Nigeria’s opponent in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers play offs, Ethiopia are not leaving anything to chance ahead of their crucial two-legged games against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
Coach Sewnet Bishaw has been conducting two training session daily with the 23 players already in Camp.
The Walia Ibex have set camp at the prestigious Intercontinental hotel in Addis Ababa and have been training at the EEPCO ground in readiness to the October 13th first leg clash to be played at the National Stadium in Addis.
Sewnet is expected to trim the players as foreign based players are yet to link with the rest of the locally based squad with every player working hard to impress the tactician.
He has called up two new players who also particpated in the Chan qualifers this include Adan Mentesnot of St.George and Mesfin Mulualem of Arba Minch City while Aynalem Hailu an keeper Jemal Tassew have come back from suspension.
Ethiopia Football Federation (EFF) are in talks with top sides Cameroon and Ghana as they seek to play friendlies ahead of the Nigeria clash.
The players in camp include; Sisay BanchaJemal Tassew, Dereje Alemu, Samson Assefa, Degu Debebe, Seyoum Tesfaye, Abebaw Butako, Birhanu Bogale, Elyas Biyadiglign, Saladin Bagicho, Minyahile Teshome, Asrat Megersa, Behailu Assefa, Fasika Asfaw, Mulualem Mesfin, Dawit Fekadu, Adan Mentesnot, Mikel Yakob, James Thok, Moges Tadesse, Adane Girma and Taddes Medhany.
The foreign based players that include Addis Hintsa(Sudan Based),Saladin Said(Wadi Degla,Egypt), Shemeles Bekele(Al Ittihad,Libya) and Getaneh Kebede(Bidvest Wits, South Africa) will arrive in four days time to join the rest of the team.
