Ethiopia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Ethiopia was formerly one of Africa's major forces, and played in every Africa Cup of Nations until the end of 1960s. Ethiopia themselves also won an AFCON tournament, the 1962 edition, when they were the hosts.[1] Since then, success has started to fade from Ethiopia's football and after 1982, Ethiopia would have to wait until 2013, when the country qualified for the final tournament after a 31-year absence.[2]

Overall record

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 11
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1957 Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 4
  1959 Third place 3rd 2 0 0 2 0 5
  1962 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 8 4
  1963 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 4 7
  1965 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 1 9
  1968 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 8 6
  1970 Group stage 6th 3 0 0 3 3 12
  1972 Did not qualify
  1974
  1976 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3
  1978 Did not qualify
  1980
  1982 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 4
  1984 Did not qualify
  1986 Withdrew
  1988 Withdrew during qualifying
  1990 Did not qualify
  1992 Withdrew during qualifying
  1994 Did not qualify
  1996
  1998
    2000 Withdrew
  2002 Did not qualify
  2004
  2006
  2008
  2010 Disqualified
    2012 Did not qualify
  2013 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 7
  2015 Did not qualify
  2017
  2019
  2021 Group stage 23rd 3 0 1 2 2 6
  2023 Did not qualify
  2025 To be determined
      2027
Total 1 Title 11/34 30 7 4 19 31 67

Matches

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Sudan 1957

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[3]

Semifinals
Ethiopia  w/o  South Africa
Final
Egypt  4–0  Ethiopia
El-Diba   2', 7', 68', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

United Arab Republic 1959

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
  United Arab Republic 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Champion
  Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
  Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Republic  4–0  Ethiopia
El-Gohary   29', 42', 73'
El-Sherbini   64'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Sudan  1–0  Ethiopia
Drissa   40' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Tsissis (Greece)

Ethiopia 1962

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
  Ethiopia 4
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
  Tunisia 2
 
  Ethiopia (aet) 4
 
18 January – Addis Ababa
 
  United Arab Rep. 2
 
  United Arab Rep. 2
 
 
  Uganda 1
 
Third place
 
 
20 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
  Tunisia 3
 
 
  Uganda 0
Semifinals
Ethiopia  4–2  Tunisia
Vassalo   32' (pen.), 75'
Tekle   36'
Worku   69'
Merrichkou   13'
Chérif   29'
Final
Ethiopia  4–2
(a.e.t.)
  United Arab Republic
Tekle   74'
L. Vassalo   84'[4]
Worku   118'
Vassalo   101'
Badawi   35', 75'

Ghana 1963

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
  Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
  Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Ghana  2–0  Ethiopia
Acquah    
Ethiopia  4–2  Tunisia
Worku    
Tekle  
Tesfaye  
Chetali  
Jedidi  
Third place

Tunisia 1965

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Tunisia 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 3
  Senegal 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
  Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Tunisia  4–0  Ethiopia
Chaïbi   32'
Jedidi   62'
Delhoum   80'
Lahmar   84'
Senegal  5–1  Ethiopia
Camara   3', 52'
Guèye   37'
Niang   48', 53'
Vassalo   12' (pen.)

Ethiopia 1968

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ethiopia 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
  Algeria 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
  Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Ethiopia  2–1  Uganda
Tekle  
Vassalo   pen.'
Ouma  
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ethiopia  1–0  Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion   86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
Ethiopia  3–1  Algeria
Worku   16'
Shewangizaw   19'
Vassalo   27' (pen.)
Amirouche   68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)
Semi-finals
Ethiopia  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo   25'
Worku   65'
Mantantu   3'
Mungamuni   16', 100'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Third place
Ivory Coast  1–0  Ethiopia
Pokou   28'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Sudan 1970

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
  Sudan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Sudan  3–0  Ethiopia
Gagarin   43'
Hasab El-Rasoul Omer Ali   47'
Jaxa   85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon  3–2  Ethiopia
Tsébo   21'
Manga-Onguéné   43'
N'Doga   70'
Mengistu   12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast  6–1  Ethiopia
Losseni   16'
Pokou   21', 60', 71', 80', 87'
Mengistu   33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

Ethiopia 1976

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Guinea 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
  Egypt 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
  Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
  Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Ethiopia  2–0  Uganda
Sheferaw   2'
Testaye   83'
Ethiopia  1–2  Guinea
Sheferaw   40' N'Jo Léa   15'
Petit Sory   85'
Ethiopia  1–1  Egypt
Ali   46' Shehata   26'

Libya 1982

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
  Zambia 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
  Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Nigeria  3–0  Ethiopia
Keshi   27', 84'
Adeshina   40'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Zambia  1–0  Ethiopia
Munshya   68' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama
Algeria  0–0  Ethiopia
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault

South Africa 2013

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Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
  Zambia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Round 1
Zambia  1–1  Ethiopia
Mbesuma   45+3' Report Adane   65'
Burkina Faso  4–0  Ethiopia
Al. Traoré   34', 74'
D. Koné   79'
Pitroipa   90+5'
Report
Ethiopia  0–2  Nigeria
Report Moses   80' (pen.), 90' (pen.)

Cameroon 2021

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Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cameroon (H) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3   Cape Verde 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4   Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.
Ethiopia  0–1  Cape Verde
Report J. Tavares   45+1'

Cameroon  4–1  Ethiopia
Report Hotessa   4'

Burkina Faso  1–1  Ethiopia
Bayala   25' Report Kebede   52' (pen.)

References

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  1. ^ Etyopia, Zecharias (22 January 2012). "50 Years Ago: Ethiopia won the 3rd African Nations Cup".
  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Ethiopia inspired by their past". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (January 21, 2013). "51 Years Ago Today: Ethiopia won the 3rd African Nations Cup".
  5. ^ "Zambia vs. Ethiopia - Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Zambia 1 : 1 Ethiopia". AFCON 2013 Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia - Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Burkina Faso 4 : 0 Ethiopia". AFCON 2013 Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Ethiopia vs. Nigeria- Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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