By Zecharias Zelalem. His is always one of the first names brought up when athletics is…
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Expunging Ethiopian football’s Eritrean legacy
By Zecharias Zelalem “I’m Negash Teklit!” said the man looking towards the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)’s…
U-17 CECAFA-gate? Overage players? Ethiopia’s Football Federation appears to be covering up a scandal as evidence of bureaucratic blunders emerges
By Zecharias Zelalem The Ethiopian Football Federation’s upper echelon appears to be currently engaged in a…
David outlasts Goliath in Cairo as Ethiopia’s Wolaita Dicha dump Egyptian giants Zamalek out of CAF Confederations Cup
By Zecharias Zelalem In what is perhaps the biggest upset of the 2018 CAF Confederations…
Ethiopia’s Golden girl Genzebe Dibaba leaves Laura “Sour Grapes” Muir and British tabloids unable to choke down bitter pill of defeat
By Zecharias Zelalem Winning and losing are part of sport. Hence why the ability to handle…
Video: Fighter Afrem Gebremichael becomes first ever Ethiopian to win a sanctioned MMA championship title belt in Huron, South Dakota
By Zecharias Zelalem It’s a bloodsport even the most hardened Ethiopian sports enthusiasts tend to express…
Muktar Edris blazes to golden glory, spoils Mo Farah’s farewell party
By Zecharias Zelalem For the British public, the 5000m men’s final on day nine of the…
Day 3: Ethiopian Efficiency on the track as entire men’s steeplechase team and Mohammed Aman reach respective finals at London 2017
By Zecharias Zelalem Team Ethiopia could only muster a silver medal in the men’s marathon on…
Highflying Almaz Ayana notches global coronation as the Ethiopian dispatches of 10,000m London field
By Zecharias Zelalem After the way she destroyed the Olympic elite at last year’s Rio…