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Yohannes ‘Jay’ Balcha

Tesfaye Getnet
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Name: Yohannes ‘Jay’ Balcha

Education: Master’s in Housing and Sustainable Development

Company name: Jay Graphics PLC

Title: Digital painter, Graphics designer and General Manager

Founded in: 2012

What it does: Makes affordable digital painting and printing services

HQ: 2nd floor, Hager building

Number of employees: 1

Startup Capital:   15,000  birr

Current capital:  Growing

Reasons for starting the business: Passion for creating digital painting

Biggest strength: Being creative

Biggest perks of Ownership: Time flexibility

Plan: Be the go to company for all digital painting needs

Biggest challenge: Digital painting is a new concept and informing people about it

First career: Architect

Most interested in  meeting: Barack Obama

Most admired person: My father

Stress reducer: Watching movies and series

Favorite past-time: Watching movies and series

Favorite book: “Do the work” by Steven Pressfield

Favorite destination:  New York

Favorite automobile: Tesla Model 3

Lucy out of Awcon 2018 Ghana Cup final

Michael Samson
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After a very disappointing 3-2 loss at home to Algeria the Ethiopian National Women’s team was kicked out of the Total African Women’s Cup of Nations Final.
“We missed some chances and the early goals sent us into disarray and frustration. Otherwise I am happy with my team’s performance,” the coach of Lucy Selam Zeray remarked.
They had a goal disadvantage from losing the first game 3-1. However, they thought playing in front of an enthusiastic crowd or the Algerian side playing conservative might help them. However this was not the case and Lucy was denied a return to the cup final for the fifth time. It took only 18 minutes for hard working striker Naima Bouhani to send Lucy to total confusion and frustration. For Lucy their few goal scoring chances from Losa Aberra were denied by Algerian goalie Kahina Takenent. Then the visitors doubled their lead thanks to Fatima Sekauane’s header at the stroke of the break.
When they came back from the dressing room Lucy played hard but French based Meriam Benlazzar hammered in the final nail following the rebound from Bouhani’s low drive.
Unleashing a powerful low drive from twenty meters, Loza gave a life line to the home side at the 63rd minute then headed in the second from Tigist Zewde’s low cross. Despite the late efforts from Lucy, the game ended in a 3-2 victory to the Algerians who booked a flight to Ghana in a 6-3 aggregate victory. “Ethiopians are playing good football but we were here to win and secure a fifth appearance in the Cup final. I really admired the fans and there is the potential for women’s football to flourish,” suggested the happily smiling Algerian Head Coach.

Giorgis, AbaJifar appear title favorites

Michael Samson
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With four games  to go, defending champions Saint George appear to be in pole position to retain the Premier League title for a record fifth time in a row.
Gebremedin Haile and company have a relatively favorable remaining schedule. If they stay focused and composed the title should be theirs.
Saint George’s next two matches are at home against city rival Dedebit, who has played poorly lately and relegation threatened Wolayta Dicha. Then they have an away match against title contender Adama and then they end their season against visiting Hawassa.
Saint George has a strong championship winning mentality, a squad with lots of experience so it looks like the title is theirs to lose.
Though AbaJifar does not have much experience winning championships, they have some things in their favor. They do not have a strong schedule remaining. They play two games at home. They face bottom of the table Woldya and then Dedebit. Afterwards they travel to Wolayta Dicha followed by the finale against strong side Adama at home.
Abajifar could emerge as a surprise champion. The brilliancy of Okiki Afolabi and the much talked about team spirit are additional advantages Abajifar has.
With two strong away fixtures against Hawassa and Fasil and another two tricky home fixtures against relegation threatened Diredawa and title contender Mekele, Ethiopia Bunna has an outside if not impossible chance of winning the title for the  second time in its history.
Strong outfit Mekele entertains humble side Mekelakya and Ethio-Electric, which is in a relegation nightmare then faces Sidam Bunna away followed by the season closing showdown in Addis Ababa against popular Ethiopia Bunna. With an optional tactical approach and diehard team spirit Mekele has two things going for it but they lack a title winning mentality.
Adama has two home and away fixtures left; against relegation threatened Arbaminch and Welwalo-Adigrat and title contenders Saint George and Jimma AbaJifar home and away, This hard schedule means Adama is in need of extra energy to go all the way.

First place still up for grabs as EPL winds down

Michael Samson
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Five teams including 5th place Adama are in a title collision course while eight sides are in a desperate struggle to run away from the drop zone. New comers Jimma AbaJifar are leading the furious title contention while the other eleven teams follow; including high spenders Woldya who sit rock bottom of the league table.
Saint George has 14 league titles but never an East African Club championship, now they have a legitimate shot for another Premier League title.
Some media outlets suggest that the close title race is a reflection of a strong league season. But the truth is that the parity is due to mediocrity as none of the 16 teams managed to emerge dominant because they are all inconsistent. It appears that no one wants to win the title this year.
Unbeaten Gor Mahia of neighboring Kenya is leading the 18 side league with 37 points from 11 wins four draws plus 21 goals while bottom of the table Wazito has just 20 points from 19 matches. Nzoia Sugar’s Elvis Rupla is leading the top scorer sheet with 11 goals from 15 matches. Sudanese top league group “A” leader Al-Hilal Omdurman finished top of group “A” with 42 points from 16 matches while runner-up Hilal Obayed is eleven points behind. Al-Merreikh tops group “B” with 34 points where as Al-Ahli Atbara is camping bottom of the table with 11 points. APR of Rwanda leads the league with 51 points and 27 goals from 25 matches and down in the table Miroplast has collected only 17 points.
The above record shows that even with the help of a number of foreign players the Ethiopian Premier League season is full of less competent teams and no team has emerged as a dominate force. One can conclude that Ethiopian Premier League plays at a lower level compared with neighboring East African Leagues.

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