Title race goes down to the wire

For the third time in four seasons, the title race is going to the final day as both Kidus Giorgis and Fasil Kenema won their penultimate round of fixtures.

In the early kickoff, Addis Ababa suffered a setback in their quest for safety as they were defeated by Sidama Bunna who are targeting a third placed finish.

Mulualem Mesfin opened the scoring for Sidama Bunna in the 7th minute following an inch perfect delivery from Firew Solomon but Addis Ababa replied a few seconds later through Fitsum Tilahun after Asegahegn Petros played him through a marvelous diagonal ball from his own half.

Addis Ababa created by far the better chances of the first half but Sidama overturned that in the second half dominating the game and creating chances and they eventually found the winning goal in the 70th minute through Habtamu Gezahege.

With this win in hand, Sidama are now on 47 points and in pole position to finish 3rd while Addis Ababa Ketema who had a chance to secure their premier league status if they collected all the three points must now wait until the last day of action where they will be taking on Kidus Giorgis.

The eagerly anticipated lunchtime kickoff saw Fasil Kenema thrashing Ethiopia Bunna 3-0 to maintain their hot pursuit of league leaders Kidus Giorgis.

Ethiopia Bunna who were without Abubeker Nasser had a greater share of the ball but couldn’t cope with Fasil’s fast breaks, Mujib Kassim continued his fine form in front of goal as he grabbed a brace while Surafel Dangachew was once again in the score sheet after a lengthy period of 28 months.

Meanwhile, in the late kickoff, Kidus Giorgis edged Arbamich Ketema in what was a nervy 90 minutes to maintain their one point lead going into the decisive last game week.

Kenean Markneh strike early in the first half gave Kidus Giorgis but they have to labor for the most part of the game as Arbamich seem to be threatening, but a spirited second half performance earned them the needed three points halting Arbaminch Ketema’s winning streak of three matches.

Kidus Giorgis hold a one point advantage at the top going into the last round of fixtures where Kidus Giorgis will be taking on Addis Ababa Ketema while Fasil Kenema will be up against Diredawa Ketema.

Ethiopian Premier League

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

Standing Table

#
Club
P
W
D
L
Pt
1
6
4
0
2
12
2
6
4
0
2
12
3 â–²
6
3
0
3
9
4 â–¼
5
2
2
1
8
5 â–¼
4
2
1
1
7
6 â–¼
4
2
1
1
7
7 â–¼
4
2
1
1
7
8 â–¼
5
2
1
2
7
9 â–²
5
2
1
2
7
10 â–¼
5
2
1
2
7
11 â–¼
6
1
4
1
7
12 â–¼
5
1
3
1
6
13 â–¼
5
1
3
1
6
14 â–²
5
1
3
1
6
15 â–¼
3
1
1
1
4
16 â–¼
4
1
1
2
4
17 â–¼
5
1
1
3
4
18
5
0
0
5
0

Top scorers chart

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

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