ADDIS ABABA – Three East African teams became the first on the continent to advance to the second-round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia on Sunday. Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania managed to secure their places in… Read more ›
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has expressed optimism about the country’s chances of winning the bid to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). This past week, he assured the press of his government’s support and preparedness to meet… Read more ›
Ghana were forced to come from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Uganda in their opening Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. After a dismal World Cup, riddled with off-field problems, Kwesi Appiah’s men made an unconvincing start to… Read more ›
BBC – Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana have announced their interest in bidding to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations following Libya’s withdrawal as the host nation. Libya pulled out last week because of ongoing fighting in the country that has… Read more ›
An independent United Nations human rights expert, Mashood Banderin, has arrived in Sudan for a ten-day visit to assess the country’s credential’s against the organization’s standards. Mr. Banderin has revealed that during this visit he will focus on the situation… Read more ›
The Ethiopian Football Federation have, this week, announced the appointment of Webetu Abate as assistant coach of the national men’s football team; the Walya Antelopes. The president of the federation, Juneidin Basha, who confirmed the report to the press, noted… Read more ›
The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) have announced that Ethiopia has been selected as the host country for the 2014 Senior Challenge Cup in November/December. CECAFA Secretary General, Nicholas Musonye, revealed that “A Cecafa delegation will… Read more ›
The current marathon world record holder, Wilson Kipsang, added another medal to his collection on Sunday after winning the men’s London Marathon in record time of 2:04:29 – about 11 seconds better than the previous record. The 32-year old, who… Read more ›
The Ethiopian government has heightened diplomatic efforts to secure the support of the Egyptian government for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. The $4.3 billion facility, which is set to be the largest… Read more ›
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has announced the rescission of the appointment of Portuguese manager Mariano Barreto as head coach of the country’s national men football team. Barreto, who was hired less than a week ago, is being replaced after… Read more ›
Numerous football professionals around the world are looking to take up the position of head coach of the national football team of Ethiopia – the Walya Antelopes – which has been without a manager after Sewnet Bishaw was fired in… Read more ›
Isaiah Kiplagat, the president of Athletics Kenya (AK), has revealed that the country will bid to host the 2017 IAAF World Youth Championships in Nairobi. He further indicated that Kenya has the resources and capacity to bid and successfully host… Read more ›
Sean Ingle The Observer Genzebe Dibaba’s astonishing indoor season continued as she smashed her third world record in 15 days at the indoor grand prix here. A fortnight ago, in Karlsruhe, the 23-year-old Ethiopian snipped three seconds off… Read more ›
Just five days after breaking the world indoor 1500m record, Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba smashed the world indoor 3000m record* at Stockholm’s XL Galan, an IAAF Indoor Permit meeting, with a stunning 8:16.60 run on Thursday. IAAF Atheletics has reported that… Read more ›
The Cranes of Uganda have been knocked out of the ongoing African Nations Championship in South Africa, after losing 3 – 1 to the Atlas Lions of Morocco in their final group game on Monday at the Cape Town Stadium,… Read more ›