Ethiopian national team former Coach Ashenafi Bekele left Adama Kenema to join Hadiya Hossana the side that had been bottom of the league table when the season was suspended due to Covid19 pandemic. Ashenafi is said to reach Hossana with a long shopping list of players as the team needs an overhaul change to bring it back in to competitive level.
Following the arrival of one of the country’s most travelled coaches, the Southern Region side is expected to be the destination of a huge influx of new players including foreigners with years of experience in Ethiopian Football. Saving Wolayta-Dicha from relegation in his brief stay with the team in 2019, Ashenafi moved to Adama Kenema for his second spell until his contract came to an end at the end of June this year.
Although his brief second spell with Adama was not that impressive for the team was ninth in the table with 22 points, the former Banks, Mekelakeya, Sidama Bunna and Wolayta-Dicha Coach is said to amass a firsthand experience with struggling teams thus Hossana will benefit from that.
Ashenafi took over from notorious Tsegaye K/Mariam who served only a month in to his six months tenure before the season was suspended.
Ashenafi joined Hadiya-Hossana in one year contract
Mike Tyson to fight Roy Jones Jr on 12th September
Tyson, the former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, will fight Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept. 12, entitled the “Frontline Battle.” The match will be a pay-per-view event hosted by social media platform Triller, the company announced. According to a person familiar with the terms, Triller paid north of $50 million for exclusive streaming rights for the exhibition. The person spoke to CNBC on condition of remaining anonymous as financial details of the fight were not public.
Leading up to the fight, Triller will create a 10-part docuseries that will feature exclusive footage of the fighters leading up to the match, releasing two episodes per week. And the event will “include significant undercard matches as well as iconic musical performances to be announced in the coming weeks,” the company said in a statement.
Tyson, 54, finished his career with 50 wins, including 44 knockouts. He last fought Kevin McBride on June 11, 2005 in a loss. He became the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at age 20, holding WBA, WBC and IBF titles throughout his career. The former champion also announced the launch of Legends Only League, a new sports venture, which he called in a statement a “dream of mine to create, build, and honor athletes.”
Jones, 51, retired in 2018 after finishing his pro boxing career with 66 wins, including 47 knockouts. Jones held titles as a middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.
Triller, a video-editing app that’s gaining popularity in the music industry, is looking to gain more brand awareness with Tyson’s fight as it competes with TikTok, who’s parent owner ByteDance is valued at roughly $110 billion.
Zeray, Fasil: handed a two year contract extension
Despite no news from Ethiopian Football Federation about how and when the premier league new season starting date, top tier clubs have already started renewing contracts with coaches as well as players. Emerging soccer power Sidama Bunna and Bahirdar Kenema are the latest to renew contracts to their respective coaches.
Newly groomed Sidama Region football club Sidama Bunna handed a two year lucrative contract to Zeray Mulu. The hardworking, humble and friendly personality, Zeray is considered a miracle performer at Sidama building a side capable of strong title contention in the past two seasons. Taking over since 2018 midseason Zeray helped Sidama finish third in 2019 and fourth this year when the season suspended due to Covid19. “We have so many home works before the start of the season including signing additional fire powers plus rebuilding our defense line to stay strong in the title contention” Zeray told reporters.
A remarkable first season including unbeaten homerun at Bahirdar Kenema, Fasil Tekalegn is handed a two years contract extension. Fasil Tekalegn who started his coaching carrier at Saint George Youth team took his first job as assistant at the senior team as well as the national side. Learning the ropes under five different foreign coaches Fasil’s solo mission at “The Blue’s” turned out a success story thus a two years contract along with a green light to sign additional fire powers for the coming season. Eight wins, three draws and six defeats Bahirdar was fifth on the league table before the Premier League was suspended in March.
