Ethiopia reached CHAN 2023 qualification final round

A five-nil aggregate demolition over neighboring South Sudan, Ethiopian national senior side glides in to the next qualification round against Rwanda. The aggregate winner of the two legs showdown will book a place in CHAN 7th edition to be held in Algeria in the first month of the New Year.
Though the first leg showdown indeed in a goal less draw and some started yawning about the result, Wubetu Abate’s best eleven showed their merciless performance in Tanzania crushing South Sudan in to 5-0 defeat. Two first goals through Remedan Yusuf and Amanuel G/Michael followed by another two from Mesoud Mohammed and Yigezu Bogale and an own goal by defender Peter Mecer, Ethiopia reached for the final qualification two-leg fixture against Rwanda.
Forming a strong attacking partnership with Dawa Hutesa and Amanuel G/Michael in replacement of the two foreign based players Shimeles Bekele (Egypt) and Abubeker Naser (South Africa), Wubetu once again proved his slow yet steady progress in forming a long term national side.
The championship that is reserved for home based players only is considered the continent’s second biggest football tournament that brings together 24 nations including the host Algeria.
CHAN 2023 was originally scheduled to be played from 19 to 1 August 2022. Nonetheless, CAF rescheduled it to January 2023, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Morocco defeated Mali in the final of the 2021 edition In the final of the 2021 edition staged in Cameroon.