
Ethiopia vs Djibouti, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 19': Goal! Ethiopia 1, Djibouti 0. Bereket Desta (Ethiopia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 34': Goal! Ethiopia 2, Djibouti 0. Abubeker Nasir (Ethiopia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bereket Desta.
- 37': Goal! Ethiopia 3, Djibouti 0. Abubeker Nasir (Ethiopia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulkerim Worku.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Ethiopia 3, Djibouti 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ethiopia 3, Djibouti 0.
- 51': Goal! Ethiopia 3, Djibouti 1. Samuel Akinbinu (Djibouti) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 52': Goal! Ethiopia 4, Djibouti 1. Bereket Desta (Ethiopia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulkerim Worku.
- 57': Ali Farada (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Ethiopia 5, Djibouti 1. Abubeker Nasir (Ethiopia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 59': Substitution, Djibouti. Mahdi Mahabeh replaces Gabriel Dadzie.
- 59': Substitution, Djibouti. Yabe Siad replaces Hamza Idleh.
- 62': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Omar replaces Doualeh Elabeh.
- 62': Substitution, Djibouti. Ahmed Zakaria replaces Ali Farada.
- 65': Substitution, Ethiopia. Ahmed Hussien replaces Abubeker Nasir.
- 65': Substitution, Ethiopia. Chernet Gugsa replaces Mohammed Abera.
- 70': Goal! Ethiopia 6, Djibouti 1. Bereket Desta (Ethiopia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 76': Habtamu Tekeste (Ethiopia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Ethiopia. Biruk Markos replaces Bereket Waza.
- 78': Substitution, Ethiopia. Wogene Gezahegn replaces Abdulkerim Worku.
- 79': Substitution, Djibouti. Moussa Wais replaces Samuel Akinbinu.
- 82': Yabe Siad (Djibouti) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Ethiopia. Ahmed Rashid replaces Asrat Tonjo.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ethiopia 6, Djibouti 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ethiopia 6, Djibouti 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi
Location: El Jadida, Morocco
Attendance: 100
WCQ - CAF Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | 8 | +14 | 20 |
2 | Burkina Faso | 8 | +12 | 15 |
3 | Sierra Leone | 8 | +2 | 12 |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 0 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Ethiopia (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Abubeker Nura (GK) |
3 | Ramkel James |
6 | Habtamu Tekeste ![]() |
15 | Aschalew Tamene |
12 | Mohammed Abera |
21 | Asrat Tonjo |
20 | Bereket Waza |
19 | Yared Moges |
7 | Bereket Desta |
10 | Abubeker Nasser |
11 | Abdulkarim Worku |
Djibouti (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Sulait Luyima (GK) |
6 | Moustapha Abdi Osman |
20 | Yonis Kireh |
5 | Abdi Idleh Hamza |
23 | Ibrahim Mohamed |
18 | Ali Youssouf Farada ![]() |
13 | Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh |
10 | Warsama Hassan |
19 | Mouad Mahamed |
3 | Gabriel Dadzie |
17 | Samuel Akinbinu |
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