Ethiopia women's national football team

Ethiopia

Nickname(s)	Lucy
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Meseret Manne
Most caps	Bizuhan
Top scorer	Birtukan Gebrekirstos
FIFA code	ETH
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	105 1 (26 August 2016)
Highest	77 (July 2003)
Lowest	116 (March 2007)
First international
Ethiopia 2−0  Uganda (Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002)[1]
Biggest win
Ethiopia 5−0  Malawi (Addis Ababa; 25 July 2004)  Ethiopia 5−0  Kenya (Addis Ababa; 29 September 2012)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 7−0  Ethiopia (Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003)[2]
African 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.^[3] They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.^[4]

History

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 with Cameroon.

Performance in Africa Women's Championship

CAF Women's Championship
Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995
1998
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
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	8
2014	Did not qualify
2016
Total	3/12	11	1	4	6	6	24

Overall competition record

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	0 Endegene-Leme 2 0
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	0 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

Current squad

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

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Liya Ossa	October 9, 1984			Dedebit FC
18	GK	Dagmawet Bekele	July 19, 1988			CBE SA
21	GK	Israel Gebru	December 28, 1988			Ethiopian Coffee FC
3	DF	Woinshet Desta	January 20, 1986			Dedebit FC
4	DF	Tiruanchi Sisay	January 7, 1987			CBE SA
5	DF	Kelem Mamuye	October 10, 1994
14	DF	Hiwot Buwli	February 24, 1992			CBE SA
17	DF	Bezuhan Alemar	January 15, 1986			Dedebit FC
20	DF	Adanech Adere	November 20, 1990			Ethiopian Coffee FC
2	MF	Eden Negeri	April 6, 1990			Dedebit FC
6	MF	Tutu Melaku	July 8, 1986			CBE SA
7	MF	Zulka Badega	July 21, 1988			CBE SA
8	MF	Aynalem Gebra	January 4, 1994			CBE SA
12	MF	Berktawit Aboye	August 17, 1988			Dedebit FC
15	MF	Kidest Endale	July 18, 1989			Dedebit FC
19	MF	Akberet Hadera	May 18, 1994			CBE SA
9	FW	Erehima Biza	September 11, 1987			CBE SA
10	FW	Shetaye Abaa	June 30, 1988			CBE SA
11	FW	Birtukan Ware	November 30, 1988			Dedebit FC
16	FW	Helen Bekele	July 26, 1987

Manager history

• Abrham Haimanot
• Meseret Manne (2016–)^[5]

References

1. "Liberia: Fixtures and Results". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
2. "2003 All-Africa Games results in RSSSF.com". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
3. FIFA Team Profile
4. Archaeology: Lucy, world's oldest, returns to Ethiopia. The Africa Report, 10 September 2013
5. http://www.soka25east.com/mereret-manne-names-ethiopia-womens-team-cecafa/

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile