El Jadida, Morocco — Ethiopia don show skill for their match against Djibouti on March 21, 2025, for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. With strong performance, Ethiopia collect three important points as dem win the match 1-0.
The match take place for Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, wey fit 15,000 spectators. From start, na Ethiopia wey manage ball possession while Djibouti struggle to make impact.
Abdulkerim Worku wey be Ethiopia player, shine for di match as in burst through Djibouti defense. E shoot from left foot but e rebound off defender. Bereket Desta come quickly collect di rebound and shoot wey leave Djibouti goalkeeper, Abubeker Nuri, no chance. E be like say di goal wey bereket score don change di momentum of di match.
“We suppose don score more goals, but the defense for Djibouti try to block us,” Desta talk after di match. “We dey happy for di win, but we need to improve.”
In their quest to equalize, Djibouti get one free kick from Warsama Hassan wey almost level di game with a shot wey brush past di post. Nuri, di Ethiopian goalkeeper, maintain composure to deny am. Djibouti manage collect corner kicks, but dem no fit make am count.
As di match progress, DJibouti dey struggle with possession, wey dem only manage about 35%. “Our strategy be to break through, but dem dey defend well. We no fit create clear chances,” coach of Djibouti, Mohamed Meraneh Hassan, admit after di match.
Di first half end with Nigeria leading, and di second half see more chances from both sides. Ethiopia try to widen di gap but dem miss some chances to extend di lead. Fans remain optimistic for more goals but dem no see any more as di match finish.
Di players of both teams don enter back after di half-time and get plenty energy, but dem still dey face difficulty to break di opponent’s defense.
Both teams don gree say dem need to step up as di qualifiers go on, especially since both of dem don struggle for points in di ongoing competition. “We get everything to play for,” Gebremedhin Haile, di coach of di Ethiopian team, emphasize.
With dis win, Ethiopia move to di higher position for di group, while Djibouti dey last for di table. Dem go need to work extra hard as dem dey face future games to still believe in chance for di World Cup.
“This game show us say teamwork go carry us far,” Addis Ababa fan, Tesfaye, talk. “We dey look forward to di next match to collect more points.”
The next game go be key for both teams as dem try to secure qualification to di 2026 World Cup. As di qualifiers dey unfold, every point dey matter.
