Ethiopia will face Nigeria on October 13 in Addis Ababa in the first
leg of a 2014 World Cup play-off, officials said Wednesday.
“The
first game is here, the home game, and then they will go after to
Nigeria,” Ethiopian Football Federation spokesman, Samsom Getachew, told
AFP...
The teams will face off again in Nigeria on November 16, and
the overall winners qualify for the 32-nation global football showpiece
in Brazil next June and July.
Ethiopia defeated Central African Republic 2-1 this month to win Group A and eliminate South Africa from the World Cup.
The
victory means Ethiopia’s ‘Waliya Antelopes’ will face much tougher
opponents in Nigeria, who beat Ethiopia 2-0 en route to winning the
Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa last February.
While Nigeria’s ‘Super Eagles’ use a mix of local and Europe-based stars, the bulk of the ‘Antelopes’ squad is home based.
But Samson said his squad was “eager” going into the match, and felt prepared.
“They are confident and they are very well prepared” he said.
Ethiopia, known for as a nation of long distance runners than footballers, have
surprised observers with their repeated victories in the World Cup
qualifiers.
The team was docked three points in July after
fielding suspended midfielder Manyahile Beyene in a match against
Botswana the previous month, but still finished two points ahead of 2010
World Cup hosts South Africa.
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