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The Ethiopian Football Federation Suspended ( 29, July ) The long lasting dispute in the Ethiopian Football Federation between Dr. Ashebir W. Giyorgis, the former president, and the new EFF governing body had caused a penality on the football progression of the nation, finally. The full statement from FIFA is as follows: The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided to suspend the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) due to the non-compliance of the EFF with the roadmap agreed in February 2008 by FIFA, CAF and the EFF in order to normalise the situation of the federation. One of the main points established by the roadmap was the organisation of an extraordinary general assembly to deal with the motion of dismissal. In addition, the EFF offices were to be handed over to the recognised leadership of the association. Despite several reminders sent by FIFA in recent months, none of the steps established in the roadmap have been taken. The suspension of the EFF and the consequences provided for in article 14, paragraph 3 of the FIFA Statutes come into force today, Tuesday, 29 July 2008, the day on which the federation has been officially notified of its suspension. Ethiopia 6 _ 1 Mauritania ( 22, June ) After a big display from the side of Abraham Teklehaimanot in the Addis Ababa Stadium, the Ethiopian national team had crushed Mauritania who already existed in the bottom of the group with five goal differences, 6 to 1, leading the more than 25,000 fans to triumph on the streets of Addis. Super Sport United forward Fikru Tefera and St. George striker Andualem Negussie ( Abega ) scored two goals each, EEPCO midfielder Meseud Mohamed and St. George skipper Adane Girma netting the rest. Though the team had a wide range win in the competition after the record 8 _ 1 win against neighbor Djibouti more than 30 years ago, there are still plenty of errors which have to be avoided. The coach Abraham also had said after the match that his side stillmust have to improve. Now Ethiopia lies in the 3rd place of the group with 6 points and 2 goal differences while Rwanda and Morocco stand 1st and 2nd with 9 points to each. Mauritania 0 _ 1 Ethiopia, Ethiopia's first away win in African and World Qualifiers. ( 15, June ) After two defeats in Rabat and Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian national team gave the passionate football fans of Ethiopia a little hope better than nothing, wining 1 _ 0 in Nouakchott. Now the team will play at home against Mauritania this Sunday, and the Rabat game between Morocco and Rwanda if ended in a draw, to beat Mauritania will be to closing the wide gap between the two countries and Ethiopia. Rwanda leads the group with 9 points, while Morocco follows with 6 and Ethiopia with 3. Mauritania is at the bottom with no points in the group. Ethiopia Lose Again ( 9, June ) In front of 30000 home fans at Addis Ababa Stadium, the Ethiopian national team gave the chance in hand from leading 1 nil to a 2 _ 1 defeat to Rwanda. Ethiopia's number 10 Tafesse Tesfaye scored in the 43rd minute, only to keep the lead to 16 minutes. Tafesse was injured and substituted by the number 13 Solomon Kebede. Rwanda scored two goals in the 59th minute by Makasi Said Abed and in 78th minute by the captain Karekezi Olivier. After the end of the game there was a lot of protest in front of the main gate of the Addis Ababa Stadium and in different streets of the city, most of them pointing towards the new coach Abraham Tekle Haimanot. The mistakes clearly visible on the pitch were that the national team lacks creative players in the midfield. More over the role of the defensive and offensive midfielders was not clear, and the coach was not active to make changes and pick better players from his squad. The national team was playing long passes which was not the traditional way of Ethiopian football, and here giving a chance to the more physically fit team of Rwanda took possession easily. The Ethiopian National Team to host Rwanda for the African and World Cup Qualification. ( 7,June ) The national team will play against Rwanda this Sunday at home after a three to nil defeat in Rabat to Morocco. The coach Abraham T.Haimanot was being criticized for using the 4-3-3 formation in an away match against Morocco, but he had explained his formation was 4-3-2-1 when getting back home. Fikru Tefera, who had joined the team after wining the S.African League with Supersport United, will miss this home match against Rwanda because of a red card. St. George Crowned Again (25, May) The controversial 2008 season of the Ethiopian Millennium MIDROC Premier League ends with a decisive victory for the country's most successful FC St. George. In the last match day, the Addis Ababa Derby between Ethiopian Coffee and St. George, who had already become champions in two games in hand, was held in front of 30, 000 fans in the Addis Ababa Stadium. The match ended one _ one when Taffese Tesfaye ( Coffee ) and the Ghanaian Solomon Okumbe ( George ) scored the two goals. The Serbian Micho Srediyovich ( St. George ) was awarded 20,000 Ethiopian $ as Coach of the year, Taffese Tesfaye ( Coffee ) 25,000 _ Player of the year, and Salhadin Seid from St. george was the top scorer to earn 20 000. FIFA Decides For Ashebir ( 24, Feb ) The meeting held in Zurich had resolved that the rule of Dr. Ashebir W.Giyorgis should be returned, and FIFA and CAF had denied all the actions taken during the “ General Meetings, ” which had resolved the end of the Doctor’s administration. The road map send to the new federation from the two football governing bodies said that FIFA and CAF recognize Dr. Ashebir W.Giyorgis and the remaining members of the EFF Excecutive Committee as legitimate leaders of the EFF.FIFA and CAF convoke a EFF Extraordinary General Assembly to take place in Addis Ababa on 29th March 2008 with an agenda composed of one single item: “ motion of dismissal ” of the current Executive Committee, according to the EFF status, stipulating that this motion to be approved, has to be voted by secret ballot and supported by 2/3 of the valid votes cast by the voting official delegates. Ethiopian Football Federation Saked Dr. Ashebir (12, Jan) The general meeting of the EFF held in Sheraton Addis had declared the end of Dr. Ashebir's rule over Ethiopian Football and had assigned Ato Ahmed Yassin as a president. The meeting has named the advisory board headed by Dr. Sheik Mohamed Ali Alamudin. Jan.18 early, the new administration had informed the public that it had started official rule after the handover tooks place. In this occasion some of the previous officialls who already had declard their withdrawal from Dr.Ashebir's administration had participated, Ato Wodofa, Ato Araya and Ato Ashenafi are among them. Dr.Ashebir is currently in Ghana, to be part of the 2008 ACN viewers. Key Persons From The Ethiopian Football Federation Resigned ( 30, Dec. ) So important names like Ato Araya Tesfaye, the vice president of the federation, Ato Wrdofa and another official had resined early this mourning, and the totall number of the resigned officials of the EFF had reached 4, including ato Ashenafi, who was the public relation officer of the Federation. This had reassured all concerned bodies of the current situation happened in Ethiopian football that the regime of Dr. Ashebir W.giyorigis as a president of the Ethiopian Football Federation is already over. The " Run Away League " set by the departed clubs of the Ethiopian Premier League and the Premier League it self as they appear: ( 13, Nov ) Many of the country’s greatest clubs, including St. George FC, the 6 times champion of the Ethiopian Premier League and Ethiopian Coffee, which is supported by the vast majority of football fans in Addis Ababa, had disagreed with the administration of Dr. Ashebir W. Giyorgis, head of the Ethiopian Foot Ball Federation, and they had set their own “ Run Away League ”, while the federation had started the annual knock-out club’s competition. The Federation had conducted the competition in Addis Ababa Stadium while the departed clubs had undergone their knock out pre- season competition, named “ United Cup ” at Abebe Bikila Stadium. Not more than tens of spectacles had attended the games at Addis Ababa Stadium, while tens of thousands of football fans had attended the games held in Abebe Bikila Stadium. Many attempts to negotiate the two sides by different government and non government bodies had failed, so the two parties had continued their own actions. But the truth behind all this actions: Ethiopian Foot Ball is falling. The annual ranking of FIFA member countries had been announced some weeks ago, and Ethiopian had traveled back more than ten steps. It seems that the federation is some arrogant and non-critical, while the clubs are dependent on the wide fan base they already had. The Ethiopian Foot Ball Federation had held its “ General Meeting ” and Un welcomed by the Clubs’ Union ( 5,September ) <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #cc0066; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-