Ethiopia national football team

Ethiopia national football team is the national football team of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia
Nickname(s)Walia ibex
AssociationEthiopian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachEthiopiaAbraham Mebratu
CaptainSaladin Said
Home stadiumAddis Ababa Stadium
Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA codeETH
First colours
FIFA ranking
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Highest86 (September 2006[1])
Lowest155 (December 2001[1])
First international
Ethiopia Ethiopia 5–0 Template:Country data French Somaliland
(Ethiopia; 5 December 1947)[2]
Biggest win
Template:Country data French Somaliland 2–10 Ethiopia Ethiopia
(Ethiopia; 5 May 1954)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia Ethiopia
(Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances10 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions, 1962

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso on 15 and 21 November 2023.[3]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Seid Habtamu 5 April 1998
     (aged 27)
8 0 Ethiopia Adama City
1GK Abubeker Nura 11 September 2000
     (aged 25)
0 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Insurance
1GK Biniam Genetu 17 August 2002
     (aged 23)
0 0 Ethiopia Wolaitta Dicha

2DF Yared Bayeh 22 January 1995
     (aged 30)
42 1 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
2DF Ramadan Yusef 12 February 2001
     (aged 24)
42 1 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Mignot Debebe 2 September 1995
     (aged 30)
19 0 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
2DF Henok Adugna 28 October 1995
     (aged 30)
11 0 Ethiopia Saint George
2DF Million Solomon 13 April 1997
     (aged 28)
11 0 Ethiopia Adama City
2DF Birhanu Bekele 19 December 2002
     (aged 22)
1 0 Ethiopia Hadiya Hossana
2DF Woldeamanuel Getu 0 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
2DF Fetudin Jamal 24 November 1997
     (aged 27)
0 0 Ethiopia CBE
2DF Yared Kassaye 1 January 2003
     (aged 22)
0 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Insurance
2DF Alembirhan Yigzaw 3 January 2001
     (aged 24)
0 0 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema

3MF Gatoch Panom (captain) 12 June 1994
     (aged 31)
62 8 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
3MF Surafel Dagnachew 11 September 1997
     (aged 28)
28 3 United States Loudoun United
3MF Kenean Markneh 30 March 1998
     (aged 27)
24 2 Ethiopia Defence Force
3MF Natnael Zeleke 12 June 1994
     (aged 31)
8 0 Ethiopia Saint George
3MF Wogene Gezahegn 5 July 2006
     (aged 19)
4 0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Insurance
3MF Yabsira Tesfaye 7 January 1998
     (aged 27)
1 0 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
3MF Alelign Azene 10 January 1998
     (aged 27)
0 0 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema

4FW Amanuel Gebremichael 5 February 1999
     (aged 26)
42 7 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
4FW Chernet Gugesa 13 September 1999
     (aged 26)
21 1 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
4FW Abubeker Nassir 23 February 2000
     (aged 25)
21 5 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
4FW Abel Yalew 23 March 1996
     (aged 29)
20 3 Egypt ZED
4FW Bereket Desta 20 October 2000
     (aged 25)
9 0 Ethiopia Defence Force
4FW Habtamu Tadesse 3 November 1999
     (aged 26)
6 0 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
4FW Fitsum Tilahun 8 July 2001
     (aged 24)
3 0 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
4FW Tegenu Teshome 20 January 2004
     (aged 21)
0 0 Ethiopia Saint George

Ethiopia National Football Team Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Ethiopia". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. "Final Squad". Twitter. Ethiopian FF.