Ethiopia national football team

Ethiopia national football team is the national football team of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia

Nickname(s)	Walia ibex
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Abraham Mebratu
Captain	Saladin Said
Home stadium	Addis Ababa Stadium Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA code	ETH
First colours
FIFA ranking
Current	138 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest	86 (September 2006[2])
Lowest	155 (December 2001[2])
First international
Ethiopia 5–0 French Somaliland  (Ethiopia; 5 December 1947)[3]
Biggest win
French Somaliland 2–10 Ethiopia (Ethiopia; 5 May 1954)[3]
Biggest defeat
Iraq 13–0 Ethiopia (Irbid, Jordan; 18 August 1992)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	10 (first in 1957)
Best result	Champions, 1962

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso on 15 and 21 November 2023.^[4]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against Burkina Faso.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Seid Habtamu	(1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 27)	8	0	Adama City
	1GK	Abubeker Nura	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	1GK	Biniam Genetu	(2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Wolaitta Dicha
	2DF	Yared Bayeh	(1995-01-22) 22 January 1995 (age 30)	42	1	Bahir Dar Kenema
	2DF	Ramadan Yusef	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 24)	42	1	Saint George
	2DF	Mignot Debebe	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995 (age 29)	19	0	Fasil Kenema
	2DF	Henok Adugna	(1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 29)	11	0	Saint George
	2DF	Million Solomon	(1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 28)	11	0	Adama City
	2DF	Birhanu Bekele	(2002-12-19) 19 December 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Hadiya Hossana
	2DF	Woldeamanuel Getu		0	0	Ethiopian Coffee
	2DF	Fetudin Jamal	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)	0	0	CBE
	2DF	Yared Kassaye	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	2DF	Alembirhan Yigzaw	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Fasil Kenema
	3MF	Gatoch Panom (captain)	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 30)	62	8	Fasil Kenema
	3MF	Surafel Dagnachew	(1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 (age 27)	28	3	Loudoun United
	3MF	Kenean Markneh	(1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 27)	24	2	Defence Force
	3MF	Natnael Zeleke	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Saint George
	3MF	Wogene Gezahegn	(2006-07-05) 5 July 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Ethiopian Insurance
	3MF	Yabsira Tesfaye	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 27)	1	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	3MF	Alelign Azene	(1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Amanuel Gebremichael	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 26)	42	7	Fasil Kenema
	4FW	Chernet Gugesa	(1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)	21	1	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Abubeker Nassir	(2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 25)	21	5	Mamelodi Sundowns
	4FW	Abel Yalew	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 29)	20	3	ZED
	4FW	Bereket Desta	(2000-10-20) 20 October 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Defence Force
	4FW	Habtamu Tadesse	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Fitsum Tilahun	(2001-07-08) 8 July 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Bahir Dar Kenema
	4FW	Tegenu Teshome	(2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Saint George