Ethiopia Football: Sidama Coffee defeats Dedebit FC 1-0
Yirgalem – Sidama Coffee defeated Dedebit FC 1-0 here today to reduce the gap that it had with the top 4 teams of the Ethiopian Premier League (EPL) to just 3 points.
Gebre-Michael Yacob, who is called for the national duty in the friendly match against Sudan this Sunday, scored the lone goal of the game on 18th minute.
Dedebit FC, who lost a good chance to go on top of the EPL, remains in second place despite today’s loss here.
Harar Brewery and Adama City also played in Dire Dawa today but we do have the result yet.
Ethiopian Premier League Table after Week 25:
| Rank | Teams | GP | Won | Draw | Lost | GF- GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Saint George | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 34 – 16 | +18 | 47 |
| 2 | Dedebit FC | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 49 – 23 | +26 | 46 |
| Defence Force | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 43 – 27 | +16 | 46 | |
| Ethiopian Coffee | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 41 – 25 | +16 | 46 | |
| 5 | Sidama Coffee | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 28 – 16 | +12 | 43 |
| 6 | Harar Brewery FC | 24 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 26 – 18 | + 8 | 36 |
| 7 | Hawassa City FC | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 35 – 30 | + 5 | 36 |
| 8 | EEPCO FC | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 31 – 29 | + 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Mugher Cement | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 21 – 23 | + 2 | 33 |
| 10 | Dire Dawa City | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 22 – 33 | -11 | 29 |
| 11 | Adama City FC | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 23 – 35 | -12 | 28 |
| 12 | Sebeta City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 – 32 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Ethiopian Banks SC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 – 32 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | Trans Ethiopia | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 – 35 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Lideta Nyala | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 – 41 | -18 | 21 |
| 16 | Fincha Sugar | 24 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 14 – 45 | -31 | 9 |
