Ethiopia national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ethiopia women's national under-20 football team.

Ethiopia U-20

Nickname	ዋልያዎቹ (The Walia Ibex)
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Home stadium	Addis Ababa Stadium
First colours Second colours
First international
Ethiopia 0–2 Kenya   (8 August 1978)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	7 (first in 1979 )
Best result	Fourth place (1993, 2001)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2001 )
Best result	Group stage (2001)

Ethiopian national under-20 football team, also known as Ethiopia Under-20 or Ethiopia U20 (Amharic:ከ 20 ዓመት በታች የወንዶች እግር ኳስ ብሔራዊ ቡድን), represents Ethiopia in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The current coach is Atinafu Alemu ^[1]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group stage	3	0	0	3	4	8
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
2027	To be determined
Total	1/25	3	0	0	3	4	8

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship. ^[2]
• Match dates: 28 October – 11 November 2022
• Caps and goals correct as of: 5 November 2022, after the match against Uganda

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Daniel Yisseha	19	0	0	Ethiopian Insurance
22	1 GK	Wubeshet Chilalo	19	2	0	Defence Force
2	2 DF	Yisak Keno	20	2	0	Unknown
4	2 DF	Eyob Samuel	19	2	0	Defence Force
5	2 DF	Butaka Shamena	19	2	0	Arba Minch City
12	2 DF	Yodahe Dawit	19	2	0	Defence Force
19	2 DF	Abdi Wabela	20	0	0	Adama City
6	3 MF	Yerosen Samson	16	2	0	Ethiopia Sport Academy
13	3 MF	Mustgb Bedru	20	0	0	Unknown
14	3 MF	Mukerem Reshid	19	0	0	Ethio Electric
15	3 MF	Yared Bruk	18	1	0	Unknown
16	3 MF	Yitagesu Tariku	19	1	0	Unknown
8	3 MF	Fuad Abdella	20	2	0	Saint George
18	3 MF	Abubeker Shamil	19	2	0	Arba Minch City
21	3 MF	Wegene Gezahegn	19	2	0	Ethiopian Insurance
7	4 FW	Yosef Tarekegn	19	1	1	Adama City
9	4 FW	Tegenu Teshome	18	1	0	Saint George
10	4 FW	Kedir Ali	18	2	2	Ethiopian Coffee
11	4 FW	Amanuel Admasu	18	2	0	Ethiopian Coffee
20	4 FW	Zelalem Abate	19	2	0	Wolaitta Dicha

Honours

• CECAFA U-20 Championship:
  • Winners (3): 1995, 1996, 2005

References

1. Niger 2019 | Ethiopia Faceoff Burundi in U-20 Qualifier, April 01, 2018.
2. "Ethiopia U20 - Team Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 November 2022.