Ethiopian
National Soccer Team to travels to Liberia
Addis Ababa, June 3, 2003
The Ethiopian national soccer team has left for Accra, Ghana, on its
way to Liberia.
Reports from the Ethiopian Football Federation confirmed that after
staying in Accra for a couple of days, the National Team would fly to
Monrovia on Wednesday to play the Liberian side next Sunday in the
second leg of the 2004 African Nations Cup qualifier.
Earlier, it was reported that the Ethiopia vs. Liberia second leg was
to be played in a neutral country due to the security problem in
Monrovia. But now it was decided that the match would be played in the
Liberian capital.
Liberia had 3 points from 3 games, while Ethiopia was in second place
with 6 points from 3 games.
A win for Ethiopia would certainly widen the opportunity to go through
to the 2004 African Nation's Cup to be held in Tunisia.
Coach Asrat Haile said that taking on a strong Liberian side under
this difficult condition was a tough job.
"But with our players fully determined and our best performance, we
might win the game," he remarked.
The coach added that an away win was usually difficult, but there was
a possibility of sharing of a point.
Guinea who would meet Niger same day were on top of the table on 6
points and 4 additional goals. If the national side collects a point
and Guinea drop points, it would be advantageous.
Only 18 players flew with the national side after 12 players were
dropped from the originally selected ones.
Source: The Daily Monitor
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