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SuperSport inks broadcasting deal with Ethiopian Premier League
Addis Ababa, September 29, 2020 (FBC) – Super Sport has inked broadcasting deal with Ethiopian Premier League to air matches in the country.
MultiChoice’s Supersport said it won the right…
Wubetu Abate named Ethiopian national team coach
Addis Ababa, September 28, 2020 (FBC) –Wubetu Abate has been appointed as head coach of the Ethiopian men’s national football team.
According to a press conference issued today by the…
Mekelle 70 Enderta and Fasil Kenema to participate in CAF continental club football competitions
Addis Ababa, September 23, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopian Premier League Share Company has decided Mekelle 70 Enderta and Fasil Kenema football clubs to participate in the 2020/21 CAF continental…
UK government postpones plan to reintroduce fans
Addis Ababa, September 22, 2020 (FBC) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead.
The…
Loza Abera wins MFPA best player Award 2020
Addis Ababa, September 28, 2020 (FBC) – Loza Abera has won Malta Football Players Association Award of 2020 as best female player of the year.
Loza Abera said she wants to play for top…
Former IAAF head found guilty of corruption, jailed
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2020 (FBC) -Lamine Diack, former head of athletics' world governing body, has been sentenced to four years in prison, two of them suspended, after being found…
Ethiopia begins doping tests on more than 150 elite athletes
Addis Ababa, September 14, 2020 (FBC) -The Ethiopian national anti-doping office said it has begun doping tests on athletes.
More than 150 elite athletes are undergoing the two-day tests…
Ethiopia to host 2020 CAF annual congress
Addis Ababa, September 7, 2020 (FBC)– Ethiopia has been selected to host the 2020 Confederation of African Football (CAF) annual congress scheduled for early December.
CAF President Ahmad…
Olympics must go ahead at any cost – Japan’s Olympic minister
Addis Ababa, September 8, 2020 (FBC) -The rearranged Tokyo Games must be held "at any cost" in 2021, says Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto.
The Games, which had been due to start…
Sifan Hassan sets new women’s one-hour world record
Addis Ababa, September 6, 2020 (FBC) -Ethiopian-born Dutch runner Sifan Hassan smashed the world record for the rarely-run women's one-hour event at the Brussels Diamond league meet on…