 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Ethiopia yakaita mutambo weNations Cup muna 1976, asi yakatadza kupinda mumakundano mana ekupedzisira, ichipedza iri pachinhanho chechitatu muboka, ichitevera Guinea neEgypt. Muna 1977, vakatamba neMauritius mumakwikwi e1978 African Cup of Nations. Mushure mekukunda 4-2 muunganidzwa, vaifanira kutamba neUganda. Mushure mekunge vakwikwidzana 00 mumutambo wekutanga, Uganda yakakunda mutambo wechipiri, 21, uye yakafambira mberi kuenda kumakwikwi ekupedzisira. Vakarasikirwawo ne 1980 African Cup of Nations. Kusvika muna 2013, Ethiopia yakapedzisira kupinda mumakwikwi aya muna 1982, ichitungamirirwa nemurairidzi Mengistu Worku, mutambi wenhabvu. Vakakundikana kupfuurira kupfuura muchikamu cheboka. 