Ethiopia national football team

Ethiopia
Nickname(s) Walia ibex
Association Ethiopian Football Federation
Sub-confederation CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Yohannes Sahle
Captain Kidus Abayre
Home stadium Addis Ababa Stadium
Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA code ETH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 114 Decrease 6 (5 November 2015)
Highest 86 (September 2006, June 2007, February 2008)
Lowest 155 (December 2001)
Elo ranking
Current 111[1]
Highest 59 (May 1947[1])
Lowest 143 (September 2010[1])
First international
 Ethiopia 5–0 French Somaliland
(Ethiopia; 5 December 1947)
Biggest win
 Eritrea 0-9 Ethiopia 
(Asmara, Eritrea; 18 August 1993)
Biggest defeat
 Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia 
(Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 10 (First in 1957)
Best result Winners: 1962

The Ethiopia national football team—nicknamed "Walias," after the Walia ibex, represents Ethiopia in association football and is presided over by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team has been representing Ethiopia in regional, continental, and international competitions since its founding in 1943.[2] The Walias play their home games at Addis Ababa Stadium located in the capital city of Addis Ababa. They are currently ranked 95th in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings and 26th in CAF.[3] The team is currently led by head coach Yohannes Sahle who has been at the helm since April 2015. Under the previous coach Sewnet Bishaw, the team has succeeded in qualifying for the 2013 African Cup of Nations after a 31-year absence.[2]

Ethiopia was one of only three teams (along with Egypt and Sudan) to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations in 1957. It won the competition in 1962 and while it was also the host; however, success has been elusive since the end of the 1960s.

History

Early history

Ethiopia has a long football tradition and was among the pioneers of international competition in Africa, playing its first international match in 1947, defeating French Somaliland 5–0.[4] The EFF joined FIFA in 1952[2] and was one of the founders of the Confederation of African Football in 1957.[5] The team took part in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957, where it finished second.[6] In 1959, Ethiopia entered the 1962 World Cup qualification for the first time and faced Israel in the second round after a bye. The team lost both games; and with an aggregate score of 2–4 was knocked out of the competition.[4]

The team won the African tournament on home soil, in 1962.[7] Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions United Arab Republic, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. As with previous tournaments, the finals only included four teams. United Arab Republic, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time after extra time in the final. Mengistu Worku and Badawi Abdel Fattah were joint top-scorers, both with three goals each, but the award itself was given to Worku because his team had won the title.[8] This was the greatest feat ever achieved by the Ethiopian National team, and the only African Cup of Nations title it has ever won. Luciano Vassalo was the team's captain,[9] and the coach was Ydnekatchew Tessema.

In 1963 African Cup of Nations they finished fourth, after losing the third place battle against United Arab Republic. 1965 African Cup of Nations was even more of a disappointment for Ethiopia, as national team was eliminated in group phase by Tunisia and Senegal, finishing at the bottom of group, with only one scored goal.

Next African Cup of Nations was in 1968, again on home soil, and the team won third place after losing to Democratic Republic of the Congo. But two years later, the team went through real disaster, as they finished at the bottom of the group phase, with goal difference 3–12. The worse was yet to come for Ethiopia as they didn't qualify for the 1972 African Cup of Nations at all, losing to Kenya in the qualifying tournament with a 0–3 aggregate. Almost the same thing happened for the 1974 African Cup of Nations. This time they were eliminated by Tanzania.

Ethiopia hosted the Nations Cup tournament in 1976, but failed to progress to the final four, finishing third in the group, behind Guinea and Egypt. In 1977, they played Mauritius in the qualifiers for the 1978 African Cup of Nations. After 4–2 win on aggregate, they had to play Uganda. After 0–0 from the first match, Uganda won the second match, 2–1, and progressed to the final tournament. They also missed 1980 African Cup of Nations. Ethiopia last qualified for the tournament in 1982, under coach Mengistu Worku, legendary former player.

Later history

Earlier success in CECAFA Cup (2001–2007)

Main article: CECAFA Cup

In the 2001 CECAFA Cup, Ethiopia beat Zanzibar 5–0[10] and tied 1–1 with Rwanda B[11] to advance to the quarterfinals against Burundi.[12] After a 2–2 tie in regulation, they beat Burundi 5–4 in penalty kicks.[13] Ethiopia went on to beat Rwanda A 1–0[14] in the semi-finals and Kenya 2–1[15] in the finals to win the championship for the first time since 1987.[16] Because of their success in 2001 with Asrat Haile at the helm, Ethiopia jumped 17 spots in FIFA rankings from 155th to 138th.[17][18] Despite their success, the EFF chose to replace Asrat with German coach Jochen Figge in August 2002.[19]

In the 2002 CECAFA Cup, Ethiopia failed to qualify past the group stage of the competition; they lost all four of their games against Zanzibar,[20] Uganda,[21] Somalia, and Rwanda.[22] In 2003 CECAFA Cup, Ethiopia withdrew just before the start of the tournament. The competition only had six participating countries with Burundi, Djibouti, Somalia, and Tanzania also choosing not to participate.[23][24] The EFF fired Figge in May 2003, even though the team had won two games and was second in their group in the 2004 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Then assistant coach, Asrat Haile was appointed interim coach.[25] Ethiopia failed to qualify by 3 points with a loss in the final game in Guinea.[26] Asrat was soon replaced by Seyoum Kebede whose tenure with the "Walias" was also short lived.

The next challenge was the 2004 CECAFA Cup in Addis Ababa. There were 9 teams in regional tournament: Burundi, Zanzibar, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Somalia.[27] Ethiopia was led by captain Zewdu Bekele, and again by coach Asrat Haile who was recalled to the position a mere two weeks before the beginning of the tournament.[28] After defeating Burundi, tying with Rwanda and beating Tanzania, and Zanzibar, the team advanced to the semi-finals for the first time since 2001. Ethiopia advanced to the championship after a dramatic nail-biting penalty shootout with Kenya.[27] The team went on to beat Burundi 3–0 and win the 2004 CECAFA Cup on Dec 25, 2004.[29][30] That night, people all across Addis Ababa sang and danced in the streets.

The Ethiopian national team was the champion of the same CECAFA Cup competition again in 2005, in Kigali, Rwanda.[31] This time coached by Sewnet Bishaw—after a 0–0 draw with Uganda and a 3–1 victory over Sudan—Ethiopia thrashed Djibouti in a 6–0 victory.[32] They then went on to beat Somalia 3–1. Semi-finals saw Ethiopia whip Zanzibar 4–0, with Fikru Tefera scoring a hat-trick. In the final match, Andualem Negusse's goal allowed Ethiopia to take the cup again with a 1–0 win over Rwanda.[33]

The Ethiopian team did not fare as well in the next three appearances at the CECAFA Cup. At the 2006 CECAFA Cup in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia lost to Tanzania[34] but beat Djibouti and Malawi in the group stage to advance to the quarterfinals against Zambia.[35][36] They lost 0–1 with a very late goal by Zambia's Jonas Sakuwaha in the 87th minute of the game.[37] On Dec 6, a CECAFA emergency committee made the extraordinary decision to have the match replayed because referee Issa Kagabi (Rwanda) supposedly had whistled the end of the match prematurely. Zambia announced they would refuse to play Ethiopia again. CECAFA secretary general Nicholas Musonye—not present at the emergency committee meeting—threatened that he'd cancel the entire tournament should match be replayed. Ethiopian Football Federation declined to have the match replayed and graciously withdrew from the tournament.[38]

At 2007 CECAFA Cup, Ethiopia suffered a 1–3 loss to Zanzibar and a hard-fought 0–0 draw with Sudan in which they failed to produce a goal despite star Fikru Tefera's call up.[39] This was enough to eliminate Ethiopia from the tournament.[40] Being kicked out of the tournament early, the young and inexperienced Ethiopian squad faced a more uncertain future.

Suspension and reinstatement (2008–2009)

In the 2008 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Ethiopia finished bottom of their group after losing their last two games.

In July 2008, a FIFA Emergency Committee decided to suspend the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) due to their failure to comply with the road map agreed upon in February 2008 by FIFA, CAF and EFF in order to normalize the federation.[41] The road map was established in Feb 2008 following the dismissal of the country's football federation president Ashebir Woldegiorgis by the countries authorities. One of the main points of the road map was the organization of an "extraordinary general assembly" to deal with the "motion of dismissal". In addition, the EFF offices were to be handed over to the recognized leadership of the federation.[42][43]

The suspension of the EFF came into force on July 29, 2008, the day on which the federation had officially been notified of its suspension. Ethiopia played four group level matches in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification before FIFA announced the immediate suspension of the Ethiopian Football Federation. On September 12, 2008, FIFA excluded the Ethiopian team from the 2010 World Cup qualifiers and the results of their matches were cancelled.[44] Ethiopia's exclusion from the World Cup also led to their exclusion from the Africa Cup of Nations. While it was not clear if the team was also explicitly excluded from the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, their failure to complete the remaining fixtures effectively eliminated them from the tournament because the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification was also used to determine the qualification for 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[45] The team also missed the 2008 CECAFA Cup due to this suspension.[46]

In July 2009, the EFF was reinstated after organizing the extraordinary general assembly and electing new leaders as instructed by FIFA. FIFA's executive committee had voted a month before to lift the suspension so long as that EFF organized and chaired an elective general assembly.[47] FIFA confirmed that it was satisfied with the election.[48]

Continued troubles (2009–2011)

At the 2009 CECAFA Cup, Ethiopia defeated Djibouti 5–0,[49] but lost 0–1 to Zambia and 0–2 to Kenya, thus finishing third in the group and getting eliminated from the regional tournament.[50]

At the 2010 CECAFA Cup, in Tanzania, Ethiopia was in Group C with Uganda, Kenya and Malawi. After the 1–2 loss to Uganda,[51] Ethiopia beat Kenya 2–1 and came to a 1–1 draw with Malawi. Next opponent was Zambia, and Ethiopia won 2–1 by two goals.[52][53] In semi-finals however, they lost to Ivory Coast 0–1.[54] In the third-place battle to follow, they lost 3–4 to Uganda to come in fourth place in the tournament.[55] Tournament’s star players and goal scorers were Shimelis Bekele of Awassa City and Oumed Oukri of Defence Force. The team had exceeded fans’ expectations by reaching the semi-final stage.

In April 2011, the Ethiopian Football Federation fired national coach Iffy Onuora – just 9 months after he took charge of the Ethiopian national football team. Ethiopian Football Federation cited disciplinary grounds for his dismissal just a month after the team’s 4–0 defeat at the hands of the Nigerian Green Eagles in Group B of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification in Abuja.[56] The Ethiopian national team had played 11 matches during coach Onuora’s tenure, winning 4, drawing in 1 and losing 6 matches. The team scored 12 goals and conceded 21 goals in those matches.

In May 2011, the EFF appointed former Zimbabwe and Namibia manager Tom Saintfiet as coach in place of Iffy Onuora.[57] However, Tom Saintfiet left his job as Ethiopia's national soccer coach after just five months, citing broken promises for his departure.[58] Saintfiet had been in charge for three 2012 African Cup of Nations qualification matches, including a 2–2 draw with Nigeria that contributed to the Super Eagles missing out on 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[58]

Recent successes

2013 African Cup of Nations

Qualification

In the qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ethiopia tied 1–1 with Benin after a goalless draw in the first leg at home to progress to the last round of qualification because of the away goals rule.[59] In the last round of qualification, Ethiopia came to a 5–5 draw in aggregate score against Sudan, but passed to the championships again due to the away goals rule.[60] This is the first time that Ethiopia has qualified to the Africa Cup of Nations in 31 years, and it opens a new chapter in Ethiopian sports history.[61]

1–1 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the second round.
5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Group C

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Zambia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Key to colours
Top two placed teams advance to the quarterfinals
Third and fourth placed teams are eliminated
      Win                   Draw                   Loss

2014 World Cup qualification

The Ethiopian national soccer team advanced to the CAF group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil with a 5–0 aggregate victory over Somalia. Ethiopia joined South Africa, Botswana and Central African Republic (CAR) in Group A.[62]

Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the Second Round.

Group A

Ethiopia tied with South Africa away from home 1–1[64] and beat CAR at home 2–0[65] to top the group after the first two games. They beat Botswana twice, 1-0 on Mar 22, 2013 at home in Addis Ababa and 2-1 on Jun 7 in Botswana. However, the Jun 7 win was later awarded to Botswana by a score of 3-0 after it was discovered that Ethiopia fielded an ineligible player. They beat South Africa 2-1 on Jun 14 at home and secured Ethiopian advancement to the third round.[66] The team eventually was eliminated by Nigeria with two defeats in the Third Round.[67]

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ethiopia 6 4 1 1 8 6 +213
 South Africa 6 3 2 1 12 5 +711
 Botswana 6 2 1 3 8 10 −27
 Central African Republic 6 1 0 5 5 12 −73
  Botswana Central African Republic Ethiopia South Africa
Botswana  — 3–2 3–0* 1–1
Central African Republic  2–0 — 1–2 0–3
Ethiopia  1–0 2–0 — 2–1
South Africa  4–1 2–0 1–1 —

Third Round

Ethiopia lost 4-1 on aggregate and failed to qualify for the World Cup.

Competition records

World Cup record

  • 1930 to 1954 – Did not enter
  • 1958 – Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • 1962 – Did not qualify
  • 1966 – Did not enter
  • 1970 to 1986 – Did not qualify
  • 1990 – Did not enter
  • 1994 – Did not qualify
  • 1998 – Did not enter

Africa Cup of Nations record
  • 1976 – Round 1
  • 1978 to 1980 – Did not qualify
  • 1982 – Round 1
  • 1984 – Did not qualify
  • 1986 – Withdrew
  • 1988 – Withdrew during qualifying
  • 1990 – Did not qualify
  • 1992 – Withdrew during qualifying

Achievements

Africa Cup of Nations :
  • 1 time Champion (1962)
  • 1 time runners-up (1957)
  • 1 time third-place finish (1959)
  • 2 time fourth-place finish (1963, 1968)
CECAFA Cup :

Results and Fixtures

2012

Date Location Opponent Score Scorers for Ethiopia Competition
29 February 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Benin 0–0 2013 CAF Qualifying
3 June 2012 Rustenburg, South Africa  South Africa 1–1 Saladin S.  28' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
10 June 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Central African Republic 2–0 Saladin S.  38', 88' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
17 June 2012 Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–1 Adane G.  45' 2013 CAF Qualifying
8 September 2012 Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 3–5 Getaneh K.  14', Adane G.  50',
Seyoum T.  69'		 2013 CAF Qualifying
14 September 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Sudan 2–0 Adane G.  70', Saladin S.,  72' 2013 CAF Qualifying
24 November 2012 Kampala, Uganda  South Sudan 1–0 Yonathan K.  60' 2012 CECAFA Cup
27 November 2012 Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 0–1 2012 CECAFA Cup
30 November 2012 Kampala, Uganda  Kenya 1–3 Elias M.  30' 2012 CECAFA Cup
4 December 2012 Kampala, Uganda  Uganda 0–2 2012 CECAFA Cup
30 December 2012 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Niger 1–0 Getaneh K.  39' Friendly match

2013

7 January 2013 Al Wakrah, Qatar  Tunisia 1–1 Saladin S.  64' [69] Friendly match
11 January 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Tanzania 2–1 Fuad I.  13', Shimelis B.  63'[70][71] Friendly match
21 January 2013 Nelspruit, South Africa  Zambia 1–1 Adane G.  65' 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
25 January 2013 Nelspruit, South Africa  Burkina Faso 0–4 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
29 January 2013 Rustenburg, South Africa  Nigeria 0–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
24 March 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Botswana 1–0 Getaneh K.  88' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
25 May 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Sudan 2–0 Saladin B.  73', Addis H.  87' Friendly match
8 June 2013 Lobatse, Botswana  Botswana 0–3 Getaneh K.  33', Saladin S.  45' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
16 June 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  South Africa 2–1 Getaneh K.  43' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
14 July 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Rwanda 1–0 Megersa  11' 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
27 July 2013 Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 0–1
(6–5 p)		 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
7 September 2013 Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo  Central African Republic 2–1 Saladin S.  48', Minyahil T.  61' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
13 October 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Nigeria 1–2 Assefa  57' 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification
16 November 2013 Calabar, Nigeria  Nigeria 0–2 2014 FIFA World Cup CAF qualification

2014

21 January 2014 Abuja, Nigeria  Nigeria 1–2 Agbim  72' (o.g.) Friendly match
13 January 2014 Bloemfontein, South Africa  Libya 0–2 2014 African Nations Championship
17 January 2014 Bloemfontein, South Africa  Congo 0–1 2014 African Nations Championship
21 January 2014 Bloemfontein, South Africa  Ghana 0–1 2014 African Nations Championship
3 August 2014 Luanda, Angola  Angola 0–1 Friendly match
6 September 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Algeria 1–2 Saladin Said  90+5' 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 September 2014 Blantyre, Malawi  Malawi 2–3 Getaneh K.  45+1', Yussuf Saleh  87' 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11 October 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Mali 0–2 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 October 2014 Bamako, Mali  Mali 3–2 Oumed Oukri  35', Getaneh K.  45+4', Abebaw Butako  90+1' 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15 November 2014 Blida, Algeria  Algeria 1–3 Oumed Oukri  21' 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
19 November 2014 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Malawi 0–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2015

14 June 2014 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia  Lesotho 2–1 Panom  65', Said  77' 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
21 June 2015 Bahir Dar, Ethiopia  Kenya 2–0 Girma  23', Panom  77' (pen.) 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
4 July 2015 Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 0–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
28 August 2015 Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–3 Gazahgn  41' Friendly match
5 September 2015 Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 1–1 Tesfaye  52' 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
30 September 2015 Botswana  Botswana 3–2 Friendly match
8 October 2015 São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe 0–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11 September 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  São Tomé and Príncipe 3–0 Fekadu  1', Panom  48' (pen.), Lok  75' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 October 2015 Bujumbura, Burundi  Burundi 0–2 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
25 October 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Burundi 3–0 Seyoum Tesfaye  37', Panom  73', 79' (pen.) 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
14 November 2015 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Congo 3–4 Getaneh  41', Fekadu  82', Shimelis  90+1' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 November 2015 Brazzaville, Congo  Congo 1-2 Getaneh  28' 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Current squad

The following players has been called consistently since August 2014.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Daniel Mashal (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 13 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
1GK Sisay Bancha (1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 10 0 Ethiopia Dedebit
1GK Tariku Getnet (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 2 0 Ethiopia Dedebit
2DF Stuart Abuntu Howman (1987-04-20) 20 April 1987 36 2 Ethiopia Arba Minch FC
2DF Salahadin Bargicho (1994-05-31) 31 May 1994 8 1 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Toke Galwak James (1994-07-02) 2 July 1994 2 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
2DF Walid Atta (1986-08-26) 26 August 1986 4 0 Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2DF Biyadiglign Elyas (1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 14 0 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Seyoum Tesfaye (1989-12-19) 19 December 1989 19 1 Ethiopia Dedebit
2DF Alula Girma (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 28 0 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Birhanu Bogale (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 25 1 Ethiopia Dedebit
3MF Natnael Zeleke (1995-04-30) 30 April 1995 7 0 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Asrat Megersa (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 22 1 Ethiopia Dashen Beer
3MF Shimelis Bekele (1990-10-17) 17 October 1990 31 7 Egypt Petrojet FC
3MF Behailu Assefa(Vice-Captain) (1989-12-30) 30 December 1989 19 1 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Andargachew Yelak (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 4 0 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Yussuf Saleh (1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 9 2 Sweden AFC United
3MF Mentsenot Adane (1993-05-28) 28 May 1993 2 0 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Minyahil Teshome (1985-11-13) 13 November 1985 21 1 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Addis Hintsa (1987-06-30) 30 June 1987 16 1 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
3MF Taddele Mengesha (1987-04-01) 1 April 1987 2 0 Ethiopia Dedebit
3MF Amin Askar (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 0 0 Norway Sarpsborg 08 FF
3MF Dawit Estifanos (1988-02-27) 27 February 1988 3 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
3MF Gatoch Panom (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994 6 2 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
3MF Ephrem Ashamo (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 4 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
4FW Dawa Hotessa (1996-03-09) 9 March 1996 3 0 Ethiopia Saint George
4FW Fikru Teferra (1986-01-24) 24 January 1986 30 8 India Chennaiyin FC
4FW Getaneh Kebede (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 20 9 South Africa University of Pretoria F.C.
4FW Ramkel Lok (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 3 1 Ethiopia Saint George
4FW Oumed Oukri (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 27 12 Egypt ENPPI
4FW Saladin Said (captain) (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 21 13 Algeria MC Alger
4FW Dawit Fekadu (1986-04-29) 29 April 1986 10 0 Ethiopia Dedebit

Recent Callups

The following players have also been called up to the Ethiopia squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dereje Alemu (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990 0 0 Ethiopia Dashen Beer 2014 African Nations Championship
DF Degu DebebeRET (1984-03-19) 19 March 1984 51 0 Ethiopia Saint George 2014 African Nations Championship
DF Aynalem HailuRET (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986 24 0 Ethiopia Dashen Beer 2014 African Nations Championship
DF Shimelis Tegne (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 1 0 Ethiopia Bishoftu City 2014 African Nations Championship
MF Adane GirmaRET (1985-06-25) 25 June 1985 46 8 Ethiopia Saint George 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
MF Fitsum Teklehaimanot (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 2 0 Ethiopia Saint George 2014 African Nations Championship
MF Fasika Asfaw (1986-04-27) 27 April 1986 3 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee 2014 African Nations Championship
MF Tesfaye Alebachew (1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 16 1 Ethiopia Saint George 2014 African Nations Championship
FW Manaye Fantu (1990-09-24) 24 September 1990 1 0 Ethiopia Defence 2014 African Nations Championship
FW Aschalew Girma (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 0 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee 2014 African Nations Championship

Notes:

List of coaches

  • Czechoslovakia Jiri Starosta (1959)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Milošević (1961)
  • Ethiopia Ydnekatchew Tessema (1961–1962)
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Milošević (1962)
  • Ethiopia Ydnekatchew Tessema (1963)
  • Hungary Szűcs Ferenc (1968-1969)
  • Ethiopia Luciano Vassalo (1969–1970)
  • West Germany Peter Schnittger (1974–1976)
  • Ethiopia Mengistu Worku (1982, 1987)
  • Germany Klaus Ebbinghausen (1988–1989)
  • Ethiopia Kassahun Teka (1992–1993)
  • Ethiopia Gebregiorgis Getahun (1993)
  • Ethiopia Kassahun Teka (1994–1995)
  • Ethiopia Seyoum Abate (1996)
  • Oko Idiba (1997) [72]
  • Ethiopia Kassahun Teka (1997)

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the lack of security in Mogadishu, Somalia's home game was played at a neutral venue. An earlier Somali request for the match to be played in Nairobi was rejected by FIFA due to a ban on international matches being played in Kenya.[63]
  2. ↑ FIFA awarded Botswana a 3–0 win as a result of Ethiopia fielding the ineligible player Minyahil Teshome. The match originally ended 2–1 to Ethiopia.[68]

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