Adama Kenema and Woldiya Kenema to join Ethiopian Premier League
Bahir Dar , Ethiopia– Adama Kenema* FC and Woldiya Kenema FC will join the Ethiopian Premier League for the 2014/15 season after they respectively defeated Sululta Kenema FC and Welkite Kenema FC in the semi-finals of the Ethiopian National League qualifiers here yesterday.
A total of 16 teams drawn in four groups took part in the qualifiers.
The two teams will play for the league title here on Wednesday.
Adama defeated Sululta Kenema on penalties, while Woldiya beat Welkite Kenema 3-1.
Ethiopian National League Final Qualifiers Groups:
Group 1:
Bahir Dar Kenema (Host), Adama Kenema, Lideta Nyala Kenema and Burayu Kenema
Group 2:
Welkite Kenema, Shashemene Kenema, Addis Ababa Police and Wollo Tikur Abay
Group 3:
Sululta Kenema, Hosaena Kenema, Dire Dawa Kenema and Fasil Kenema.
Group 4:
Debub Police, Woldiya Kenema, Addis Ababa Kenema and Ethiopia Wuha Sport.
Congratulations to Adama Kenema and Woldiya Kenema!
* Kenema is an Amharic word meaning “City”. So, it is possible to see teams’ names being used interchangeably between Kenema and City. For example, “Adama Kenema” is also called as “Adama City”, so does all the Kenema teams.
