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Ethiopia

Nickname(s)	Lucy
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach	Frew Hailegbrael
Most caps	Bizuhan
Top scorer	Birtukan Gebrekirstos
FIFA code	ETH
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	126 1 (13 October 2022)[1]
Highest	77 (July 2003)
Lowest	127 (August 2022)
First international
Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda  (Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002)[2]
Biggest win
South Sudan 0–11 Ethiopia  (Addis Ababa; 10 April 2021)
Biggest defeat
Nigeria 7–0 Ethiopia  (Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003)[3]
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Fourth Place, 2004

The Ethiopia women national football team is the national women football team of Ethiopia and has been overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of June 2017, they are ranked 97th in the world.[4] They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.[5]

History

The Ethiopian national team made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers, beating Uganda to progress to the final tournament, where it ended last in its group, only grasping a tie with Mali. It subsequently played the 2003 All-Africa Games, losing all three games.

In 2004 they again qualified for the African Championship, where they made it to the semifinals after beating South Africa and drawing with Zimbabwe. After being knocked out by Nigeria, they lost the bronze to Ghana on penalties. As of 2013 it remains Ethiopia's best performance in the competition.

Ethiopia withdrew from the 2006 African Championship, and it didn't take part in the 2008 edition either. However it did take part in the 2007 All-Africa Games, losing its two games. In its return to the African Championship in 2010 it was defeated in the qualifiers by Tanzania. On the other hand, in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers Ethiopia made it to the final round after knocking out Congo DR and Ghana, ultimately losing a spot in the Olympics to South Africa.

In 2012 the team qualified for the African Championship 8 years later, settling the score with Tanzania. It didn't manage to score, only grasping a draw with Cameroon.

Team image

Nicknames

The Ethiopia women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Lucy".

Overall competitive record

Competition	Stage	Opponent	Result	Position	Scorers
2002 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Swaziland	Walkover
	Second round	Uganda	2–0 2–2
2002 African Championship	First stage	Nigeria  Mali  Ghana	0–3 2–2 0–3	4 / 4	0 Endegene-Leme 2 0
2003 All-Africa Games	First stage	Cameroon  Zimbabwe  Nigeria	0–3 0–4 0–7	4 / 4
2004 African Championship qualifiers	Second round	Malawi	4–0 5–0		Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira
2004 African Championship	First stage	Zimbabwe  Ghana  South Africa	1–1 1–2 2–1	2 / 4	? Yassin Melaku, Ware
	Semifinals	Nigeria	0–4
	Third place	Ghana	0–0 (PSO: 5–6)
2006 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Zimbabwe	Withdrew
2007 All-Africa Games	First stage	Nigeria  South Africa	0–3 1–3	3 / 3	0 Feleke
2010 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Tanzania	1–3 1–1		Ware, Yassin
2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers	Second round	DR Congo	0–0 3–0
	Third round	Ghana	1–0 1–2
	Final round	South Africa	0–3 1–1
2012 African Championship qualifiers	First round	Egypt	2–4 4–0		Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware
	Second round	Tanzania	2–1 1–0		Aboye, Bekele, ?
2012 African Championship	First stage	Ivory Coast  Nigeria  Cameroon	0–5 0–3 0–0	4 / 4
2014 African Championship qualifiers	First round	South Sudan	Walkover
	Second round	Ghana	0–2 0–3

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

2022

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

As of October 2021

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Frew Haile Gbrael	[6]

Manager history

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2020)

• Abrham Haimanot
• Meseret Manne (2016–2017)[7]
• Selam Zeray (????–2021)
• Birhanu Gizaw (2021–2022)
• Frew Hailegbrael( 2022–present)

Players

Current squad

This is the Final Squad named on May 2022 For 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship .[8]

• Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Tarikwa Bergena				CBE
	1GK	Yemwodish Yergashewa				Adama
	1GK	Betelhem Yohannes				Addis Ababa
	2DF	Bizuayehu Aymeku
	2DF	Betelhem Bekele
	2DF	Assabe Muso
	2DF	Kidist Zeleke
	2DF	Nardos Mekonnen				Adama Ketema FC
	2DF	Birkie Amare				Diredawa
	3MF	Nybogne Yen				Electric
	3MF	Emebet Asfaw				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
	3MF	Genet Hailu				Mekelakeya SC
	3MF	Meadin Sahilu				Mekelakeya SC
	3MF	Mesay Temesgen				Mekelakeya SC
	3MF	Birtukan Ware	(1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 33)			Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
	4FW	Rediet Matios				Hawassa Ketema FC
	4FW	Aregash Tadesse				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
	4FW	Loza Abera (Captain)	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 25)			Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA
	4FW	Rehima Zergaw				Mekelakeya SC
	4FW	Senaf Demise				Mekelakeya SC
	4FW	Ariet Odong				Addis Ababa
	4FW	Turist Lemma				Hawassa Ketema FC
	4FW	Nigist Bekele				Bole

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to an Ethiopia squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emiwedsh Alemayhu				Adama Ketema FC	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
GK	Tarikua Balcha				Mekelakeya SC	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
DF	Meskerem Kara				Mekelakeya SC	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
DF	Tizita Weldemeskel				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
DF	Alemnesh Asefa				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
DF	Hasabe Gila				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Eden Negeri	(1990-04-06) 6 April 1990 (age 32)			Adama Ketema FC	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Hiwot Buwoli	(1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 30)			Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
MF	Estegenet Birra				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Senayt Boyzo				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
FW	Medina Busser				Ethiopia Nigd Bank SA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

Previous squads

Africa Women Cup of Nations

• 2012 African Women's Championship squad

CECAFA Women's Championship

• 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads

Records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020|
Total	0/7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995
1998
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	8
2004	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	4	8
2006	Did not enter
2008
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	8
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018
2020	Cancelled due to covid
2022	Did not qualify
Total	3/12	11	1	4	6	6	24

African Games

African Games record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2003	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	15
2007	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	1	6
2011	Did not enter
2015	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2023	TBD
Total	2/4	0	0	0	0	0	0

CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
1986
2016	3rd	4	2	1	1	9	5	+4
2018	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	6	0
2019	Groupe Stage	3	1	0	2	8	3	+5
2021	Cancelled
2022	3rd	5	3	1	1	13	4	+9
Total	3/5	16	8	2	6	36	18	18

Honours

Regional

• CECAFA Women's Championship

See also

• Sport in Ethiopia
  • Football in Ethiopia
    • Women's football in Ethiopia
• Ethiopia women's national under-20 football team
• Ethiopia women's national under-17 football team
• Ethiopia men's national football team

References

External links

• Official website (in English)
• FIFA profile (in English)
• National women's football team picture

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