Ethiopia women's national football team

Ethiopia
Nickname(s)Lucy
AssociationEthiopian Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coach Selam Zeray
Most capsBizuhan
Top scorerBirtukan Gebrekirstos
FIFA codeETH
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 123 11 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest77 (July 2003)
Lowest118 (July 2019)
First international
 Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda 
(Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002)[2]
Biggest win
 South Sudan 0–11 Ethiopia 
(Addis Ababa; 10 April 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Nigeria 7–0 Ethiopia 
(Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003)[3]
Africa Women Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth Place, 2004

The Ethiopia women national football team is the national women football team of Ethiopia and has been overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of June 2017, they are ranked 97th in the world.[4] They are popularly known as Lucy and Dinknesh in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.[5]

History

The Ethiopian national team made its debut in September 2002 in the 2002 African Championship's qualifiers, beating Uganda to progress to the final tournament, where it ended last in its group, only grasping a tie with Mali. It subsequently played the 2003 All-Africa Games, losing all three games.

In 2004 they again qualified for the African Championship, where they made it to the semifinals after beating South Africa and drawing with Zimbabwe. After being knocked out by Nigeria, they lost the bronze to Ghana 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 2007 All-Africa Games, losing its two games. In its return to the African Championship in 2010 it was defeated in the qualifiers by Tanzania. On the other hand, in the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers Ethiopia made it to the final round after knocking out Congo DR and Ghana, 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 Cameroon.

Team image

Nicknames

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

Overall competitive record
CompetitionStageOpponentResultPositionScorers
2002 African Championship qualifiersFirst round SwazilandWalkover
Second round Uganda2–0 2–2
2002 African ChampionshipFirst stage Nigeria
 Mali
 Ghana		0–3
2–2
0–3		4 / 40
Endegene-Leme 2
0
2003 All-Africa GamesFirst stage Cameroon
 Zimbabwe
 Nigeria		0–3
0–4
0–7		4 / 4
2004 African Championship qualifiersSecond round Malawi4–0 5–0Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira
2004 African ChampionshipFirst stage Zimbabwe
 Ghana
 South Africa		1–1
1–2
2–1		2 / 4 ?
Yassin
Melaku, Ware
Semifinals Nigeria0–4
Third place Ghana0–0 (PSO: 5–6)
2006 African Championship qualifiersFirst round ZimbabweWithdrew
2007 All-Africa GamesFirst stage Nigeria
 South Africa		0–3
1–3		3 / 30
Feleke
2010 African Championship qualifiersFirst round Tanzania1–3 1–1Ware, Yassin
2012 Summer Olympics qualifiersSecond round DR Congo0–0 3–0
Third round Ghana1–0 1–2
Final round South Africa0–3 1–1
2012 African Championship qualifiersFirst round Egypt2–4 4–0Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware
Second round Tanzania2–1 1–0Aboye, Bekele, ?
2012 African ChampionshipFirst stage Ivory Coast
 Nigeria
 Cameroon		0–5
0–3
0–0		4 / 4
2014 African Championship qualifiersFirst round South SudanWalkover
Second round Ghana0–2 0–3

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

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021
10 April Friendly Ethiopia  11–0  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Report
(Soccerway)		 Stadium: Addis Ababa National Stadium
13 April Friendly Ethiopia  3–0  South Sudan Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Report
(Soccerway)		 Stadium: Addis Ababa National Stadium
20 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Uganda  2–0  Ethiopia Kampala, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3
  • Nabbosa  3'
  • Najjemba  75'
 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
Referee: Josephine Wanjiku (Kenya)
26 October 2022 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Ethiopia  2–0
(2–2 agg.)
(1–2 p)		  Uganda Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Report Stadium: Bahir Dar International Stadium
Penalties
  •  ?
  •  ?
  •  ?
  •  ?
  •  ?
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won 2–1 on penalties.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of November 2020

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Selam Zeray

Manager history
  • Abrham Haimanot
  • Meseret Manne (2016–2017)[6]
  • Selam Zeray (????–)

Players

Current squad
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a Djibouti squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Records
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Competitive record

Africa Women Cup of Nations
Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1991 Did not enter
1995
1998
2000 Did not qualify
2002Group stage301228
2004Fourth place512248
2006 Did not enter
2008
2010 Did not qualify
2012Group stage301208
2014 Did not qualify
2016
2018
Total3/1211146624

African Games
African Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2003Group Stage3003015
2007Group Stage200216
2011 Did not enter
2015 Did not qualify
Total2/4000000

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. "Liberia: Fixtures and Results". FIFA. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. "2003 All-Africa Games results in RSSSF.com". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  4. "FIFA Team Profile". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Archaeology: Lucy, world's oldest, returns to Ethiopia". The Africa Report. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. Osano, Bonface (18 August 2016). "Mereret Manne names Ethiopia Women's team for CECAFA". Soka25east. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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