Ethiopia national football team
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Name = Ethiopia |
Badge = Ethiopia_FA.gif |
FIFA Trigramme = ETH |
FIFA Rank = 108 |
FIFA max = 86 |
FIFA max date = September 2006, <br>June 2007, February 2008|
FIFA min = 155 |
FIFA min date = December 2001 |
Elo Rank = 126 |
Nickname = The Walya Antelopes|
Association = [[Ethiopian Football Federation]] |
Confederation = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] ([[Africa]]) |
Coach = {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[Abraham Teklehaymanot]]|
Most caps = [[Luciano Vassalo]] |
Best (goal) scorer = [[Getu Tilahun]] |
Home Stadium = [[Addis Abeba Stadium]] |
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First game ={{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} Ethiopia 5 - 0 [[Djibouti national football team|Djibouti]] {{flagicon|Djibouti}}<br/>([[Ethiopia]]; [[1 May]], [[1947]]) |
Largest win ={{flagicon|Ethiopia|1897}} Ethiopia 7 - 0 [[Tanzania national football team|Tanzania]] {{flagicon|Tanzania}}<br/>([[Ethiopia]]; [[8 October]], [[1969]])<br>{{flagicon|Ethiopia|1975}} Ethiopia 8 - 1 [[Djibouti national football team|Djibouti]] {{flagicon|Djibouti}}<br/>([[Ethiopia]]; [[27 March]], [[1983]]) |
Largest loss ={{Flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] 13 - 0 [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]] {{Flagicon|Ethiopia}} <br/>([[Amman]], [[Jordan]]; [[August 8]], [[1992]])<BR> |
World cup apps = |
World cup first = - |
World cup best = - |
Regional name = [[African Nations Cup]] |
Regional cup apps = 9 |
Regional cup first = [[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] |
Regional cup best = Winners, [[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]]
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The Ethiopian national football team, nicknamed the ''The Walya Antelopes'' is controlled by the [[Ethiopian Football Federation]]. It was one of only three teams (along with [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] and [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]]) to participate in the inaugural [[African Nations Cup]] in [[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]]. Ethiopia won the competition in [[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] when it was the host. But success has been elusive since the end of the 1960s.
==History==
===Early days===
Ethiopia has a long football tradition and was among the pioneers of international competition in Africa, taking part in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957. It also took part in the [[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification|1962 World Cup qualifiers]], playing against Israel. The peak came in 1962 when the team won the African tournament on home soil, with a squad featuring stars such as forwards Mengistou Worku and Italo Vassalo, and midfielder Luciano Vassalo.
They remained a force in the continent for the remainder of the decade, although further success in the Nations Cup -let alone World Cup qualification- eluded them. 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===
However, there have been signs of revival in recent years. 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 showed promising signs once more but finished bottom of their group after losing their last two games.
== Ethiopia Football Achievements ==
:'''[[CECAFA Cup]] :'''
::*3 Times Champion (1987, 2004, 2005)
==World Cup record==
*[[Football World Cup 1930|1930]] to [[Football World Cup 1954|1954]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1958|1958]] - ''Entry not accepted by FIFA''
*[[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1966|1966]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1970|1970]] to [[Football World Cup 1986|1986]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1990|1990]] - ''Did not enter''
*[[Football World Cup 1994|1994]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 1998|1998]] - ''28th''
*[[Football World Cup 2002|2002]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[Football World Cup 2006|2006]] - ''Did not qualify''
==African Nations Cup record==
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*[[1957 African Nations Cup|1957]] - Second place
*[[1959 African Nations Cup|1959]] - Third place
*[[1962 African Nations Cup|1962]] - '''Champions'''
*[[1963 African Nations Cup|1963]] - Fourth place
*[[1965 African Nations Cup|1965]] - Round 1
*[[1968 African Nations Cup|1968]] - Fourth place
*[[1970 African Nations Cup|1970]] - Round 1
*[[1972 African Nations Cup|1972]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1974 African Nations Cup|1974]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1976 African Nations Cup|1976]] - Round 1
*[[1978 African Nations Cup|1978]] - ''Did not qualify''
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*[[1980 African Nations Cup|1980]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1982 African Nations Cup|1982]] - Round 1
*[[1984 African Nations Cup|1984]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1986 African Nations Cup|1986]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[1988 African Nations Cup|1988]] - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
*[[1990 African Nations Cup|1990]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[1992 African Nations Cup|1992]] - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
*[[1994 African Nations Cup|1994]] to [[1998 African Nations Cup|1998]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[2000 African Nations Cup|2000]] - ''Withdrew''
*[[2002 African Nations Cup|2002]] to [[2008 African Nations Cup|2008]] - ''Did not Qualify''
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==Current squad==
The following players were called for [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] against [[Mauritania national football team|Mauritania]] on [[June 22]] [[2008]].
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{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Samson Asefa]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Degu Debebe]]|age=[[January 1]] [[1984]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=|name=[[Damte Hunegnaw]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Abebaw Butako]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=|name=[[Michael Desta]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Behailu Demeke]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Awassa City F.C.]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Said Saladin]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Mulugeta Mihret]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Andualem Nigussie]]|age=[[June 15]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=|name=[[Daniel Deribe]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[Awassa City F.C.]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=|name=[[Zinabu Yared]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Fikru Tefera]]|age=[[January 24]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Supersport United]]|clubnat=RSA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=|name=[[Solomon Kebebe]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=|name=[[Mohamed Mesud]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Adane Girma]]|age=[[January 25]] [[1985]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Awassa City F.C.]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=|name=[[Aneley Berhane]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Samson Mulugeta]]|age=[[December 14]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Saint-George SA]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=|name=[[Jamal Sadat]]|age=[[July 2]] [[1983]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ethiopian Coffee]]|clubnat=Ethiopia}}
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===Recent call-ups===
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{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=|name=[[Siyoum Girom]]|age=[[March 4]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=|other=v. Maurutania on June 13}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=[[Tafese Tesfaye]]|age=[[June 10]] [[1986]]|caps=|goals=|club=[[Ethiopian Coffee]]|clubnat=Ethiopia|other=v. Rwanda on June 8}}
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== External links ==
Ethiopian Football News _ Latest : http://www.yonas11.blinkz.com
http://www.yonas.weebly.com
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