Coach Mesai Teferi became the interim head coach of the Ethiopian national team (Waliya)

👉 Ethiopia will play against Eritrea in the qualifying game

The Executive Committee of the Ethiopian Football Federation has decided to conduct the Ethiopian national team’s African Nations Cup qualifiers under the leadership of coach Mesai Teferi as the interim head coach.

Coach Mesai Teferi has served as the deputy coach of the Ethiopian national team for the past 12 months.

It was announced that Ethiopia will play the return match against Eritrea in Juba, South Sudan.

It is also said that he will lead the selection process of Chan Matarya as the interim head coach of the Ethiopian national team, including the matches against Eritrea.

Thus, the return match between the two countries will take place on October 21, 2017 and October 24, 2017, according to the information of the Ethiopian Football Federation.