Ethiopia's head coach Wubetu Abate has named a 25-man squad ahead of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021. "We have picked a strong team that should be able to perform well at the tournament in Cameroon," said Abate. Ethiopia are placed in Group A alongside Cape Verde, Burkina Faso and hosts Cameroon. Bekele together with Getaneh Kebede and goalkeeper Jemal Tasew are the only three players who were part of Ethiopia's team in their last appearance at the 2013 AFCON held in South Africa. The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) announced that the team will travel to pitch camp in Yaounde on December 27th.

Source: Ethiopian News December 23, 2021 13:51 UTC