Ethiopian National Team defeats Lideta Nyala 2-1 in friendly match
Ethiopian National Team defeats Lideta Nyala 2-1 in friendly match
Addis Ababa – The Ethiopian national team will face Madagascar in a Group B match of the 2012 Africa Nations Cup qualifier in Antananarivo on Sunday.ÂÂ
In preparation of this encounter, the Ethiopian team played a friendly match with Lideta Nyala, a newly promoted team to the Ethiopian Premier League, reported the Addis based weekly sports newspaper, Inter Sport. The Walias won 2-1 thanks to goals from Bedaso Hora (Mugher Cement) and Umed Ukuri (Defence Force).ÂÂ
Ethiopia and Madagascar have faced each other in Olympic Games qualifiers before.ÂÂ
1968 Mexico Olympic Games Qualifier: 12-10-1967: Madagascar 1 Ethiopia 0 12-17-1967: Ethiopia 8 Madagascar 3  1972 Munich Olympic Games Qualifier: 04-23-1972: Madagascar 1 Ethiopia 2 05-14-1972: Ethiopia 3 Madagascar 2