Ethiopia men's national basketball team

The Ethiopia national basketball team represents Ethiopia in international competitions. It is administered by the Ethiopian Basketball Federation (E.B.F.).^[2] (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ቅርጫት ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን)

Ethiopia

FIBA ranking	NR (15 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1949
FIBA zone	FIBA Africa
National federation	Ethiopian Basketball Federation (E.B.F.)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Africa Championship
Appearances	1 (1962)
Medals	None
Home Away

Addis Ababa Basketball Federation

Ethiopia joined FIBA in 1949 and has Sub-Saharan Africa's longest basketball tradition. A founding member of the FIBA Africa Championship, the team once belonged to Africa's top 5 basketball teams. Since the mid-1960s, however, the team lost its international significance. Today, it aims to return to former glory.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

FIBA Basketball World Cup

yet to qualify

FIBA Africa Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1962	5	FIBA Africa Championship 1962	Cairo, United Arab Republic
2025	To be determined	FIBA AfroBasket 2025	To be determined

African Games

yet to qualify

Current roster

At the AfroBasket 2007 qualification:^[3] (last publicized squad)

Ethiopia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G/F 4 Ebrahim Abubeker Sedick 26 – (1980-08-29)29 August 1980 G 5 Simon Tsegaye Kidane 32 – (1975-07-08)8 July 1975 PF 6 Dereje Endaylalu Syoum 33 – (1974-02-20)20 February 1974 G/F 7 Tajebe Gebeyehu Gebrewold 23 – (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 G/F 8 Gosaye Asefa Shenkutie 35 – (1972-08-13)13 August 1972 C 9 Omod Oman Ogud 26 – (1981-01-09)9 January 1981 F 10 Ali Ahmed Isaq 36 – (1970-12-12)12 December 1970 G 11 Mesfin Kassa Gebreyohanes 30 – (1977-06-30)30 June 1977 F 13 Abel Mulugeta Nathnael 32 – (1975-07-15)15 July 1975 G/F 15 Nebil Nasser Mahmud 22 – (1985-07-16)16 July 1985	Head coach Assistant coaches Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 August 2007

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Omod Oman Ogud
PF	Ali Ahmed Isaq	Dereje Endaylalu Syoum
SF	Tajebe Gebeyehu Gebrewold	Abel Mulugeta Nathnael
SG	Gosaye Asefa Shenkutie	Mesfin Kassa Gebreyohanes	Nebil Nasser Mahmud
PG	Ebrahim Abubeker Sedick	Simon Tsegaye Kidane

At the 2007 AfroBasket qualification, Gosaye Asefa Shenkutie led the team in points.
Omod Oman Ogud led his team in rebounds, Simon Tsegaye Kidane led his team in assists.

See also

• Ethiopia national under-16 basketball team
• Ethiopia national football team
• Eyassu Worku

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. FIBA National Federations – Ethiopia Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, fiba.com, accessed 24 May 2014.
3. Ethiopia | 2007 FIBA Africa Championship for Men, ARCHIVE.FIBA.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

External links

• Ethiopia Basketball Federation at Twitter
• Ethiopia at the FIBA website.
• Ethiopia at Africabasket.com
• Archived records of Ethiopia team participations