the last round of qualification, Ethiopia again won on the away goals rule after a 5–5 draw in aggregate score against Sudan. This qualified Ethiopia to the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 31 years. 2014 World Cup qualification With a 5–0 aggregate victory over Somalia, Ethiopia joined South Africa, Botswana and Central African Republic (CAR) in Group A. Ethiopia drew 1–1 with South Africa away from home and beat CAR at home 2–0 to top the group after the first two games. They beat Botswana twice, 1–0 on 22 March 2013 at home in Addis Ababa and 2–1 on 7 June in Botswana. However, the 7 June win was later awarded to Botswana by a score of 3–0 after it was discovered that Ethiopia fielded an ineligible player. Still, they beat South Africa 2–1 at home on 16 June and secured Ethiopian advancement to the third round after beating CAR away in their final match, which was considered as a historic achievement for the country. The team eventually was eliminated by Nigeria with two defeats in the Third Round, though it remains as the best performance ever by Ethiopia in any World Cup qualification. Results and fixtures 2021 2022 2023 Coaching history Caretaker manager are listed in italics. Edward Virvilis (1950–1954) Georg Braun (1954–1956) Jiří Starosta (1959) Slavko Milošević (1961) Ydnekatchew Tessema (1961–1962) Slavko Milošević (1962) Ydnekatchew Tessema (1963) Ferenc Szűcs (1968–1969) Luciano Vassalo (1969–1970) Adamu Alemu (1970) Peter Schnittger (1974–1976) Mengistu Worku (1977–1978) Mengistu Worku (1980–1982) Tilahun Tesfaye (1984) Mengistu Worku (1987) Klaus Ebbighausen (1987–1989) Kassahun Teka (1992–1993) Gebregiorgis Getahun (1993) Kassahun Teka (1994–1995) Seyoum Abate (1996) Oko Idiba (1997) Kassahun Teka (1997) Seyoum Abate (1998–2000) Asrat Haile (2001) Jochen Figge (2002–2003) Asrat Haile (2003) Seyoum Kebede (2003–2004) Asrat Haile (2004) Sewnet Bishaw (2004–2006) Seyoum Abate (2006) Diego Garzitto (2006–2007) Tesfaye Fetene (2007) Tsegaye Desta (2007) Abraham Teklehaymanot (2008–2010) Iffy Onuora (2010–2011) Tom Saintfiet (2011) Sewnet Bishaw (2011–2014) Mariano Barreto (2014–2015) Yohannes Sahle (2015–2016) Gebremedhin Haile (2016) Ashenafi Bekele (2017) Abraham Mebratu (2018–2020) Wubetu Abate (2020–present) Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Lesotho on May 28 and 31, and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Malawi and Egypt on 2 and 9 June 2022 respectively. Caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2022, after the match against Egypt. Records Players in bold are