When Ethiopia face Mozambique in their Group A opening match on Saturday, 14 January at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algeria, Wubetu Abate’s side will be keen on registering a positive result. The Walia Ibex find themselves in a tricky pool with the hosts Algeria as well as former CHAN winners Libya and will be akin to treating every game as a final. Our ambitions for this tournament are to qualify for the knockout stages. The team has improved enormously over the past year, not only tactically and technically, but also mentally. Often, the physical aspect of the game has failed us, but I can tell you that I have 26 Ethiopian champions ready to fight against Mozambique.”

Source: Ethiopian News January 13, 2023 16:25 UTC