Ethiopia Football: Ethiopian Coffee scores a 2-1 victory over Dedebit 2-1
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Coffee defeated Dedebit FC 2-1 here today to seat on top of the Ethiopian Premier League. Meanwhile, the surprising team of the year Sidama Coffee beat Sebeta City 2-0 in Yirgalem to share second place with Dedebit FC.
Ethiopian Coffee has now collected 55 points, followed by Dedebit FC (52 pts), Sidama Coffee (52 pts), St. George (51 pts) and Defence Force (49 pts).  However, the latter two have a game to play tomorrow.
Coffee and Dedebit concluded the first half of the game with Ethiopian Coffee leading 2-1.
The match not only turned out to be very entertaining but also produced 3 goals, with both teams playing a very open and attacking game.
Goalcorers:
Ethiopian Coffee: Mulu Alem Tilahun and Dawit Stefanos
Dedebit FC: Getaneh Kebede.
Meanwhile, Sidama Coffee defeated Sebeta City 2-0 in Yirgalem, Trans Ethiopia beat Dire Dawa City 3-0 in Adigrat and Adma squeezing past EEPCO (1-0) at home.
Top-5 League Standings:
| Rank | Teams | Played | Wins | Draw | Lost | Diff | GD | Points |
| 1 | Ethiopian Coffee | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 47 – 28 | 19 | 55 |
| 2 | Dedebit FC | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 54 – 25 | 29 | 52 |
| Sidama Coffee | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 32 – 14 | 18 | 52 | |
| 4 | Saint George | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 36 – 16 | 20 | 51 |
| 5 | Defence Force | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 44 – 29 | 15 | 49 |
The Ethiopian Coffee vs Dedebit FC encounter was shown Live via ETV.
