Ethiopia have been drawn in group A for the tournament and will square out with hosts Algeria, Libya and Mozambique. The Walias last qualification to the tournament was in 2016 and they have failed to qualify for the last two editions. Ethiopia hope to build on from their qualification to the 2021 AFCON, hoping the lessons picked from Cameroon can spur them on to the home-based players’ tournament. He was appointed coach of the Ethiopian national team in 2020 on an initial two-year contract and it was extended for a further two when it ended this September. Veteran tactician Wubetu Abate handles both the main national team and the CHAN team and will lead the Ethiopians on the touchline at the tournament in Algeria.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2022 10:47 UTC