FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Ethiopia vs Djibouti, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CAF, Group Stage

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Ethiopia
  • 19': Bereket Desta
  • 34': Abubeker Nasser
  • 37': Abubeker Nasser
  • 52': Bereket Desta
  • 58': Abubeker Nasser (P)
  • 70': Bereket Desta (P)
FT
6 - 1
Djibouti
  • 51': Samuel Akinbinu

About

Ethiopia are hosting Djibouti at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, El Jadida, Morocco, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF.

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

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CAF

Venue: Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi
Location: El Jadida, Morocco
Attendance: 100

WCQ - CAF Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Egypt 10 +18 26
2 Burkina Faso 10 +15 21
3 Sierra Leone 10 +2 15
4 Guinea-Bissau 10 -2 10
Full Table

Line-Ups

ETH Ethiopia (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Abubeker Nura (GK)
3 Ramkel James
6 Habtamu Tekeste Yellow Card
15 Aschalew Tamene
12 Mohammed Abera
21 Asrat Tonjo
20 Bereket Waza
19 Yared Moges
7 Bereket Desta
10 Abubeker Nasser
11 Abdulkarim Worku
Ethiopia Substitutes:
Ahmed Rashid, Ahmed Hussien, Biniam Genetu, Frezer Kasa, Bruk Markos, Woldeamanueal Getu, Birhanu Bekele, Chernet Gugsa, Amanuel Terfa, Seid Habtamu, Wogene Gezahegn, Amanuel Yohannes.

DJI 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 Yellow Card
13 Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh
10 Warsama Hassan
19 Mouad Mahamed
3 Gabriel Dadzie
17 Samuel Akinbinu
Djibouti Substitutes:
Maarouf Abass, Mouktar Youssouf Said, Ahemdini Gohar, Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh, Yabe Siad, Sadik Aden, Omar Mahamoud, Moussa Wais, Ahmed Omar, Aboubaker Abdi, Ahmed Zakaria.

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