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Ethiopia Reclaiming Their Status As A Football Power ________________________ Ethiopia’s steady rise in African football could take a further step forward this weekend when they play away to Botswana in a vital 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Known as the ‘Walia Antelopes’, Ethiopia’s national team is sitting pretty at the top of Group A in the second phase of African zone qualifiers for next year’s showpiece event in Brazil. Unbeaten after three matches, Ethiopia are two points clear of second-placed South Africa and will have the advantage of hosting Bafana Bafana later this month in a crunch match in Addis Ababa that could be decisive in determining who tops the pool and progresses into the final round of qualifying. The East Africans have never qualified for the World Cup before, but Brazil 2014 could be the tournament for which that dry run is finally broken... Read More: dailytimes.ng/article/ethiopia-reclaiming-their-status-football-power
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:43:14 +0000

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