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Yidnekatchew Tessema (Amharic: ይድነቃቸው ተሠማ; 11 September 1921 – 19 August 1987) was an Ethiopian professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| 4th President of CAF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1972–1987[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Abdel Halim Muhammad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Abdel Halim Muhammad (acting) Issa Hayatou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Yidnekatchew Tessema Eshete 11 September 1921 Jimma, Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 1987 (aged 65) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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football career
editHe played for his school for five years, for the first Ethiopian football team, the St. George Club for 27 years. He played 27 times in international competitions. During the racially segregated footballing of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Yidnekatchew translated the rules of football into Amharic language for the Native Sports Office.[2] The year following the end of the occupation, Yidnekatchew led the establishment of an official sports federation.[which?][3]
Tessema was a founding member of the Confederation of African Football[4] (CAF) in the late 1950s. He served CAF as the deputy president between 1964 and 1972 and as the President between 1972 and 1987. He was also member of the African Sport Congress, International Olympic Committee,[5] FIFA and President of the African Olympics Committee.
References
edit- ^ "CAF History". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ Paul Rambali (2008). Barefoot Runner. Profile Books. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-84668-653-5.
- ^ Paulos Milkias (2011). Ethiopia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 376–. ISBN 978-1-59884-257-9.
- ^ Xinhua News Bulletin. Xinhua News Agency, Hongkong Branch. 12 October 1985.
- ^ Haile Gabriel Dagne (1 January 2004). Das entwicklungspolitische Engagement der DDR in Äthiopien: eine Studie auf der Basis äthiopischer Quellen. LIT Verlag Münster. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-3-8258-7519-0.
External links
edit- Yidnekatchew, obituary on St. George's FC website
- Tales of Arada an article by Yidenkachew Tessema