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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Ethiopian kids talk soccer

As the World Cup kicks off in South Africa, much has been made by the international soccer governing body, FIFA, that this is a World Cup for the African continent. There’s no doubt that the love of soccer in Africa is huge. Take Ethiopia – its team is ranked 123rd in the world just above the Faroe Islands and they won’t be competing this year. Yet despite their poor showing, Ethiopians will be watching the games closely. The BBC’s East Africa reporter Will Ross met this group of delightful children in Lalibella in the Ethiopian highlands, about 500 miles from the capital Addis Ababa. They don’t speak much English, but they are fluent in the language of soccer. (flickr image of kids in Addis Ababa: hypertornado)
source
 PRI's The World
http://www.theworld.org/2010/06/11/ethiopian-kids-talk-soccer/

Friday, August 20, 2010

Ethiopia vs Guinea September 4/2010

The 2012 African Cup of Nations will be the 28th edition of the African Cup of Nations. It will be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Fourty four (44) other nations will battle it out to join the two hosts in the tournament. All 11 group winners and the three best runner-ups will qualify to the tournament.