Sunday, November 30, 2025

Getaneh Kebede joined premier league title aspiring Fasil Ketema

The one man army who saved Wolkite Ketema from horrific relegation Getaneh Kebede joined premier league title aspiring Fasil Ketema in a two year contract.
More than two dozen years in the premier league and still going strong Getaneh Kebede is considered one of the recent time great strikers of Ethiopian Football.
The 31 year old played for Debub Police and Dedebit before his move to South African where he played for South African top tier sides Bidvest and Pretoria University.
He returned home to lead Kidus Giorgis to a premier league followed by two challenging seasons with relegation struggler Wolkite Ketema.
The two time Ethiopian premier league top scorer of the season Getaneh played a major role in saving Wolkite from relegation banging 18 precious goals along with six assists.
115 goals in 165 premier league matches plus 16 goals in 27 outings for South African team’s, the legendary goal machine is hailed as national hero helping Ethiopia back to African Cup of Nations after 31 years absence.
Getaneh scored 33 goals in his 66 matches for the national team.
Though the amount of the transfer money is not yet official, insiders disclosed that the striker is to collect UpTo 5 million Birr for two years contract.
Despite being past his prime, Getaneh is still a player who could make a difference thus Fasil is sure to profit from this much talked about signing.
Getanehs move took many by sheer surprise for Fasil’s new boss Wubetu Abate was blamed for the strikers uncermonies retirement from the national team where he served more than a decade.

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