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The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (
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: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of
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in
Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the
national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
. It was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).


History

The Ethiopian Football Federation was founded in 1943 and became affiliated with
FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
in 1952. In 1957 the EFF along with its Egyptian, Sudanese, and South African counterparts founded CAF. In October 2013, the federation elected
Juneidi Basha Juneidi Basha ( Ge'ez: ጁኔይዲ ባሻ; born February 19, 1961) is an Ethiopian business executive who served as the General Manager of Harar Brewery and Vice President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations. He most r ...
as its new president to replace Sahilu Gebrewold. Beating out three other candidates, Basha received the majority of votes (55 of the 101 votes) at the Federation's General assembly. Juneydi Basha, represented the eastern region of Dire Dawa, was a businessman before becoming football federation president. In June 2018 the EFF elected Esayas Jira as president. The 46 year old Jira, who was backed as the candidate from the Oromia region, won 87 of 145 votes by the general assembly which had taken place in
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, Ethiopia. In April 2021, the federation announced it had renewed its contract with British sportswear maker
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, extending the agreement another four years.


Domestic Competition

The EFF was responsible for all regulatory processes of all professional football leagues in Ethiopia including the
Ethiopian Premier League The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...
, the
Ethiopian Higher League The Ethiopian Higher League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ከፍተኛ ሊግ), also called the Ethiopian Super League, is the second division of association football in Ethiopia. Regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the league is divide ...
(second tier) and the
Ethiopian First League The Ethiopian First League (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አንደኛ ሊግ) is the third division of Ethiopian football. The league is run by the Ethiopian Football Federation. Teams 2021-22 Season The 2021-22 (2013 E.C.) edition of the lea ...
(third tier). The federation also runs the
Ethiopian Women's Premier League The Ethiopian Women's Premier League ( Amharic: የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ) is the top Women's association football league in Ethiopia. It is regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amhari ...
along with the second tier of the Women's professional football league.


Men's Football

In May 2018, the
Ethiopian Premier League The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...
was suspended indefinitely after a referee was attacked during a match between
Welwalo Adigrat University F.C. Welwalo Adigrat University Sport Club (Amharic: ''ወልዋሎ'' ዓዲግራት ዩኒቨርሲቲ ''ስፖርት ክለብ'') is an Ethiopian Football (soccer), football club based in Adigrat, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League ...
and Defense Force S.C. This coming on the heels of a similar incident a month earlier in which spectators swarmed onto a football field during a match between Woldia S.C. and Fasil Kenema F.C., injuring two match officials and a coach.


Women's Football

Women's football has gained more popularity in recent years in Ethiopia with the Ethiopian national team having only made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers. Soon after this the first professional Women's football league, the
Ethiopian Women's Premier League The Ethiopian Women's Premier League ( Amharic: የሴቶች ፕሪምየር ሊግ) is the top Women's association football league in Ethiopia. It is regulated by the Ethiopian Football Federation The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amhari ...
, was established.


Continental Competition

Ethiopia participated in the inaugural African Cup of Nations in 1957 hosted by Sudan, eventually losing 4–0 in the final to Egypt. In the 1959 edition of the tournament they finished third behind both Sudan and eventual champions Egypt. Ethiopia hosted and won the 1962 edition of the African Cup of Nations beating Egypt in the final 4–2. In the
qualification Qualification is either the process of qualifying for an achievement, or a credential attesting to that achievement, and may refer to: * Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Ethiopia was able to defeat both Benin and Sudan in home and away fixtures to qualify for the tournament. This was the first time that Ethiopia had qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations in 31 years, a tremendous achievement for the once proud footballing nation.


Relationship with FIFA

In January 2008, dissatisfied with the "dismal" record of Ethiopian football, the General Assembly fired Dr. Ashebir Woldegiorgis, the head of the EFF, who refused to step down. However, the next month both the EFF and the CAF announced that they did not recognize Dr. Ashebir's dismissal. Despite this, the EFF membership refused to allow Dr. Ashebir access to his office. The standoff continued over the following months, which led to the FIFA suspending their membership 29 July 2008. As a result, the Ethiopia-Morocco match scheduled for 5–7 September was canceled, and Ethiopia kicked out of the qualifying campaign for the
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in South Africa. This crisis came to an end 16 May 2009, when Dr. Ashebir announced he would resign. Following elections for a new president 18 July, in which Sahlu Gebrewold Gebremariam became president, a three-man delegation from FIFA said that they were "satisfied with the result" and handed a FIFA flag to the new president as a token that the EFF had been readmitted to that body. Sahlu afterwards announced his priority as president was to heal the rift in the country over this sport, and to "facilitate a renaissance in Ethiopian football."Uduak Amimo
"Fifa readmits Ethiopia federation"
BBC website 18 July 2009 (accessed 19 August 2009)


Past Presidents

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(2013–18) * Dr. Ashebir Woldegiorgis * Sahlu Gebrewold Gebremariam


Competitions

The EFF also runs other competitions: *
Ethiopian Cup The Ethiopian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Ethiopian football. It was created in 1945. Winners *1945 : British Military Mission-BMME (Addis Abeba) *1946 : Army (Addis Abeba) *1947 : Polisportiva (Addis Abeba) *1948 : Body Guard (Ad ...
*
Ethiopian Super Cup The Ethiopian Super Cup ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ አሸናፊዎች አሸናፊ ዋንጫ) is a match competition in Ethiopian football, played between the Ethiopian Premier League champions and the Ethiopian Cup winners. Finals *1985 : B ...


National teams


Men's teams

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Ethiopia national football team The Ethiopia national football team, nicknamed ''ዋሊያ'', after the Walia, represents Ethiopia in men's international football and is controlled by the Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The team ...
*
Ethiopia national under-17 football team Ethiopian national under-17 football team, also known as Ethiopia Under-17 or Ethiopia U17 ( Amharic:ከ 17 ዓመት በታች የወንዶች እግር ኳስ ብሔራዊ ቡድን), represents Ethiopia in association football at an under-17 ag ...
* Ethiopia national under-20 football team


Women's teams

*
Ethiopia women's national football team The Ethiopia women's national football team ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ እግር ሷስ ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international women's football. They are overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of Ju ...
*
Ethiopia women's national under-20 football team The Ethiopia women's national under-20 football team represents Ethiopia in international youth women's football competitions. The team won the first edition of the CECAFA Women's U-20 Championship. History Competitive record Champions  ...
*
Ethiopia women's national under-17 football team Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the no ...


See also

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Ethiopian Premier League The Ethiopian Premier League (Amharic:የኢትዮጵያ ፕሪምየር ሊግ), known as the BetKing Ethiopian Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is the top tier association football league of Ethiopia run by the Ethiopian Premier League ...
*
List of football clubs in Ethiopia Football is Ethiopia's most popular sport. Ethiopia has produced numerous exceptional clubs and international teams, as well as some talented individual players, despite not being one of Africa's main footballing nations. Years in the beginning. Th ...


Notes


External links


Latest Ethiopian Football News
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at the FIFA website.
Ethiopian Premier League Statistics

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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
Football in Ethiopia Sports organizations established in 1943 1940s establishments in Ethiopia