Nigeria/Ethiopia: Eagles Result Still Excites Ethiopian Coach

21 July 2011

Coach of the national team, Tom Saintfiet says Ethiopia might not be immediately associated with football, but the country has massive potential to develop in the game.

The names of Olympic gold medal-winning athletes like Abebe Bikila, Haile Gebreselassie and Kenenisa Bekele might enjoy worldwide recognition and represent sporting success for the east African nation but the sport Ethiopians most passionately follow is the global game.

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