Alemseged Efrem

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Alemseged Efrem
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-11-19) 19 November 1970 (age 53) [1]
Place of birth Eritrea
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Eritrea [2]
Managerial career
2015– Eritrea

Alemseged Efrem (born 19 November 1970) is an Eritrean football coach who is in charge of the Eritrea national football team as of 2015.

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Despite being intransigent that his team were going to win opposing Botswana in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match, [3] Efrem's side lost 2-0 and 3-1 to the Zebras;however, he and 10 players solicited political asylum in Botswana, claiming they were in danger by returning to their homeland but not elucidating why. [4]

The Eritrean coach revealed that he was striving to select emerging young players and Eritrean expatriate footballers in Europe for the national roster in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. FIFA.com
  2. 1 2 "Post Independence's Enviable Eritrean Footballers |". Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. "#FIFA2018: Eritrea Ready to Shake Off the Zebras". TesfaNews. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. "Coach of Eritrea's National Football Team and 10 Players Seek Asylum in Botswana". Zegabi. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. "Eritrean National Football Team – All eyes on Red Sea Camels! | ኤርትራ- ቻት.ኮም". www.eritrea-chat.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.