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Ethiopia women's national football team
Women's association football team
Women's association football team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Ethiopia |
| Badge | Ethiopian Football Federation.svg |
| Badge_size | 190px |
| Nickname | Lucy |
| Association | Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) |
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Coach | Frew Hailegbrael |
| Most caps | Bizuhan |
| Top scorer | Loza Abera (23) |
| FIFA Trigramme | ETH |
| FIFA Rank | |
| FIFA max | 77 |
| FIFA max date | July 2003 |
| FIFA min | 128 |
| FIFA min date | March 2025 |
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| First game | 2–0 |
| (Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002) | |
| Largest win | 0–11 |
| (Addis Ababa; 10 April 2021) | |
| Largest loss | 7–0 |
| (Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003) | |
| Regional name | Africa Women Cup of Nations |
| Regional cup apps | 3 |
| Regional cup first | 2002 |
| Regional cup best | Fourth Place, 2004 |
| type | women |
| Sub-confederation = CECAFA (East & Central Africa) (Addis Ababa; 22 September 2002) (Addis Ababa; 10 April 2021) (Lagos, Nigeria; 9 October 2003) The Ethiopia women's national football team (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ እግር ኳስ ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international women's football. They are overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of 12 June 2025, they are ranked 127th in the world.
Team image
Nicknames
They are popularly known as "Lucy" in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.
Overall competitive record
| Competition | Stage | Opponent | Result | Position | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Walkover | |||
| Second round | 2–0 2–2 | ||||
| NGA 2002 African Championship | First stage | ||||
| 0–3 | |||||
| 2–2 | |||||
| 0–3 | 4 / 4 | ||||
| Endegene-Leme 2 | |||||
| NGA 2003 All-Africa Games | First stage | ||||
| 0–3 | |||||
| 0–4 | |||||
| 0–7 | 4 / 4 | ||||
| 2004 African Championship qualifiers | Second round | 4–0 5–0 | Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira | ||
| RSA 2004 African Championship | First stage | ||||
| 1–1 | |||||
| 1–2 | |||||
| 2–1 | 2 / 4 | ? | |||
| Yassin | |||||
| Melaku, Ware | |||||
| Semifinals | 0–4 | ||||
| Third place | 0–0 (PSO: 5–6) | ||||
| 2006 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Withdrew | |||
| ALG 2007 All-Africa Games | First stage | ||||
| 0–3 | |||||
| 1–3 | 3 / 3 | ||||
| Feleke | |||||
| 2010 African Championship qualifiers | First round | 1–3 1–1 | Ware, Yassin | ||
| 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Second round | 0–0 3–0 | |||
| Third round | 1–0 1–2 | ||||
| Final round | 0–3 1–1 | ||||
| 2012 African Championship qualifiers | First round | 2–4 4–0 | Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware | ||
| Second round | 2–1 1–0 | Aboye, Bekele, ? | |||
| EQG 2012 African Championship | First stage | ||||
| 0–5 | |||||
| 0–3 | |||||
| 0–0 | 4 / 4 | ||||
| 2014 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Walkover | |||
| Second round | 0–2 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
2025
- Namuleme
- Ikwaput
- Kalsa
- Girma
- Addissu
- Daniel
- Girma
- Feleke
- Wakuma
- Amare
- Namuleme
- Nabirye
- Nabbumba
- Nabulime
- Nantongo
- Kobusobozi
- Mnunka
- Mnunduka
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of October 2021
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ETHYosef Gebrewold | |
| Assistant coach | ||
| Goalkeeping coach | ||
| Physical coach |
Manager history
- Abrham Haimanot
- Meseret Manne (2016–2017)
- ETH Selam Zeray (????–2021)
- ETHBirhanu Gizaw (2021–2022)
- ETHFrew Hailegbrael( 2022–2024)
- ETHYosef Gebrewold(2024-)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First Round match against Tanzania November 2025.
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to an Ethiopia squad in the past 12 months.
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Previous squads
;Africa Women Cup of Nations
- 2012 African Women's Championship squad ;CECAFA Women's Championship
- 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads
Records
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bizuhan | ||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 | |||
| 6 | |||
| 7 | |||
| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loza Abera | 2018 - | 23 | 30 |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 8 | ||||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China 1991 | did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2003 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2007 | did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2011 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2027 | to be determined |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD | Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States 1996 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2024 |
:*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-1998 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| ZAF 2000 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| NGA 2002 | Group stage | ||||||||||||||
| ZAF2004 | Fourth place | ||||||||||||||
| 2006-2008 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| RSA 2010 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| EQG 2012 | Group stage | ||||||||||||||
| NAM 2014 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| CMR 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| GHA 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| CGO 2020 | Cancelled due to covid | ||||||||||||||
| MAR 2022 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| MAR 2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 3/12 |
African Games
| African Games record | Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGR 2003 | Group Stage | ||||||||||||||
| ALG 2007 | Group Stage | ||||||||||||||
| MOZ 2011 | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| CGO 2015 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| MAR 2019 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||
| GHA 2023 | Group Stage | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 3/4 |
CECAFA Women's Championship
Honours
Regional
- CECAFA Women's Championship
References
References
- "Liberia: Fixtures and Results". [[FIFA]].
- "2003 All-Africa Games results in RSSSF.com".
- "Inside FIFA".
- (10 September 2013). "Archaeology: Lucy, world's oldest, returns to Ethiopia.". [[The Africa Report]].
- Osano, Bonface. (18 August 2016). "Mereret Manne names Ethiopia Women's team for CECAFA". Soka25east.
- (1 February 2025). "ታንዛንያን የሚገጥመው የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ ቡድን አሰላለፍ.". [[Ethiopian Football Federation]].
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