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Ethiopia out to hunt the Blue Sharks (07.01.2022)
Ethiopia will chase a tournament-opening victory when they face Cape Verde Islands in a Group A clash at the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations 2021, set for the Olembe Stadium in Yaounde on Sunday, 9 January.
Kick-off is at 9pm CAT (SA, GMT+2).
Ethiopia – champions of Africa way back in 1962 – are returning to the Afcon for the first time since 2013 and looking to get out of the group stage – something they have not managed in four tournament appearances stretching back as far as 1970.
The Walia Ibex warmed up for the Nations Cup with a 3-2 friendly win over Sudan last week, with coach Wubetu Abate putting his faith in a squad which is overwhelmingly locally-based and features the likes of Getaneh Kebede and rising stars Abubeker Nassir and Amanuel Yohannes.
“We have picked a strong team that should be able to perform well at the tournament in Cameroon,” said Abate, who added that advancing into the knockout phase would represent a fine
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achievement.
Cape Verde will be returning to the competition for the first time since their back-to-back appearances at the 2013 and 2015 editions, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals and group stage respectively.
Led by coach Bubista, the Blue Sharks have a tinge of ‘Dad’s Army’ about them, with their key players – such as Vozinha, Stopira, Marco Soares, Ryan Mendes, Julio Tavares and Garry Rodrigues – all on the wrong side of 30.
Yet that experience and nous is not to be underestimated: Cape Verde performed strongly in the recent group phase of 2022 World Cup qualification, even holding heavyweights Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in Lagos in November.
“Our goal is to go beyond the group stage and play in the second round,” said Bubista.
“For that, Cape Verde will give themselves all the means to get there with responsibility and a lot of desire."
In head-to-head stats, this will be the first competitive meeting of Ethiopia and Cape Verde.
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