Ethiopia aim to defy the odds

Ethiopia 31 years to stage a comeback to the most prestigious football tournament that has ever graced Africa. But the team knows too well that for them to stamp their authority at the Africa Cup of Nations, it will not be a walk in the park.

Ethiopian National Football Coach Sewnet Bishaw believes the team will not be pushovers and any opposition, regardless of their status, wants to pip them will have to go the extra mile to do it. “We beat our rivals Sudan to book the ticket and this was by no means a fluke,” he said. “We really worked hard for it and people should know that. We wanted to qualify for AFCON and knew what was at stake, we went past all those hurdles and we won’t make it easy for our opposition.”

Bishaw, who steered the side to a back-to-back victory at the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECEFA) competition years ago, also revealed that despite being grouped alongside defending champions Zambia, heavyweights Nigeria and plucky side Burkina Faso, their eye was on the title. “We won’t go to South Africa to be defeated. “Our aim has always been to bask in the glory and we will go to the tourney to do nothing but win the title. We have given the youth a chance to prove themselves in this regional outing Cecafa and whoever impresses me in the process will make the team.”

Ethiopia, famously known as Walya Antelopes, has been on the global map for their achievement in athletics but by being the only representatives from East Africa, they have their weight of expectations shaped up as they seek to claim their first silverware on the continental stage since 1962.

(Al Jazeera.net)

Ethiopian Premier League

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Round 1
20 Sep 2024 00:00
CBE
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BUN
20 Sep 2024 16:00
MEK
0
1
HOS
20 Sep 2024 19:00
AMK
1
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DIR
21 Sep 2024 19:00
WAU
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BDR
22 Sep 2024 16:00
ELE
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WOD
22 Sep 2024 19:00
KDG
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FSK
23 Sep 2024 16:00
ADA
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SHI
23 Sep 2024 19:00
SID
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HAW
Round 2
25 Sep 2024 16:00
EIC
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AMK
26 Sep 2024 16:00
FSK
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MEK
26 Sep 2024 19:00
BUN
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ELE
27 Sep 2024 09:30
HAW
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SHI
27 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
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WAU
27 Sep 2024 19:00
BDR
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ADA
28 Sep 2024 16:00
MEC
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SID
28 Sep 2024 19:00
DIR
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WOD
Round 3
30 Sep 2024 16:00
KDG
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MEK
30 Sep 2024 19:00
EIC
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ELE
1 Oct 2024 16:00
FSK
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SHI
1 Oct 2024 19:00
BDR
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HOS
2 Oct 2024 16:00
BUN
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HAW
2 Oct 2024 19:00
MEC
3
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WOD
3 Oct 2024 16:00
CBE
3
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AMK
3 Oct 2024 19:00
WAU
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SID
Round 4
19 Oct 2024 16:00
HOS
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HAW
19 Oct 2024 19:00
MEK
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MEC
20 Oct 2024 16:00
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DIR
20 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
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KDG
21 Oct 2024 16:00
WOD
2
1
BUN
21 Oct 2024 19:00
ADA
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FSK
22 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
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BDR
22 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
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Round 5
24 Oct 2024 16:00
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DIR
24 Oct 2024 19:00
CBE
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25 Oct 2024 16:00
WAU
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MEC
25 Oct 2024 19:00
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HAW
26 Oct 2024 09:30
AMK
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BDR
26 Oct 2024 16:00
KDG
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EIC
26 Oct 2024 19:00
SID
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BUN
27 Oct 2024 16:00
ELE
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HOS
27 Oct 2024 21:09
WOD
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Round 6
29 Oct 2024 16:00
EIC
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WAU
29 Oct 2024 19:00
FSK
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AMK
30 Oct 2024 16:00
BDR
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SID
30 Oct 2024 19:00
HOS
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WOD
31 Oct 2024 16:00
MEC
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0
CBE
31 Oct 2024 19:00
BUN
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MEK
1 Nov 2024 16:00
DIR
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ADA
1 Nov 2024 19:00
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Round 7
3 Nov 2024 16:00
BDR
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3 Nov 2024 19:00
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4 Nov 2024 16:00
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4 Nov 2024 19:00
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5 Nov 2024 16:00
FSK
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5 Nov 2024 19:00
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HOS
5 Nov 2024 19:00
BUN
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SHI
6 Nov 2024 19:00
WAU
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Round 8
23 Nov 2024 16:00
AMK
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WAU
23 Nov 2024 19:30
HAW
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DIR
24 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
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KDG
24 Nov 2024 19:00
ADA
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EIC
25 Nov 2024 16:00
ELE
1
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MEC
26 Nov 2024 09:30
HOS
1
0
BUN
26 Nov 2024 16:00
WOD
1
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FSK
26 Nov 2024 19:00
SHI
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BDR
Round 9
28 Nov 2024 16:00
CBE
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EIC
28 Nov 2024 19:00
ELE
0
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DIR
29 Nov 2024 16:00
ADA
2
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BUN
29 Nov 2024 19:00
AMK
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3
MEC
30 Nov 2024 16:00
SID
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FSK
30 Nov 2024 19:00
MEK
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BDR
1 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
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HAW
1 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
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Round 10
3 Dec 2024 16:00
DIR
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SID
3 Dec 2024 19:00
MEC
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4 Dec 2024 16:00
BUN
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AMK
4 Dec 2024 19:00
BDR
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CBE
5 Dec 2024 09:30
SHI
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5 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
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WAU
6 Dec 2024 16:00
HAW
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MEK
6 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
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Round 11
8 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
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8 Dec 2024 19:00
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9 Dec 2024 16:00
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AMK
9 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
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SID
10 Dec 2024 16:00
WOD
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ADA
10 Dec 2024 19:00
BUN
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WAU
11 Dec 2024 16:00
MEC
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EIC
11 Dec 2024 19:00
SHI
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MEK
Round 12
13 Dec 2024 16:00
AMK
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SID
13 Dec 2024 19:00
FSK
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HAW
14 Dec 2024 16:00
WAU
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ADA
14 Dec 2024 19:00
KDG
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ELE
15 Dec 2024 09:30
MEC
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HOS
15 Dec 2024 19:00
CBE
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MEK
16 Dec 2024 16:00
BDR
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DIR
16 Dec 2024 19:00
EIC
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SHI
Round 13
18 Dec 2024 19:00
ADA
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KDG
19 Dec 2024 16:00
MEK
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WAU
19 Dec 2024 19:00
SID
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CBE
20 Dec 2024 16:00
SHI
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MEC
20 Dec 2024 19:00
HOS
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FSK
21 Dec 2024 09:30
WOD
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EIC
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Standing Table

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Club
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9
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3
13
8
9
4
1
4
13
9
9
3
2
4
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10
8
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2
3
11
11
9
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5
2
11
12
8
3
2
3
11
13
9
3
1
5
10
14
8
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3
3
9
15
7
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17
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18
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Diredawa Ketema
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Mekele 70 Enderta
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Diredawa Ketema
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Ethiopia Bunna
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Kidus Giorgis
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4
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Wolaitta Dicha
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4
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Hawassa Ketema
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4
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Kidus Giorgis
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4
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Ethiopia Nigd Bank
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