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Mechal Sport Club (Amharic: መከላከያ Mekelakeya), officially known as Defence Force Sport Club, is an Ethiopian professional football club based in the city of Addis Ababa. [1] They play in the Betking Ethiopian Premier League , the first division of professional football in Ethiopia. [ 1 ]
He became Ras, a general and minister of defense of the Imperial Ethiopian Armed Forces until his death in the 1960 Ethiopian coup attempt. Ethiopia contributed troops for the United Nations operation in the Congo – the United Nations Operation in the Congo - from July 1960. By 20 July 1960, 3,500 troops for ONUC had arrived in the Congo. [29]
The Ethiopia national football team made its first appearance in 1947 and since then have enjoyed both highs and lows. As one of the few independent African states in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War Ethiopia were an important team in the development of the international football in the continent.
Workers' Party of Ethiopia [15] 2 Ambassador Ayelew Mandefro. 6 December 1974 19 September 1977 [16] 3 Brigadier General Taye Tilahun: 19 September 1977 January 1980 4 Lieutenant General Tesfaye Gebre Kidan. January 1980 14 May 1988 7 years Workers' Party of Ethiopia [17] [18] [19] 5 Major General Haile Giorgis Habte Mariam. 14 May 1988 16 May ...
In May 2018, the Ethiopian Premier League was suspended indefinitely after a referee was attacked during a match between Welwalo Adigrat University F.C. and Defense Force S.C. [5] This coming on the heels of a similar incident a month earlier in which spectators swarmed onto a football field during a match between Woldia S.C. and Fasil Kenema F.C., injuring two match officials and a coach.
Sports in Ethiopia include many fields, although Ethiopia is best known internationally for its middle-distance and long-distance runners. Seifu Mekonnen was an Olympic contestant for Ethiopia in boxing. The Ethiopian national football team won the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
The Ethiopia national football team (Amharic: የአትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ እግር ኳስ ቡድን), nicknamed Walia, after the Walia ibex, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team has been representing Ethiopia in ...
Saint George have one of the largest fan bases in all of Ethiopian football and are known for their fervent displays during home matches. The team's official fan club has 32,000 registered members and according to studies conducted by the fan club there is an estimated 8 million fans throughout the country and in the Ethiopian diaspora.