Tadele Mengesha is an

Ethiopian Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of ...

professional

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, who plays as a

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for

Sebeta City Sebeta City ( Oromo: ''Magaalaa sabbataa''; Amharic: ሰበታ ከተማ, Sebeta Ketema) is a professional football club based in Sebeta, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Higher League, the second division of Ethiopian football. History Sebe ...

International career

In January 2014, coach Sewnet Bishaw, invited him to be a part of the

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squad for the

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. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Congo,

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and

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References

Living people Ethiopian men's footballers Ethiopia men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 1987 births Men's association football midfielders Ethiopia men's international footballers Arba Minch City F.C. players {{Ethiopia-footy-bio-stub