Alemseged Efrem (born 19 November 1970) is an Eritrean football coach who is in charge of the Eritrea national football team as of 2015.
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Date of birth | (1970-11-19) 19 November 1970 (age 51)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Eritrea | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
National team | |||
– | Eritrea[2] | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2015– | Eritrea |
Despite being intransigent that his team were going to win opposing Botswana in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match,[3] Efrem's side lost 2-0 and 3-1 to the Zebras;however, he and 10 players solicited political asylum in Botswana, claiming they were in danger by returning to their homeland but not elucidating why.[4]
The Eritrean coach revealed that he was striving to select emerging young players and Eritrean expatriate footballers in Europe for the national roster in 2015.[5]
Current managers of CAF national teams | |
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Eritrea national football team – managers | |
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