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Tigist Assefa shatters Berlin Marathon Course Record
Addis Ababa, September 25, 2022 (FBC) – Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia defied the odds with a shocking victory at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:15:37 to obliterate the course record by almost three minutes. The run is the third-fastest women’s marathon ever, and, most astonishingly, a personal best of nearly 20 minutes.
The 28-year-old was a…
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Ethiopian athletes storm Sydney Marathon
Addis Ababa, September 18, 2022 (FBC) - Ethiopian athletes took the 2022 Blackmore Sydney Marathon race by storm, as Tigist Girma won the Women’s marathon followed by her compatriot, Letebrhan Haylay, who took second spot, while Chalu Deso…
Fasil Kenema FC goes through to the next round of CAF Confederation Cup qualifier
Addis Ababa, September 16, 2022 (FBC) - Fasil Kenema Football Club have gone through to the next preliminary round of the 2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation cup.
Fasil Kenema FC, last season’s Ethiopian premier league runners-up,…
EFF extends contract of national football team head coach
Addis Ababa, September 15, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has extended the contract of national football team head coach, Wubetu Abate, for two more years.
He took over the national men’s football team in 2020 and has…
Instructor Abraham Mebratu appointed as FIFA’s technical expert
Addis Ababa, September 13, 2022 (FBC) - Abraham Mebratu, Confederation of African Football (CAF) elite instructor and head coach of Bahir Dar City Football Club, has been appointed as FIFA's the new technical expert.
Instructor Abraham's…
St. George beats Al-Hilal in CAF CL preliminary qualifying round
Addis Ababa, September 11, 2022 (FBC) - The reigning Ethiopian Premier League champions, St. George Football Club, defeated Sudan's Al-Hilal 2-1 in the first leg preliminary qualifying round match of the 2022/23 CAF Champions League.
St.…
Chelsea sacked manager Thomas Tuchel with immediate effect
Addis Ababa, September 07, 2022 (FBC) - Chelsea have sacked Thomas Tuchel following last night's 1-0 Champions League defeat to Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb.
The club's new owners have opted to make a change at the top after a stuttering…