Ethiopia women's national football team

Ethiopia
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Lucy
AssociationEthiopian Football Federation (EFF)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachFrew Hailegbrael
Most capsBizuhan
Top scorerBirtukan Gebrekirstos
FIFA codeETH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 125 Increase 1 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest77 (July 2003)
Lowest127 (August 2022)
First international
 Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda 
(Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002)[2]
Biggest win
 South Sudan 0–11 Ethiopia 
(Addis Ababa; 10 April 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 7–0 Ethiopia 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003)[3]
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth Place, 2004
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Ethiopia national football team.

The Ethiopia women's national football team (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ እግር ሷስ ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international women's football. They are overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of June 2017, they are ranked 97th in the world.[4] They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.[5]

History

The Ethiopian national team made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers, beating Uganda to progress to the final tournament, where it ended last in its group, only grasping a tie with Mali. It subsequently played the 2003 All-Africa Games, losing all three games.

In 2004 they again qualified for the African Championship, where they made it to the semifinals after beating South Africa and drawing with Zimbabwe. After being knocked out by Nigeria, they lost the bronze to Ghana on penalties. As of 2013 it remains Ethiopia's best performance in the competition.

Ethiopia withdrew from the 2006 African Championship, and it didn't take part in the 2008 edition either. However it did take part in the 2007 All-Africa Games, losing its two games. In its return to the African Championship in 2010 it was defeated in the qualifiers by Tanzania. On the other hand, in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers Ethiopia made it to the final round after knocking out Congo DR and Ghana, ultimately losing a spot in the Olympics to South Africa.

In 2012 the team qualified for the African Championship 8 years later, settling the score with Tanzania. It didn't manage to score, only grasping a draw with Cameroon.

Team image

Nicknames

The Ethiopia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Lucy".

Overall competitive record
CompetitionStageOpponentResultPositionScorers
2002 African Championship qualifiersFirst round SwazilandWalkover
Second round Uganda2–0 2–2
Nigeria 2002 African ChampionshipFirst stage Nigeria
 Mali
 Ghana		0–3
2–2
0–3		4 / 40
Endegene-Leme 2
0
Nigeria 2003 All-Africa GamesFirst stage Cameroon
 Zimbabwe
 Nigeria		0–3
0–4
0–7		4 / 4
2004 African Championship qualifiersSecond round Malawi4–0 5–0Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira
South Africa 2004 African ChampionshipFirst stage Zimbabwe
 Ghana
 South Africa		1–1
1–2
2–1		2 / 4 ?
Yassin
Melaku, Ware
Semifinals Nigeria0–4
Third place Ghana0–0 (PSO: 5–6)
2006 African Championship qualifiersFirst round ZimbabweWithdrew
Algeria 2007 All-Africa GamesFirst stage Nigeria
 South Africa		0–3
1–3		3 / 30
Feleke
2010 African Championship qualifiersFirst round Tanzania1–3 1–1Ware, Yassin
2012 Summer Olympics qualifiersSecond round DR Congo0–0 3–0
Third round Ghana1–0 1–2
Final round South Africa0–3 1–1
2012 African Championship qualifiersFirst round Egypt2–4 4–0Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware
Second round Tanzania2–1 1–0Aboye, Bekele, ?
Equatorial Guinea 2012 African ChampionshipFirst stage Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
 Cameroon		0–5
0–3
0–0		4 / 4
2014 African Championship qualifiersFirst round South SudanWalkover
Second round Ghana0–2 0–3

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2022
2 June 2022 (2022-06-02) CECAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Zanzibar  0–5  Ethiopia Njeru, Uganda
13:00 Report
  • Tadesse 2'
  • Abera 27', 55'
  • Zeleke 73', 84'
 Stadium: FUFA technical centre
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) CECAFA Women's Championship GS Group B Ethiopia  2–2  Tanzania Njeru, Uganda
13:00
Report
Stadium: FUFA Technical Centre
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) CECAFA Women's Championship GS Group B South Sudan  0–4  Ethiopia Bugembe Stadium, Jinja
16:00
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09) CECAFA Women's Championship SF Uganda  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Ethiopia Njeru, Uganda
12:00
Report Stadium: FUFA Technical Centre
11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) CECAFA Women's Championship 3rd Ethiopia  2–1  Tanzania Njeru, Uganda
12:00
  • Taddese 9'
  • Lema 27'
 Report
Stadium: FUFA Technical Centre
Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of October 2021

PositionNameRef.
Head coach EthiopiaFrew Haile Gbrael [6]

Manager history
  • Abrham Haimanot
  • Meseret Manne (2016–2017)[7]
  • Ethiopia Selam Zeray (????–2021)
  • EthiopiaBirhanu Gizaw (2021–2022)
  • EthiopiaFrew Hailegbrael( 2022–present)

Players

Current squad
This is the Final Squad named on May 2022 For 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship .[8]
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Tarikwa Bergena Ethiopia CBE
1GK Yemwodish Yergashewa Ethiopia Adama
1GK Betelhem Yohannes Ethiopia Addis Ababa
2DF Bizuayehu Aymeku Ethiopia
2DF Betelhem Bekele Ethiopia
2DF Assabe Muso Ethiopia
2DF Kidist Zeleke Ethiopia
2DF Nardos Mekonnen Ethiopia Adama Ketema FC
2DF Birkie Amare Ethiopia Diredawa
3MF Nybogne Yen Ethiopia Electric
3MF Emebet Asfaw Ethiopia Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
3MF Genet Hailu Ethiopia Mekelakeya SC
3MF Meadin Sahilu Ethiopia Mekelakeya SC
3MF Mesay Temesgen Ethiopia Mekelakeya SC
3MF Birtukan Ware (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 Ethiopia Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
4FW Rediet Matios Ethiopia Hawassa Ketema FC
4FW Aregash Tadesse Ethiopia Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
4FW Loza Abera (Captain) (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 Ethiopia Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
4FW Rehima Zergaw Ethiopia Mekelakeya SC
4FW Senaf Demise Ethiopia Mekelakeya SC
4FW Ariet Odong Ethiopia Addis Ababa
4FW Turist Lemma Ethiopia Hawassa Ketema FC
4FW Nigist Bekele Ethiopia Bole

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to an Ethiopia squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


Previous squads
Africa Women Cup of Nations
CECAFA Women's Championship

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
China 1991did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003did not qualify
China 2007did not enter
Germany 2011did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Total0/90000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020|
Total0/70000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
YearRoundMWDLGFGA
1991-1998did not enter
South Africa 2000did not qualify
Nigeria 2002Group stage301228
South Africa2004Fourth place512248
2006-2008did not enter
South Africa 2010did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2012Group stage301208
Namibia 2014did not qualify
Cameroon 2016
Ghana 2018
Republic of the Congo 2020Cancelled due to covid
Morocco 2022did not qualify
Total3/1211146624

African Games
African Games record
YearResultMWDLGFGA
Nigeria 2003Group Stage3003015
Algeria 2007Group Stage200216
Mozambique 2011 did not enter
Republic of the Congo 2015 did not qualify
Morocco 2019 did not qualify
Ghana 2023 TBD
Total2/4000000

CECAFA Women's Championship
CECAFA Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
Zanzibar 1986
Uganda 20163rd421195+4
Rwanda 20183rd4202660
Tanzania 2019Groupe Stage310283+5
Djibouti 2021Cancelled
Uganda 20223rd5311134+9
Total3/516826361818

Honours

Regional

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Liberia: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "2003 All-Africa Games results in RSSSF.com". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. "FIFA Team Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Archaeology: Lucy, world's oldest, returns to Ethiopia". The Africa Report. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. New coach for ethiopia women national team
  7. Osano, Bonface (18 August 2016). "Mereret Manne names Ethiopia Women's team for CECAFA". Soka25east. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  8. "Ethiopia name squad For CECAFA preparation". theeff.org. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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