Ethiopia national football team
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Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | The Walya Antelopes | ||
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Association | Ethiopian Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Iffy Onuora | ||
Most caps | Luciano Vassalo | ||
Home stadium | Addis Abeba Stadium | ||
FIFA code | ETH | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 146 | ||
Highest | 86 (September 2006, June 2007, February 2008) | ||
Lowest | 155 (December 2001) | ||
First international | |||
Ethiopia 5 - 0 French Somaliland (Ethiopia; 1 May 1947) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Ethiopia 7 - 0 Tanzania (Ethiopia; 8 October 1969) Ethiopia 8 - 1 Djibouti (Ethiopia; 27 March 1983) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Nigeria 6 - 0 Ethiopia (Lagos, Nigeria; 24 July 1993) | |||
African Nations Cup | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1957) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1962 |
The Ethiopian national football team, nicknamed The Walya Antelopes is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation. It was one of only three teams (along with Egypt and Sudan) to participate in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957. Ethiopia won the competition in 1962 when it was the host, but success has been elusive since the end of the 1960s. Iffy Onuora is the current manager, after accepting the job in July 2010.
History
Early days
Ethiopia has a long football tradition and was among the pioneers of international competition in Africa, playing its first international match in 1947, defeating a French Somaliland selection 5-0. The team took part in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957,[1] and won the African tournament on home soil in 1962.
The increasing number of national teams in Africa left Ethiopia as one of the lowest ranked African national football teams. Ethiopia hosted the Nations Cup tournament in 1976 (but failed to progress to the final four) and last qualified for the tournament in 1982.
Recent times
In the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifiers, Ethiopians missed out on qualification by 3 points, losing their final game in Guinea. In the 2008 qualifiers, they finished bottom of their group after losing their last two games.
Ethiopia football achievements
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
- 2002 to 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Disqualified
African Nations Cup record
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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
2012 African Cup of Nations (Qualification)
Group B
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Scorers for Ethiopia | Competition |
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August 18, 2010 | Addis Abeba , Ethiopia | Kenya | 0 – 3 | N/A | Friendly |
August 29, 2010 | Addis Abeba , Ethiopia | Chad | 1 – 0 | N/A | Friendly |
September 05, 2010 | Addis Abeba , Ethiopia | Guinea | 1 – 4 | Umed Ukuri | 2012 CAF Qualifying |
October 08, 2010 | TBA, Madagascar | Madagascar | 2012 CAF Qualifying | ||
March 25, 2011 | TBA, Nigeria | Nigeria | 2012 CAF Qualifying |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
Madagascar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
List of coaches
- Yidnekachew Tessema (1960)
- Peter Schnittger (1974-1976)
- Mengistu Worku
- Seyoum Abate
- Jochen Figge (August 2002-May 2003)
- Seyoum Kebede (2003)
- Asrat Haile (December 2003-December 2004)
- Sewnet Bishaw (2004-2007)
- Abraham Teklehaymanot (2008-2010)
- Iffy Onoura (July 2010-)
Current squad
September 2010:
Goalkeepers: Binyam Tefera, Binyam Habtamu
Defence: Daniel Deribe, Mengistu Assefa, Samson Mulugeta, Tesfaye Bekele
Midfield: Girma Ashenafi, Tesfaye Alebachew, Shimelis Bekele
Strikers: Umed Ukuri, Tafese Tesfaye, Bedaso Hora, Fikru Tefera, Yared Zinabu, Adane Girma
Ethiopia's 4-4-3 lineup. |
References
- ^ "History of Ethiopian Football (Soccer)", Ethiosports website (accessed 21 May 2009)