Posts Tagged ‘World cup’

Ethiopia/Somalia World Cup 2014 Match Venue Switched

October 20 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Ethiopia, Football, News, Soccer, Somalia, Uncategorized, World Cup 2014 Tags: , , , , , , ,

The 2014 World Cup first leg preliminary round match between Somalia and Ethiopia has been moved from Nairobi to Djibouti, a Somali Football Federation (SFF) official said on Tuesday. The match was originally scheduled to be played at Nairobi’s Nyayo National stadium on November 11 after Kenya accepted the request by the SFF to stage the game... Read more

2014 World cup: South Africa coach expect Ethiopians will be though in the Group

August 1 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Ethiopia, News, Uncategorized, World Cup 2014 Tags: , , , , , ,

The draw was conducted in Brazil on Saturday night where South Africa were pitted against Botswana, Central African Republic (CAR) and Ethiopia or Somalia. Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in a preliminary match in November to determine the team joining Bafana Bafana, the Zebras and CAR in Group A. The Fikru Tefera-led Ethiopia are tipped to hammer Somalia. The World Cup qualifiers... Read more

Ghana Players partied until 2 am before the World Cup quarter finals

July 3 | Posted by ocean | News, Uncategorized, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , ,

Ghana players have partied their way into the World Cup quarter finals. Members of the squad were out at a casino until 2am the day before tonight’s showdown with Uruguay in Johannesburg. Daniel Agyei, Jonathan Mensah and Isaac Vorsah were in the Sun City Hotel casino with their coach Milovan Rajevac giving them permission to stay up late and enjoy themselves. And in... Read more

Ghana’s World Cup run has Ethiopia dreaming

July 1 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Cup 2010 Tags: , ,

ADDIS ABABA — Ghana’s amazing run in the World Cup may be a source of inspiration for Africa, but it’s also providing a wake-up call for African nations to lay more emphasis on improving their football standards. In Ethiopia, thousands of fans have turned up in droves to watch the African teams make their mark in the... Read more

Thousands gather in Ethiopian capital for World Cup opening ceremony

June 11 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, Sport, Uncategorized, World Cup 2010 Tags: , , , , , ,

APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Thousands of sport fans gather in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa to watch the opening ceremony of the World Cup with giant screens set up to broadcast all the matches. The sport fans gathered at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa where the organizers had set up a big screen to enable Addis residents enjoy the... Read more