AFCON 2013 Team Profile: Ethiopia

Ethiopian Football Federation

Addis Ababa Stadium P.O Box 1080 ADDIS ABABA

President: Sahilu GEBREMARIAM, Vice President:Teka TESSEMA, Secretary General: Ashenafi EJIGU

Nickname: The Walya Antelopes

Appearances:10

1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1982, 2013.

Champions: 1962

Runners- up: 1957

Their path to qualification :

Beat Benin (0-0,1-1) in round 2 of the qualifiers and Sudan (3-5,2-0) in the final round.

Key Player:

Saladin Said, Degu Debebe, Adane Girma, Getaneh Kabede

Head Coach: Sewnet Bishaw

Team Profile:

Ethiopia dreaming of a return to glory days

Ethiopia are back at the big stage after a 30-year absence.The 1962 African Champions have been in ascendancy since 2011 and duly made it to the top continental competition. Between the qualifiers of the 2014 World Cup and 2013 AFCON, the Walya antelopes have produced encouraging results.They eliminated Benin and Sudan , quarter finalists at the 2012 AFCON tournament . Ethiopia’s impressive results include holding South Africa to a draw and beating the Central Africa Republic in World Cup 2014 qualifiers. After qualifying for the 2013 tournament, they have used the CECAFA tournament to experiment some young players who may be part of the squad for the South Africa expedition.

Fixtures

Fixtures

Date/Time	Playing	Scores
21-01-2013 17:00	Zambia	?
25-01-2013 20:00	Burkina Faso	?
29-01-2013 19:00	Nigeria	?

Players

Source: CAF