slated to be held in Sudan but was moved to Tanzania because El Mereikh Group, the main...
Ethiopia to face Sudan in football friendly on Sunday
Addis Ababa – Newly appointed Ethiopian national football team coach, Tom Saintfiet of Belgium, will test the strength of his team when the Ethiopia’s national team faces Sudan in a friendly match here, ahead of the Nigeria encounter for the crucial Orange 2012 African Nations Cup Group B qualifier game.
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) signed a three-month contract with the former Namibia...
Ethiopian Premier League: St. George defeats Adama City 3-0
Addis Ababa – Defending champions St. George FC defeated Adama City 3-0 in the Ethiopian Premier League double header played here today.
St. George led 2-0 at half-time thanks to Adane Girma, who scored two goals in a span of 8 minutes. The Saints scored their third goal through Asani Bajope (85’).
Adane Girma proved once again St. George’s key weapon as his double today raised his season’s...
Ethiopian Premier League: St. George faces Adama, Lideta hosts Sebeta
Addis Ababa – Week 18 of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) will see St. George facing Adama City and Lideta Nyala hosting Sebeta City here tomorrow.
The EPL will continue on Sunday with 5 more matches and 1 match on Monday.
The Saints seem to have found the momentum to shine as they have won 4 of their last matches, including 2 away matches in Fincha and Sebeta. Adama on the other is still struggling...
EPL: St. George defeats Sebeta City 2-0; Defence Force draws 1-1 with Adama
Sebeta – Defending champions St. George defeated Sebeta City 2-0 here today, and bottom of the table side Fincha Sugar was only able to get a 2-2 draw with Lideta Nyala at home.
Meanwhile league leaders Defence Force and Adama City played to a 1-1 draw yesterday.
After a scoreless first half in Sebeta, Adane Girma and Degu Abebe scored two goals for St. George to clinch three valuable points.
The...
CAF Champions League: St. George eliminated despite beating Recreativo 1-0
Addis Ababa – St. George FC, Ethiopia’s representative in CAF Champions League, beat Recreativo de Calaa 1-0 in the return leg match played here today but was unfortunately eliminated on a 2-1 aggregate score, reported EthioFootball.com.
Recreativo won 2-0 two weeks ago.
Adane Girma scored the lone goal for the Saints 28 minutes into the first half, but the Saints missed a golden opportunity to...
St. George of Ethiopia needs fire power to oust Recreativo de Calaa
Addis Ababa – St. George FC, Ethiopia’s representative in the CAF Champions League, will need fire power when it faces Recreativo de Calaa of Angola in the return leg match here on Sunday.
St. George’s fans hope to see their team avenge their 2-0 loss in Angola two weeks ago and advance to the next round. But to many of these fans, the team’s performance this year leaves them with very...
Ethiopian Premier League: St. George to host Hawassa City
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) leader Defence Force and defending champion St. George will host Hawassa City and Lideta Nyala respectively here today.
For Defence, a victory will give them a 6-point cushion over Ethiopian Coffee, although the latter will still have two matches in hand. Lideta Nyala will also be looking for a win as it will lift them to 4th place from their current...
Ethiopia Premier League: Sula Matovu of Uganda joins St. George on Loan
Kampala, Uganda – Uganda Cranes’ left winger Sula Matovu, who is nicknamed “Malouda”, after the French star player of Chelsea, has joined Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) side St. George FC on a 6-month loan, reported the Ugandan newspaper, the Monitor.
Matovu, who played for Proline FC is joined by two other Ugandan players, goalkeeper Robert Odon (URA) and defender Isaac Isinde (Victors)....
CAF Champions League: St. George lose 2-0 to Recreativo da Caála
Luanda – Angolan club “Recreativo da Caála” defeated St. George FC of Ethiopia 2-0 in the first leg match of CAF Champions League preliminary round qualifier here today.
Both of the goals of the Angolans were scored by Paizinho, on the 28th and 71st minutes, respectively.
The second leg match shall be played in two weeks time in Addis Ababa.
Meanwhile, Dedebit FC of Ethiopia playing...