Sewnet Bishaw ( am, ሰውነት ቢሻው; born 1 January 1952) is an Ethiopian football manager. He achieved regional success with the Ethiopia national football team in

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when he won the

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during his first spell as manager. In October 2011 Sewnet was re-appointed to the position after the resignation of Belgian coach, Tom Saintfiet. A year later, he helped Ethiopia qualify for their tenth

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tournament since

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. He was sacked in August 2014, following poor results in 2014 World Cup qualifiers final game as Ethiopia suffered a heartbreaking loss to Nigeria by aggregate on its attempt to reach the

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Living people 1952 births Ethiopian football managers Ethiopia national football team managers 2013 Africa Cup of Nations managers Sportspeople from Tigray Region {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub