The Ethiopia women's national football team ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ እግር ሷስ ቡድን) represents

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 ...

in international women's football. They are overseen by the

Ethiopian Football Federation The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of football in Ethiopia. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the national team. It was one of the ...

. As of June 2017, they are ranked 97th in the world. They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.

History

The Ethiopian national team made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers, beating

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to progress to the final tournament, where it ended last in its group, only grasping a tie with

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. It subsequently played the

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, losing all three games. In 2004 they again qualified for the African Championship, where they made it to the semifinals after beating

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and drawing with

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. After being knocked out by

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, they lost the bronze to

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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

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, losing its two games. In its return to the African Championship in 2010 it was defeated in the qualifiers by

Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...

. On the other hand, in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers Ethiopia made it to the final round after knocking out

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and

, 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

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Nicknames

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

Overall competitive record

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

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

''As of October 2021''

Manager history

* Abrham Haimanot * Meseret Manne (2016–2017) * Selam Zeray (????–2021) *

Birhanu Gizaw Berhanu or Birhanu is a male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to * Berhanu Alemu (born 1982), Ethiopian middle-distance runner * Birhanu Bayeh (born 1938), Ethiopian foreign minister during the Derg * Birhanu Bogale (born 1986), Ethiop ...

(2021–2022) *Frew Hailegbrael( 2022–present)

Players

Current squad

:''This is the Final Squad named on May 2022 For

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.'' * Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.

Recent call-ups

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

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.''

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Olympic Games