Although most results for the 23rd fixtures turned out to be breathtaking including Electric’s 4-3 shocker over Dedebit FC, Mekele away victory over strong home side Adama stood taller. The defending champions are back to a historic place of the league’s top spot while Ethiopia Bunna crushed visitors Woldya in a home-away-from-home Sebeta Stadium.
At Adama, an amazing defensive display went along with a surprising counter attack as Yohannes Sahle broke Adama’s two year unbeaten home record on Tuesday. Yared Kebed and rising star Ammanuel G/ Meskel twice were on the score sheet and Mekele is a point down from joint league leaders Jimma AbaJifar and Saint George with each having40 points but Mekele with one match at hand.
After a 1-0 home win over visitors Welwalo-Wdigrat, reigning champions Saint George are back on top rubbing shoulders with Jimma AbaJifar but for goal differences. Umme Mohammed’s first half volley gave “The Horse Riders” the winning goal thus for the first time this season on top of the table. Jimma AbaJIfar missed a golden home chance sharing a point with visitors Arbaminch. Though still on top of the table with goal differences many considered this as the worst recent performance of title aspiring Jimma AbaJifar.
Abubaker Naser, Samuel Sanumi and Adamu Mohammed’s goal gave Ethiopia Bunna a crushing 3-0 away victory over Woldya. The win meant “The Brown Shirts” are closing the gap at top of the table just four points below with 36 points. Losers Woldya are bottom of the table with twenty points.
Seventh in the table with 33 points Hawassa won at home 2-0 over visitors Fasil while 12th with 25 points Direda waclinched a 1-0 home victory over visiting Mekelakya.
St. George, Mekele, Ethiopia Bunna close in
Electoral Committee announces Presidential candidates
The controversial Ethiopian Football Federation electoral committee announced a three candidate short list that is legible for the coming Presidential election. Three would be candidates Engineer Tsedeke Yehune from Addis Ababa, Engineer Chol Bel from Gambela and Ato Tesfaye Kahesay of Tigray have cancelled out of the race.
Fearless to stand in front of the football faithful public that he let down in his four year term, Ato Juneidin Basha is the front runner for a second term. Critics were taken by shocking surprise when Diredawa endorsed Ato Juneidin who as the President of the federation responsible for everything that went wrong from Players’ discipline to inferior referees, poor organization and the downslide of the country’s football.
The former Vice President also in the eyes of the critics had done nothing significant except raising finance for the 31st African Nations Cup final Ethiopia’s participation is a Presidential candidate from Amhara. Ato TekaAsfaw. He is considered the one that might challenge Juneidin in the Presidential election. “Teka’s chance is slim for Juneidin can better exploit the bureaucracy,” suggested a critic.
According to the critics’ suggestion Ato Essayas Jira from Oromia has little chance to seize the Presidential seat since he was almost an unknown figure before the current election turmoil started some eight months before. “It is the devil’s alternate,” remarked one critic.
The young and energetic former Ethiopia Bunna executive Tesfaye Kahesay was cancelled off the list following the Tigray region’s withdrawal of its endorsement while Engineer Chol was pushed off the election for submitting the necessary documents fifteen minutes past the deadline. “All of a sudden fifteen minutes became more important than the agenda at hand. Imagine a document to be thrown out for arriving from Gambelia 15 minutes late. It is a huge foul,” Engineer Chol told reporters.
Addis Ababa’s Presidential candidate Engineer Tsedeke Yehune owner of the successful Flint Stone Homes Real estate company who finances a number of sport activities was rejected for currently being the Chess Federation President because the procedure forbids an individual to serve in two federations. It now became a standing joke that the electoral committee does not love engineers for they might be denied a chance to join engineering college while young.
The appeal committee will hear a complaint from Gambela and Addis Ababa, but regardless the Fifa/Caf final election date is set for 3rd June 2018.
High voltage Electric burns out Dedebit in a 4-3 thriller
Relegation threatened Ethio-Electric came out victorious in a seven goal thrilling theater at Addis Ababa stadium on Tuesday. “We are heavily burdened to save Electric which has more than half a century experience producing lots of great players for the national side,” man of the match Ghanaian KalushaAlhasen told reporters after the much deserved dream victory.
Critically in danger of relegation 14th place Ethio-Electric was considered the underdog for in poor form Dedebit in search of a turning point to the title race regained the service of head coach NegussieDesta after a three month suspension.
Though “The Blues” took control of the first twenty minutes, the determined Electric turned out in to high voltage to burn out the unsuspecting Dedebit in a seven goal thriller that ended with a 4-3 score line.
Kalusha opened the score sheet 23 minutes into the first round but with two successive goals in less than twenty minutes Dedebit returned to the dressing room with a 2-1 lead thanks to Abel Yalew and Abel Endale.
Back in to the second half and the muddy field it was all about Electric taking full command of the match sending number of attacks followed by the important equalizer from team skipper Addis Negash four minutes in to second half. Then the rest become history as Electric clinches the three points from the title contenders.
Fahmi Girma Wassie
Name: Fahmi Girma Wassie
Education: BSC in Architecture MSC in Construction Management
Company name: Black Studio Architecture and Interiors
Title: General Manager
Founded in: 2016
What it does: We do architectural designs, interior design and finishing construction
HQ: Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Number of employees: 6
Startup Capital: 200,000 birr
Current capital: Growing
Reasons for starting the business: Passion for design and I wanted to make a contribution to building design.
Biggest strength: Speed and on time delivery
Biggest perks of Ownership: Free time and having the chance to build a great company
Plan: To become one of the leading design and building firms in Africa
Biggest challenge: Office management and finance
First career: Teaching
Most interested in meeting: Dr Abiy Ahmed
Most admired person: My mother
Stress reducer: Motorcycles, racing cars , off road dirt bike riding and travelling
Favorite past-time: Maintaining a car and motorcycle
Favorite book: The Fountain Head by Ayn Rand
Favorite destination: Dubai
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