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AFP Published: Sun 17 Jul 2022, Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey upstaged Dutch star Sifan Hassan to win the women’s 10,000m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday. Gidey, the world record holder over the distance, hit the last 400m of the 25-lap race at Eugene’s Hayward Field in complete control and crossed the line with …

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Hatem Maher , Thursday 9 Jun 2022 An out-of-sorts Egypt side slumped to a shock 2-0 loss to Ethiopia in Malawi after being utterly outplayed as they failed to maintain a winning start to their African Nations Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday. First-half goals from Dawa Hotessa and Shemeles Bekele, who plays for Egyptian side …

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 CAF. Burkina Faso have qualified to the knockout phase of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations despite the 1-1 draw against Ethiopia in the final Group A match played at the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam on Monday. The Stallions were looking for a win that would see them qualify automatically having collected 3 points in …

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Tiisetso Malepa Sports reporter Bafana Bafana beat Ethiopia 3-1 in a 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifier on Saturday to strengthen their grip at the top of Group G with a hard fought 3-1 win in front of few hundreds of vaccinated fans in Bahir Dar. Bafana lead the group on seven points at the half …

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By Yanga Sibembe• Maverick  8 October 2021 There has been much noise surrounding Bafana Bafana in recent days as they prepare for a crucial doubleheader against Ethiopia in the Fifa World Cup qualifiers. First, Orlando Pirates midfielder Goodman Mosele did not pitch up to the team’s camp before they departed for Ethiopia. Much to the …

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By Reuters July 30, 2021 TOKYO – Ethiopia’s Selemon Barega sprinted the last lap to beat world record holder Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda and win a shock Olympic gold medal in the men’s 10,000 meters on Friday. The 21-year-old Barega powered down the home straight to cross the line in 27 minutes 43.22 seconds, ahead of …

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