Ethiopia was formerly one of Africa's major forces, and played in every Africa Cup of Nations until the end of 1960s. Ethiopia themselves also won an AFCON tournament, the 1962 edition, when they were the hosts.[1] Since then, success has started to fade from Ethiopia's football and after 1982, Ethiopia would have to wait until 2013, when the country qualified for the final tournament after a 31-year absence.[2]

Overall record

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 11
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Runners-up 2nd 1 0 0 1 0 4
United Arab Republic 1959 Third place 3rd 2 0 0 2 0 5
Ethiopia 1962 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 8 4
Ghana 1963 Fourth place 4th 3 1 0 2 4 7
Tunisia 1965 Group stage 5th 2 0 0 2 1 9
Ethiopia 1968 Fourth place 4th 5 3 0 2 8 6
Sudan 1970 Group stage 6th 3 0 0 3 3 12
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify
Egypt 1974
Ethiopia 1976 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 4 3
Ghana 1978 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 4
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify
Egypt 1986 Withdrew
Morocco 1988 Withdrew during qualifying
Algeria 1990 Did not qualify
Senegal 1992 Withdrew during qualifying
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996
Burkina Faso 1998
Ghana Nigeria 2000 Withdrew
Mali 2002 Did not qualify
Tunisia 2004
Egypt 2006
Ghana 2008
Angola 2010 Disqualified
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not qualify
South Africa 2013 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 7
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Did not qualify
Gabon 2017
Egypt 2019
Cameroon 2021 Group stage 23rd 3 0 1 2 2 6
Ivory Coast 2023 Did not qualify
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 1 Title 11/36 30 7 4 19 31 67

Matches

Sudan 1957

[3]

Semifinals
Ethiopia w/o South Africa
Final
Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia
El-Diba 2', 7', 68', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

United Arab Republic 1959

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
 United Arab Republic 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Champion
 Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Republic 4–0 Ethiopia
El-Gohary 29', 42', 73'
El-Sherbini 64'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
Drissa 40' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Tsissis (Greece)

Ethiopia 1962

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Ethiopia 4
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 Tunisia 2
 
 Ethiopia (aet) 4
 
18 January – Addis Ababa
 
 United Arab Rep. 2
 
 United Arab Rep. 2
 
 
 Uganda 1
 
Third place
 
 
20 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Tunisia 3
 
 
 Uganda 0
Semifinals
Ethiopia 4–2 Tunisia
Vassalo 32' (pen.), 75'
Tekle 36'
Worku 69'
Merrichkou 13'
Chérif 29'
Final
Ethiopia 4–2
(a.e.t.)
 United Arab Republic
Tekle 74'
L. Vassalo 84'[4]
Worku 118'
Vassalo 101'
Badawi 35', 75'

Ghana 1963

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
 Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Ghana 2–0 Ethiopia
Acquah
Third place

Tunisia 1965

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 3
 Senegal 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Tunisia 4–0 Ethiopia
Chaïbi 32'
Jedidi 62'
Delhoum 80'
Lahmar 84'
Senegal 5–1 Ethiopia
Camara 3', 52'
Guèye 37'
Niang 48', 53'
Vassalo 12' (pen.)

Ethiopia 1968

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ethiopia 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Algeria 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
 Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Ethiopia 2–1 Uganda
Tekle
Vassalo pen.'
Ouma
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ethiopia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion 86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
Ethiopia 3–1 Algeria
Worku 16'
Shewangizaw 19'
Vassalo 27' (pen.)
Amirouche 68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)
Semi-finals
Ethiopia 2–3 (a.e.t.) Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo 25'
Worku 65'
Mantantu 3'
Mungamuni 16', 100'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Third place
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ethiopia
Pokou 28'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Sudan 1970

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Sudan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasab El-Rasoul Omer Ali 47'
Jaxa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'
Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'
Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

Ethiopia 1976

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 Egypt 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3
 Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda
Sheferaw 2'
Testaye 83'
Ethiopia 1–2 Guinea
Sheferaw 40' N'Jo Léa 15'
Petit Sory 85'

Libya 1982

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5
 Zambia 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 2
 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Nigeria 3–0 Ethiopia
Keshi 27', 84'
Adeshina 40'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Zambia 1–0 Ethiopia
Munshya 68' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama
Algeria 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault

South Africa 2013

Group stage
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Zambia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Round 1
Zambia 1–1 Ethiopia
Mbesuma 45+3' Report Adane 65'
Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia
Al. Traoré 34', 74'
D. Koné 79'
Pitroipa 90+5'
Report
Ethiopia 0–2 Nigeria
Report Moses 80' (pen.), 90' (pen.)

Cameroon 2021

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon (H) 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Cape Verde 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina Faso.
Ethiopia 0–1 Cape Verde
Report J. Tavares 45+1'

Cameroon 4–1 Ethiopia
Report Hotessa 4'

Burkina Faso 1–1 Ethiopia
Bayala 25' Report Kebede 52' (pen.)

References

  1. ^ Etyopia, Zecharias (22 January 2012). "50 Years Ago: Ethiopia won the 3rd African Nations Cup".
  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2013: Ethiopia inspired by their past". BBC Sport. 17 January 2013.
  3. ^ Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ Gebrehiwot, Mamo (January 21, 2013). "51 Years Ago Today: Ethiopia won the 3rd African Nations Cup".
  5. ^ "Zambia vs. Ethiopia - Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Zambia 1 : 1 Ethiopia". AFCON 2013 Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia - Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Burkina Faso 4 : 0 Ethiopia". AFCON 2013 Online. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Ethiopia vs. Nigeria- Football Match Summary". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Ethiopia 0 : 2 Nigeria". AFCON 2013 Online. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

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