Diredawa International Stadium Granted Temporary Approval

The Ethiopia Football Federation has announced that CAF has granted temporary approval to Diredawa International Stadium.

Following Ethiopia’s request to host its home matches inside the country, a CAF stadium inspection delegation visited the venue on Wednesday February 26 to assess its readiness. After completing their evaluation, the delegation approved the stadium to host Ethiopia’s upcoming fixture against the São Tomé and Príncipe national football team.

The federation confirmed that the temporary approval applies only to the return leg match scheduled for the end of March, which will be played behind closed doors.

Following the approval, the Ethiopia national team is set to play on home soil for the first time in five years.

CBE EThiopian Premier league

1
2
3
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
-
-
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
-
-
EIC
HOS
-
-
WAU
20 Oct 2026 15:00
ELE
-
-
SHG
20 Oct 2026 15:00
HAL
-
-
FSK
21 Oct 2026 15:00
BUN
-
-
ARS
22 Oct 2026 15:00
KDG
-
-
ADA
22 Oct 2026 15:00
WOD
-
-
BDR
22 Oct 2026 15:00
HAW
-
-
CBE
22 Oct 2026 16:00
CHN
-
-
MEC

Standing

#
Club
P
W
D
L
GD
Pt
1 ▲
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