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| Nickname(s) | The Walya Antelopes | ||
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| Association | Ethiopian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Abraham Teklehaymanot | ||
| Most caps | Luciano Vassalo | ||
| Home stadium | Addis Abeba Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ETH | ||
| FIFA ranking | 122 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 86 (September 2006, June 2007, February 2008) |
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| Lowest FIFA ranking | 155 (December 2001) | ||
| Elo ranking | 126 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Ethiopia 5 - 0 French Somaliland  (Ethiopia; 1 May 1947) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Ethiopia 7 - 0 Tanzania  (Ethiopia; 8 October 1969)  Ethiopia 8 - 1 Djibouti  (Ethiopia; 27 March 1983) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Nigeria 6 - 0 Ethiopia (Lagos, Nigeria; 24 July 1993) |
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| African Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1957) | ||
| Best result | Winners, 1962 | ||
The Ethiopian national football team, nicknamed the The Walya Antelopes is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation. It was one of only three teams (along with Egypt and Sudan) to participate in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957. Ethiopia won the competition in 1962 when it was the host, but success has been elusive since the end of the 1960s.
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History
Early days
Ethiopia has a long football tradition and was among the pioneers of international competition in Africa, playing its first international match in 1947, defeating a Djibouti selection 5-0. The team took part in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957.[1] It also took part in the 1962 World Cup qualifiers, playing against Israel. The peak came in 1962 when the team won the African tournament on home soil, with a squad featuring stars such as forwards Mengistu Worku and Italo Vassalo, and midfielder Luciano Vassalo.
They remained a force in the continent for the remainder of the decade, although further success in the Nations Cup -- let alone World Cup qualification -- eluded them. The increasing number of national teams in Africa left Ethiopia as one of the lowest ranked African national football teams. Ethiopia hosted the Nations Cup tournament in 1976 (but failed to progress to the final four) and last qualified for the tournament in 1982.
Recent times
However, there have been signs of revival in recent years. In the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifiers, Ethiopians missed out on qualification by 3 points, losing their final game in Guinea. In the 2008 qualifiers, they showed promising signs once more but finished bottom of their group after losing their last two games.
Ethiopia Football Achievements
- CECAFA Cup :
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- 4 times Champion (1987, 2001, 2004, 2005)
- 1 time third place finish (2000)
- 1 time fourth place finish (1995)
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World Cup record
- 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
- 1958 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1962 - Did not qualify
- 1966 - Did not enter
- 1970 to 1986 - Did not qualify
- 1990 - Did not enter
- 1994 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Did not enter
- 2002 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Did not qualify
- 2010 - Disqualified
African Nations Cup record
Current squad
The following players were called for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Mauritania on June 22, 2008.
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Recent call-ups
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List of coaches
Peter Schnittger
Abraham Teklehaymanot
Binyam bolony
References
- ^ "History of Ethiopian Football (Soccer)", Ethiosports website (accessed 21 May 2009)
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