Ethiopia national football team

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

Ethiopia

Nickname(s)	Walia ibex
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Abraham Mebratu
Captain	Saladin Said
Home stadium	Addis Ababa Stadium Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA code	ETH
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FIFA ranking
Current
Highest	86 (September 2006)
Lowest	155 (December 2001)
First international
Ethiopia 5–0 Template:Country data French Somaliland (Ethiopia; 5 December 1947)
Biggest win
Template:Country data French Somaliland 2–10 Ethiopia (Ethiopia; 5 May 1954)
Biggest defeat
Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	10 (first in 1957)
Best result	Champions, 1962

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.

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	Adama City
	1GK	Abubeker Nura	11 September 2000 (aged 25)	0	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	1GK	Biniam Genetu	17 August 2002 (aged 23)	0	0	Wolaitta Dicha
	2DF	Yared Bayeh	22 January 1995 (aged 30)	42	1	Bahir Dar Kenema
	2DF	Ramadan Yusef	12 February 2001 (aged 24)	42	1	Saint George
	2DF	Mignot Debebe	2 September 1995 (aged 30)	19	0	Fasil Kenema
	2DF	Henok Adugna	28 October 1995 (aged 30)	11	0	Saint George
	2DF	Million Solomon	13 April 1997 (aged 28)	11	0	Adama City
	2DF	Birhanu Bekele	19 December 2002 (aged 23)	1	0	Hadiya Hossana
	2DF	Woldeamanuel Getu		0	0	Ethiopian Coffee
	2DF	Fetudin Jamal	24 November 1997 (aged 28)	0	0	CBE
	2DF	Yared Kassaye	1 January 2003 (aged 23)	0	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	2DF	Alembirhan Yigzaw	3 January 2001 (aged 25)	0	0	Fasil Kenema
	3MF	Gatoch Panom (captain)	12 June 1994 (aged 31)	62	8	Fasil Kenema
	3MF	Surafel Dagnachew	11 September 1997 (aged 28)	28	3	Loudoun United
	3MF	Kenean Markneh	30 March 1998 (aged 27)	24	2	Defence Force
	3MF	Natnael Zeleke	12 June 1994 (aged 31)	8	0	Saint George
	3MF	Wogene Gezahegn	5 July 2006 (aged 19)	4	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	3MF	Yabsira Tesfaye	7 January 1998 (aged 28)	1	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	3MF	Alelign Azene	10 January 1998 (aged 28)	0	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Amanuel Gebremichael	5 February 1999 (aged 26)	42	7	Fasil Kenema
	4FW	Chernet Gugesa	13 September 1999 (aged 26)	21	1	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Abubeker Nassir	23 February 2000 (aged 25)	21	5	Mamelodi Sundowns
	4FW	Abel Yalew	23 March 1996 (aged 29)	20	3	ZED
	4FW	Bereket Desta	20 October 2000 (aged 25)	9	0	Defence Force
	4FW	Habtamu Tadesse	3 November 1999 (aged 26)	6	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Fitsum Tilahun	8 July 2001 (aged 24)	3	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Tegenu Teshome	20 January 2004 (aged 21)	0	0	Saint George

Ethiopia National Football Team Media

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  Ethiopia at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

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  Walid Atta played several games for Ethiopia in the 2010s

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  Getaneh Kebede is Ethiopia's top scorer with 33 goals.

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