By David Legge (AFP) JOHANNESBURG — Ethiopia admitted Tuesday fielding a suspended footballer in a World Cup qualifier during June, and FIFA match records show Togo were guilty of a similar offence. Midfielder Manyahile Beyene played for Ethiopia in Botswana…
Egyptian foreign minister in Ethiopia after uproar over dam construction The foreign ministers of Egypt and Ethiopia are meeting in Addis Ababa in an effort to diffuse tensions over a huge dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River.…
World Cup: Fifa probe puts Ethiopia and Tunisia progress in doubt Source: BBC Ethiopia and Tunisia’s progress to the final round of African World Cup qualifying are in doubt as Fifa opened three probes into player eligibility. On Sunday, Ethiopia…
Egypt, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia advance in Africa World Cup Qualifying Ethiopia, looking to qualify for its first World Cup, joined the Ivory Coast and Egypt in becoming the first teams to qualify for the final round of playoffs in African…
Ethiopia 2-1 South Africa South Africa’s 2014 World Cup hopes were spectacularly ended as they lost 2-1 to Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on Sunday afternoon. Bernard Parker had opened the scoring for Bafana Bafana in the 34th minute with a…
Haile Gebrselassie: I will run until I die CNN’s Human to Hero series celebrates inspiration and achievement in sport. Click here for videos and features. (CNN) — He’s broken every record in the book and won a glut of Olympic…
