Because in Ethiopia, soccer isn’t just a sport, it’s the sport. Matthew Samson, 15, is the youngest soccer player for the Seattle Dashen, part of the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America. Sense of the familiarWith the ESFNA tournament fast approaching, the Dashen team has been practicing in North Seattle three times a week to get ready. The Dashen team counts how many passes go from player to player across the circle without being touched by their teammates in the middle. Since then — before he’d had his first breakfast in America — Melashu has been part of the Seattle Dashen team.

Source: Ethiopian News July 01, 2017 15:00 UTC