ethiopian female national football team

Ethiopia women's national football team

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Ethiopia

Nickname(s)	Lucy
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & CentralAfrica)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Abrham Haimanot
Most caps	Bizuhan
Top scorer	Birtukan Gebrekirstos
FIFA code	ETH
FIFA ranking	94  6
Highest FIFA ranking	77 (July 2003)
Lowest FIFA ranking	116 (March 2007)
First colours Second colours
First international
Ethiopia 2−0  Uganda (Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002)[1]
Biggest win
Ethiopia 5−0  Malawi (Addis Ababa; 25 July 2004)[1]  Ethiopia 5 − 0  Kenya (Addis Ababa; 29 September 2012)[1]
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 7-0  Ethiopia (Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003)[1]
CAF Women's Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2002)
Best result	Fourth Place, 2004

The Ethiopia women national football team is the national women football team of Ethiopia and has been overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of May 2014 they are ranked 94th in the world.^[2] They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.^[3]

Contents

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• 1 History
• 2 Performance in Africa Women's Championship
• 3 Overall competition record
• 4 Current squad
• 5 References
• 6 External links

History[edit]

The Ethiopian national team made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers, beating Uganda to progress to the final tournament, where it ended last in its group, only grasping a tie with Mali. It subsequently played the 2003 All-Africa Games, losing all three games.

In 2004 they again qualified for the African Championship, where they made it to the semifinals after beating South Africa and drawing with Zimbabwe. After being knocked out by Nigeria, they lost the bronze to Ghana on penalties. As of 2013 it remains Ethiopia's best performance in the competition.

Ethiopia withdrew from the 2006 African Championship, and it didn't take part in the 2008 edition either. However it did take part in the 2007 All-Africa Games, losing its two games. In its return to the African Championship in 2010 it was defeated in the qualifiers by Tanzania. On the other hand in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers Ethiopia made it to the final round after knocking out Congo DR and Ghana, ultimately losing an spot in the Olympics to South Africa.

In 2012 the team qualified for the African Championship 8 years later, settling the score with Tanzania. It didn't manage to score, only grasping a draw withCameroon.

Performance in Africa Women's Championship[edit]

CAF Women's Championship
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did Not Enter
1995	Did Not Enter
1998	Did Not Enter
2000	Did Not Qualify
2002	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2004	Fourth Place	5	1	2	2	4	8
2006	Did Not Enter
2008	Did Not Enter
2010	Did Not Qualify
2012	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	0	8
2014	To Be Determined
Total	3/9	11	1	4	6	6	24

Overall competition record[edit]

Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result	Position	Scorers
2002 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Swaziland	Walkover
	Second round	Uganda	2–0 2–2
2002 African Championship	First stage	Nigeria  Mali  Ghana	0–3 2–2 0–3	4 / 4	Endegene-Leme 2
2003 All-Africa Games	First stage	Cameroon  Zimbabwe  Nigeria	0–3 0–4 0–7	4 / 4
2004 African Championship qualifiers	Second round	Malawi	4–0 5–0		Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira
2004 African Championship	First stage	Zimbabwe  Ghana  South Africa	1–1 1–2 2–1	2 / 4	? Yassin Melaku, Ware
	Semifinals	Nigeria	0–4
	Third place	Ghana	0–0 (PSO: 5–6)
2006 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Zimbabwe	Withdrew
2007 All-Africa Games	First stage	Nigeria  South Africa	0–3 1–3	3 / 3	Feleke
2010 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Tanzania	1–3 1–1		Ware, Yassin
2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers	Second round	DR Congo	0–0 3–0
	Third round	Ghana	1–0 1–2
	Final round	South Africa	0–3 1–1
2012 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Egypt	2–4 4–0		Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware
	Second round	Tanzania	2–1 1–0		Aboye, Bekele, ?
2012 African Championship	First stage	Ivory Coast  Nigeria  Cameroon	0–5 0–3 0–0	4 / 4
2014 African Championship qualifiers	First round	South Sudan	Walkover
	Second round	Ghana	TBD

	Opponent	Result	Scorers
2007 friendlies	Liberia	3–0 2–0

Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2012 African Women's Championship, according to CAF's website.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Liya Ossa October 9, 1984(age 29)  Dedebit FC 18 GK Dagmawet Bekele July 19, 1988 (age 25)  CBE SA 21 GK Israel Gebru December 28, 1988(age 25)  Ethiopian Coffee FC 3 DF Woinshet Desta January 20, 1986(age 28)  Dedebit FC 4 DF Tiruanchi Sisay January 7, 1987(age 27)  CBE SA 5 DF Kelem Mamuye October 10, 1994(age 19) 14 DF Hiwot Buwli February 24, 1992(age 22)  CBE SA 17 DF Bezuhan Alemar January 15, 1986(age 28)  Dedebit FC 20 DF Adanech Adere November 20, 1990(age 23)  Ethiopian Coffee FC 2 MF Eden Negeri April 6, 1990 (age 24)  Dedebit FC 6 MF Tutu Melaku July 8, 1986 (age 27)  CBE SA 7 MF Zulka Badega July 21, 1988 (age 25)  CBE SA 8 MF Aynalem Gebra January 4, 1994(age 20)  CBE SA 12 MF Berktawit Aboye August 17, 1988(age 25)  Dedebit FC 15 MF Kidest Endale July 18, 1989 (age 24)  Dedebit FC 19 MF Akberet Hadera May 18, 1994 (age 20)  CBE SA 9 FW Erehima Biza September 11, 1987(age 26)  CBE SA 10 FW Shetaye Abaa June 30, 1988 (age 25)  CBE SA 11 FW Birtukan Ware