Four matches to go to the Ethiopian premiere league season climax, the championship title turned out to be a two horse race between top tier new comers Ethiopia NegedBank and the veteran side Mechal. The Purple Shirts are leading the league roaster five points clear of second place Mechal.
Though it is a bit bizarre to understand how come a newly promoted team could claim the coveted championship trophy, these days it became a common trait to Ethiopian football for in less than ten years two clubs namely Jimma AbaJifar and Mekele SebaEnderta won the title in the very first season of their respective promotion and an irony there for the national team and Medin FC head Coach Gebremedin Haile was the boss in both teams.
If NegedBank won the title against all odds, it becomes the third team to share the history shelf and all credit to Head Coach Beselot Lulseged who managed the storm to guide the team to a miraculous success.
On the other side the second oldest team in the country that go along many success stories Mechal appears ready for its first ever premier league title. Five points behind the league leaders and four wins and one draw in the last five matches, Machal is the only side that could deny the new comers their first ever premier league championship title. Shadow man Abraham Mebratu from behind and Coach Gebrekristos Birara in the front, Machal have its own destiny in its hand that is winning all the remaining four matches while waiting cross handed praying for NegedBank’s slip down. Baherdar is third in the table but since it is 11 points behind with four matches remaining, it already appears out of title contention.
Attacking midfielder Kenan Markneh, play maker Shimeles Bekele and target man Menyelu Wondemu in their best form, Mechal could win all the remaining fixtures against Fasil, Adama, Wolayta and Diredawa.
Unbeaten in the past five consecutive matches and leading the table with five points clear, NegedBank’s remaining adversaries are Kidus Giorgis, Baherdar, Shashemene and Ethiopia Medin. Could any one of them manage a major upsets is the million Birr question. The 2024 EPL coveted trophy appears to be already in NegedBank’s bag. Â
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