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Muger Cement
Muger Cement (Amharic: ሙገር ሲሚንቶ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Wonji. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. History Muger Cement played in 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 ... until they were relegated after the 2014-15 season. Stadium Their home stadium is Wonji Stadium. Active departments * Volleyball team Honors Domestic * Ethiopian Cup: 1 ::1994 Former players * Abel Mamo See also * Durba References Football clubs in Ethiopia 1986 establishments in Ethiopia Association football clubs established in 1986 Sport in Oromia {{Ethiopia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonji Stadium
Wonji Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Wenji Gefersa, Oromia, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Muger Cement Muger Cement (Amharic: ሙገር ሲሚንቶ) is a professional Ethiopian football club based in Wonji. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation national league. History Muger Cement played in the Ethiopian Premier League The ... and Wonji Sugar. It has a capacity of 14,000 spectators. Multi-purpose stadiums in Ethiopia Football venues in Ethiopia Sport in Oromia {{Ethiopia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oromia
Oromia (, ) is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in Ethiopia and the homeland of the Oromo people. Under Article 49 of 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Constitution, the capital of Oromia is Addis Ababa, also called Finfinne. The provision of the article maintains special interest of Oromia by utilizing social services and natural resources of Addis Ababa. It is bordered by the Somali Region to the east; the Amhara Region, the Afar Region and the Benishangul-Gumuz Region to the north; Dire Dawa to the northeast; the South Sudanese state of Upper Nile (state), Upper Nile, Gambela Region, South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, South West Ethiopia Region, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region and Sidama Region to the west; the Eastern Province (Kenya), Eastern Province of Kenya to the south; as well as Addis Ababa as an enclave surrounded by a Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa, Special Zone in its centre and the Harari Region as an enclave surro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of . , it has around 128 million inhabitants, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, thirteenth-most populous country in the world, the List of African countries by population, second-most populous in Africa after Nigeria, and the most populous landlocked country on Earth. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African Plate, African and Somali Plate, Somali tectonic plates. Early modern human, Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out for the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Share Company (formerly the Ethiopian Football Federation from 1997 to 2020). Established in 1997 (1990 E.C.), it replaced the former first division (est. 1944). Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the other secondary and tertiary leagues in Ethiopia. The league has been an annual competition since the 1997–98 season with Saint George emerging as the country's leading club in this era with 15 titles (30 first division titles overall). History Beginnings The first officially recognized version of an Ethiopian football league was established in 1944. Originally five teams representing the various communities of Addis Ababa and The British Military Mission in Ethiopia (BMME) contested f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Ethiopian Premier League
The 2014–15 Ethiopian Premier League is the 69th season of top-tier football in Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken .... The season began play on 25 October 2014. Saint George SC are the defending champions, having won their 23rd championship. The league comprises 14 teams, the bottom two of which will be relegated to the National League for 2015–16. Teams A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 12 sides from the 2013–14 season and two promoted from the National League. The two newcomers are Welayta Dicha and Dashen Beer FC. Weha Serawoch and Adama City F.C. were the last two teams of the 2013–14 season and play in the National League for the 2014–15 season. Saint George SC are the defending champions from the 2013–14 season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenji Gefersa
Wenji Gefersa () a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1588 meters above sea level. Overview Local landmarks include the Wenji Ye'itkilt Wana Mesreya church and the Wonji Sugar Plantation, which covers about 7050 hectares of land. A paper mill was opened in Wenji Gefersa in 1970. In the latter part of August 1968, approximately 2,000-4,000 workers from the plantation marched to Addis Ababa in a labor protest; they were met by military fire and several workers were killed."Local History in Ethiopia" The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 November 2007) Demographics Based on figures from the |
Ethiopian Football Federation
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of Football (soccer), football in Ethiopia. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the Ethiopia national football team, national team. It was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football, Confederation of African Football (CAF). History The Ethiopian Football Federation was founded in 1943 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1952. In 1957 the EFF along with its Egyptian, Sudanese, and South African counterparts founded Confederation of African Football, CAF. In October 2013, the federation elected Juneidi Basha 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. Juneidi Basha, Juneydi Basha, represented the eastern region of Dire Dawa, was a businessman before becoming football federat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (Addis Abeba) *1949 : Army (Addis Abeba) *1950 : Army (Addis Abeba) *1951 : Army (Addis Abeba) *1952 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1953 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1954 : Army (Addis Abeba) *1955 : Mechal (Addis Abeba) *1956 : Mechal (Addis Abeba) *1957 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1958 : Mekuria (Addis Abeba) *1959 : Omedla (Addis Abeba) (Police) *1960 : Nib (Bishoftu) (Air Force) * ''No Cup between 1961 and 1969'' *1970 : Asmara (Asmara) *1971 : EEPCO (Addis Abeba) *1972 : EEPCO (Addis Abeba) *1973 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1974 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1975 : Mechal (Addis Abeba) *1976 : EEPCO (Addis Abeba) *1977 : Saint-George SA (Addis Abeba) *1978 : Omedla (Addis Abeba) *1979 : ''no cup'' *1980 : Ermejachen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abel Mamo
Abel Mamo Gebreyohanes (Oromo: Abeel Maamoo; Amharic: አቤል ማሞ; born 9 June 1994) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ethiopian Premier League club Shashemene City. International career In January 2016, coach Yohannes Sahle, invited him to be a part of the Ethiopia squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo, Libya and Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t .... References Living people Ethiopian men's footballers Ethiopia men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Dashen Beer F.C. players 1994 births Place of birth missing (living people) Men's association football goalkeepers Ethiopia men's international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durba
Dubra (Oromo: "virgin") is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne, about 70 km north of Addis Ababa, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2450 meters above sea level. The town sits above the canyon of the Muger River, near the largest falls of the Muger. Dubra is important for being one of the major sites for the production of cement in Ethiopia. In 2006, the Muger Cement Factory plant announced it would expand its facilities. In 2008, Mohammed Al-Amoudi's Derba Midroc Cement company announced it would establish its own cement factory 8 km from Durba. (Note that this source identifies the site as being 70km ''south'' of Addis Ababa.) Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency, also known as the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ስታቲስቲክስ አገልግሎት), is an Ethiopian government agency designated to provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
