Tag: Ethiopia
World Cup: Nigeria squad unchanged for Ethiopia
Nigeria have named an unchanged squad from a recent qualifier at home to Malawi for next month’s World Cup play-off…
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Nigeria book Ethiopia for final World Cup Qualifier
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be visiting Ethiopia in October in the first of the two leg final qualification match for…
FIFA probes Togo, Ethiopia as Egypt, 4 others qualify
JOHANNESBURG, June 16, 2013 (AFP) – Egypt, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Tunisia and Algeria Sunday became the first countries to reach…
Chanchangi airline gets Ethiopian court ultimatum over debt
An Ethiopian Federal High Court sitting in Addis Ababa has given Nigeria’s struggling Chanchangi Airlines (CAL) a one-month ultimatum to…
World Cup Qualifiers: Ethiopia overtake South Africa
Ethiopia snatched a dramatic 1-0 home victory over Botswana on Sunday to keep alive hopes of a first appearance at…
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Nigeria, Burkina Faso qualify for q/finals, Zambia out
Bamidele Olowosagba Nigeria finally took its place in the elite league of African soccer, by qualifying for the quarter finals…
Globacom charges Nigeria’s Eagles to beat Ethiopia
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria file out for the last qualifying match against the Ethiopian national team in Group…
Big Boss Keshi seeks success as Nigeria’s coach
Nigerian Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has experienced glory as a player and gloom as a coach at Africa Cup of Nations…
Africa Union: Ethiopia’s Desalegn takes over from Yayi
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected the African Union chairman on Sunday, taking over the one-year post from Benin’s…
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Keshi: Nigeria has destiny in its hands
NELSPRUIT, South Africa(AFP) – Two-time winners Nigeria say they hope to beat Ethiopia on Tuesday and clinch a quarter-finals ticket…
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While Nigeria wobbles, Burkina Faso eyes Q/finals
Nigeria blew its chance to head Group C in the African Nations Cup tournament by conceding a late penalty by…
Jonathan Visits Switzerland, Ethiopia
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will embark on a working visit to Switzerland and Ethiopia tomorrow with engagements in Geneva and…
Nigeria’s Falcons Beat Ethiopia To Top Group B
Bamidele Olowosagba Nigeria’s Super Falcons Thursday evening defeated Ethiopia 3-0 in their second Group B match of the ongoing African…
African Nations Cup: Ethiopia, Angola, Niger, Togo qualify
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Sunday: At Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2 (Girma 63, Seid 65) Sudan 0 Ethiopia win…
Ethiopia gets set to bury its leader, Zenawi
Ethiopia will bury its long-serving and powerful prime minister Meles Zenawi later today in the first state funeral staged for…
Jonathan to attend Ethiopia’s Zenawi burial
President Goodluck Jonathan will depart Abuja Saturday for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia to attend the burial of the country’s late…
Ethiopia’s PM Zenawi ‘critically ill’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was reported to be in a ‘critical’ state this morning in a Brussels clinic, the…
Ethiopia jails blogger, 19 others
Twenty Ethiopians, including a prominent blogger and opposition figures were jailed for between eight years to life on Friday on…
Ethiopian Gebrselassie to miss London Olympics
Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics in the race in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday…
Air Nigeria Makes Maiden Flight To London
Air Nigeria on Wednesday made its maiden Lagos-London flight with an Airbus 300-200 aircraft after years of losses that threatened…
Badminton: Nigeria To Defend Africa Title
A team of 12 Nigerian athletes and four officials will depart for Ethiopia on 20 February to take part in…
Ex-Ambassador Seeks Review Of Educational System
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and founder, African Refugee Foundation, AREF, Segun Olusola has called for the review of the…
Future Bright For Siasia’s Eagles
 Uche Okechukwu is the former Super Eagles’ defender. Okechukwu fondly called ‘Gentle Giant’ in his playing day speaks about Super…
Odibie Sure Of Nigeria’s Progress
The Super Eagles of Nigeria may be in a precarious situation with the 2-2 draw recorded on Sunday in a…
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Ethopia’s Coach Faces Sack Over Loss To Nigeria
There are strong indications that Nigerian born Ethiopia’s Coach, Iffy Onuora, may be relieved of his job as handler of…
Let Me Play Against Kenya, Martins Begs Siasia
Birmingham of England’s Obafemi Martins, who missed Super Eagles’ Nations Cup match against the Wayla Antelopes of Ethiopia last weekend,…
Eagles Declare: Ethiopia Won’t Be Easy For Nigeria
Nigeria and Ethiopia are tied on points on Group B table, but the Eagles are on top with a superior…
Enyeama’s Injury, A Blow —Shorunmu
Super Eagles’ goalkeeper trainer, Ike Shorunmu, is sad about the injury that stopped the team’s first choice goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama…
Nations Cup Qualifier: Fight Eagles’ Shirt Begin, As Osaze, Others Arrive
Coach Samson Siasia expects a full house by tomorrow as Super Eagles players begin fight for the first 11 shirts…
Eagles Will Beat Ethiopia
O B Odense of Denmark and Super Eagles striker, Peter Utaka, has expressed strong optimism in the ability of the…