(May 11, 2016, (Reuters))--Ethiopia have appointed former striker Gebremedhin Haile as national coach in the hope he can salvage their faint chances of qualifying for the finals of the African Nations Cup next year.
Ethiopia, nicknamed the Walyas after a native antelope, dismissed Yohannes Sahile last week after conceding 10 goals in two consecutive qualifiers against Algeria. They lie second in Group J, five points behind Algeria.
Gebremedhin, previously manager of Ethiopian Premier League side Defence Forces, signed a five-month deal on Tuesday and needs to ensure maximum points against Lesotho and Seychelles in June and September to hold on to what the Ethiopian Football Federation described as a "mathematical chance" of qualifying.
Besides hosts Gabon, 15 other teams will go through to the finals from 13 groups. As a forward, Gebremedhin led the Walyas in 1987 to their first victory in the CECAFA Cup of east and central African nations. Read more from Yahoo Sport »
Ethiopia, nicknamed the Walyas after a native antelope, dismissed Yohannes Sahile last week after conceding 10 goals in two consecutive qualifiers against Algeria. They lie second in Group J, five points behind Algeria.
Gebremedhin, previously manager of Ethiopian Premier League side Defence Forces, signed a five-month deal on Tuesday and needs to ensure maximum points against Lesotho and Seychelles in June and September to hold on to what the Ethiopian Football Federation described as a "mathematical chance" of qualifying.
Besides hosts Gabon, 15 other teams will go through to the finals from 13 groups. As a forward, Gebremedhin led the Walyas in 1987 to their first victory in the CECAFA Cup of east and central African nations. Read more from Yahoo Sport »
No comments:
Post a Comment