Ethiopian National Team Axed 3 Players

Ethiopian national team axed 3 players from The Walias squad ahead of African Cup of Nations game against Seychelles.

According to EFF head coach Yohannes Sahle made the decision to dismiss Kidus Giorgis duo Saladhin Bargicho and Natnael Zeleke and striker Ramkel Lok. The players were in Addis for personal reason.

According to the Federation they stayed at the capital too long leaving coach Yohannes to make the decision. The national team is in BahirDar for preparation and the dismissed players missed much of the preparation.As stated by EFF the scenario is counted as an act of quitting the national team.

Natnael Zeleke only made it to Yohannes’s squad few weeks ago. He was an integral part of Mariano Barreto’s Walias squad. Saladhin Bargicho played 3 games for the national team after Yohannes took over. Ramkel Lok, rumored to join reigning champions Kidus Giorgis, played competitive games for Walias under Yohannes Sahle.

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Round 1
9 Oct 2026 15:00
ELE
0
1
ADA
9 Oct 2026 16:00
HAL
1
1
WAU
10 Oct 2026 15:00
KDG
1
1
ARS
10 Oct 2026 16:00
WOD
0
0
FSK
11 Oct 2026 15:00
HOS
0
1
BDR
11 Oct 2026 15:00
HAW
0
1
MEC
11 Oct 2026 15:00
BUN
0
1
SHG
11 Oct 2026 16:00
CHN
0
2
EIC
11 Oct 2026 18:00
SID
0
1
CBE
Round 2
WAU
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-
FSK
CHN
-
-
SID
16 Oct 2026 15:00
ELE
0
0
ARS
16 Oct 2026 16:00
HAL
1
0
BDR
16 Oct 2026 18:00
ADA
0
0
SHG
17 Oct 2026 15:00
KDG
1
2
BUN
17 Oct 2026 18:00
HAW
1
1
EIC
18 Oct 2026 15:00
HOS
1
1
WOD
18 Oct 2026 15:00
MEC
0
1
CBE
Round 3
SID
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EIC
HOS
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WAU
20 Oct 2026 15:00
ELE
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-
SHG
20 Oct 2026 15:00
HAL
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-
FSK
21 Oct 2026 15:00
BUN
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-
ARS
22 Oct 2026 15:00
KDG
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-
ADA
22 Oct 2026 15:00
WOD
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BDR
22 Oct 2026 15:00
HAW
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CBE
22 Oct 2026 16:00
CHN
-
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MEC

Standing

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Club
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W
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GD
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2
2
0
0
2
6
2 ▼
2
1
1
0
2
4
3 ▲
2
1
1
0
1
4
4 ▼
2
1
1
0
1
4
5 ▲
2
1
1
0
1
4
6 ▲
2
1
0
1
0
3
7 ▼
2
1
0
1
0
3
8 ▼
2
1
0
1
0
3
9
2
0
2
0
0
2
10 ▲
2
0
2
0
0
2
11 ▼
1
0
1
0
0
1
12 ▼
1
0
1
0
0
1
13 ▼
2
0
1
1
-1
1
14 ▲
2
0
1
1
-1
1
15 ▲
2
0
1
1
-1
1
16 ▼
2
0
1
1
-1
1
17
1
0
0
1
-1
0
18
1
0
0
1
-2
0