Ethiopia’s dream faces Ghana test

Ethiopia’s dream of reaching the U-20 AFCON Zambia 2017, for the first time since 2001, will be tested on Sunday when they entertain Ghana in a Second Round first leg clash in Addis Ababa.

Head coach of the Ethiopians, Girma Habteyohannis is upbeat about registering a positive result when his side takes on the highly rated Black Satellites.

“We have seen some match highlights of our opponent’s game. We gave our players a chance to think about what they should do when they face the Ghanaians. We have prepared well psychologically. Likewise, the fans will for sure turn up to support us and my boys will use the support as a motivation to beat Ghana,” claimed Habteyohannis.

The Junior Walias will be without midfielder Biniam Belay due to injury, but Habteyohannis remains convinced in the squad he has assembled.

“We were forced to drop some players …

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