Ethiopia Coach Names Two Foreign-Based Players To Face Ghana

New Ethiopia coach Ashenafi Bekele has named two foreign-based players in his provisional 29-man squad to face Ghana next month in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. He chose Shemeles Bekele of Petrojet and Oumed Okuri of El Entag El Harby. 

Other new members to the squad include; Abdurahman Mubarak (Fasil Ketema), Ame Mohammed (Jimma Aba Bunna) and right back Awet GebreMikael (Electric). Experienced stars Getaneh Kebede, Gatoch Panom, Jemal Tassew, Salahdin Said and Abel Mamo have been retained.

Full squad

Goalkeepers: Abel Mamo (Mekelakeya), Jemal Tassew (Jimma Aba Bunna), Lealem Birhanu (Sidama Bunna), Teklemariam Shanko (Addis Ababa Ketema)

Defenders: Asechalew Tamene (Kidus Giorgis), Abdulkerim Mohammed, Ahmed Reshid (Ethiopia Bunna), Seyoum Tesfaye (Dedebit), Tesfaye Bekele, Mujib Kassim (Adama Ketema), Aneteneh Tesfaye (Sidama Bunna), Awot Gebremikael (Ethio-Electric), Addis Tesfaye (Mekelakeya)

Midfielders: Natnael Zeleke, Menetesnot Adane (Kidus Giorgis), Biruk Kalbore (Adama Ketema), Ephrem Ashamo,Shemekit Gugesa (Dedebit), Gatoch Panom (Ethiopia Bunna), Tadele Mengesha (ArbaMinch Ketema),Mulualem Mesfin (Sidama Bunna), Gadissa Mebrate (Hawassa Ketema), Shemeles Bekele (Petrojet/Egypt)

Forwards: Getaneh Kebede (Dedebit), Salahdin Said (Kidus Giorgis), Addis Gidey (Sidama Bunna), Ame Mohammed(Jimma Aba Bunna), Abdulrahman Mubarak (Fasil Ketema), Oumed Okuri (El-Entag El-Harby/Egypt)