CECAFA U-23 | Ethiopia on the brink of elimination

Matchday five the CECAFA challenge cup saw Burundi book their place in the semi finals after they held Ethiopia to a draw.

The Ethiopian national team lead by Wubetu Abate made four changes to the side that was held to a frustrating draw against Eritrea in the opening fixture of the tournament, the changes saw in goal Tsion Merid making way for Fasil G/Micheal also Defender Solomon Wodessa and midfielder Abdulhafiz Tofik were absent Mesay Pawlos and Dawit Tefra along with Bruik Beyene started the match.

The hosts seem destined to win the game from kickoff, they were keen on retaining the ball and creating chances with Abubeker Nasser coming close to open the scoring in the fifth minute.

Meanwhile the Burundian counterpart were comfortable in dropping deep to soak up the pressure exerted from Ethiopia.

Wubetu Abate’s men were superior in the first half as their effort finally paid off, on the 44th minute the new Kidus Giorgis winger Chernet Guggsa finished off from a good offensive transition move where his teammates outnumbered their opponent.

After the restart Burundi seems to find their rhythm in going forward as they came close to draw level on the 47th minute through Mobirizi Eric.

Their pressure was mounting on the Ethiopian defense until they found the equalizing goal in the 66th minute through Hakizimana Issa headed goal.

Wubetu Abate made offensive changes to regain control of the match, second half substitutes Asrat Tunjo and Bereket Wolde produced two great chances in the dying minutes but failed to bypass the resilient Burundi defensive organization.

The game ended in a one all draw, the score favored the Burundi national team who booked their place in the semi final while Ethiopia is set to wait for the result of other groups to progress.

Ethiopian Premier League

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

Standing Table

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Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
2
2
0
0
6
2
3
2
0
1
6
3
3
2
0
1
6
4
3
1
2
0
5
5
3
1
2
0
5
6
2
1
1
0
4
7
3
1
1
1
4
8
3
1
1
1
4
9
1
1
0
0
3
10
2
1
0
1
3
11
2
1
0
1
3
12
3
1
0
2
3
13
2
1
0
1
3
14
3
1
0
2
3
15
2
0
2
0
2
16
3
0
2
1
2
17
3
0
1
2
1
18
0
0
0
0
0
19
3
0
0
3
0

Top scorers chart

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Player
Played
Goals
1
Diredawa Ketema
2
3
2
Diredawa Ketema
2
3
3
2
2
4
Ethiopia Nigd Bank
1
2
5
Mekele 70 Enderta
3
2
6
Bahir Dar Ketema
3
2
7
Fasil Kenema
3
2
8
Kidus Giorgis
3
2
9
Hawassa Ketema
3
1
10
Adama Ketema
2
1

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