# Ethiopia women's national football team

The Ethiopia women's national football team (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሴቶች ብሔራዊ እግር ኳስ ቡድን) represents Ethiopia in international women's football. They are overseen by the Ethiopian Football Federation. As of 9 June 2023, they are ranked 124th in the world.

## Team image
### Nicknames

They are popularly known as "Lucy" in reference to the Australopithecus fossil.

## Overall competitive record

| Competition | Stage | Opponent | Result | Position | Scorers |
| 2002 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Swaziland | Walkover | | |
| 2002 African Championship qualifiers | Second round | Uganda | 2–0 2–2 | | |
| 2002 African Championship | First stage | Nigeria Mali Ghana | 0–3 2–2 0–3 | 4 / 4 | 0 Endegene-Leme 2 0 |
| 2003 All-Africa Games | First stage | Cameroon Zimbabwe Nigeria | 0–3 0–4 0–7 | 4 / 4 | |
| 2004 African Championship qualifiers | Second round | Malawi | 4–0 5–0 | | Ware 4, Feleke 3, Bekele, Semira |
| 2004 African Championship | First stage | Zimbabwe Ghana South Africa | 1–1 1–2 2–1 | 2 / 4 | ? Yassin Melaku, Ware |
| 2004 African Championship | Semifinals | Nigeria | 0–4 | | |
| 2004 African Championship | Third place | Ghana | 0–0 (PSO: 5–6) | | |
| 2006 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Zimbabwe | Withdrew | | |
| 2007 All-Africa Games | First stage | Nigeria South Africa | 0–3 1–3 | 3 / 3 | 0 Feleke |
| 2010 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Tanzania | 1–3 1–1 | | Ware, Yassin |
| 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Second round | DR Congo | 0–0 3–0 | | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Third round | Ghana | 1–0 1–2 | | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Final round | South Africa | 0–3 1–1 | | |
| 2012 African Championship qualifiers | First round | Egypt | 2–4 4–0 | | Biza 3, Abaa, Bekele, Ware |
| 2012 African Championship qualifiers | Second round | Tanzania | 2–1 1–0 | | Aboye, Bekele, ? |
| 2012 African Championship | First stage | Ivory Coast Nigeria Cameroon | 0–5 0–3 0–0 | 4 / 4 | |
| 2014 African Championship qualifiers | First round | South Sudan | Walkover | | |
| 2014 African Championship qualifiers | Second round | Ghana | 0–2 0–3 | | |

## Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### 2025
## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

As of October 2021
| Position | Name | Ref. |
| Head coach | Yosef Gebrewold | |

### Manager history

* Abrham Haimanot
* Meseret Manne (2016–2017)
* Selam Zeray (????–2021)
* Birhanu Gizaw (2021–2022)
* Frew Hailegbrael( 2022–2024)
* Yosef Gebrewold(2024-)

## Players
### Current squad

The following is the Provisional called up for the 2026 WAFCON qualifying First round named on 1 February 2025.
* Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1GK | Tarikua Bargena | (1996-08-11) 11 August 1996 (age 28) | CBE |
| 1GK | Betelhem Yohannes | | Hawassa |
| 1GK | Roman Ambaye | | Diredawa |
| 2DF | Hasabe Muso | (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28) | CBE |
| 2DF | Tarikuwa Debiso | (2002-02-17) 17 February 2002 (age 23) | CBE |
| 2DF | Tigist Adane | | Hawassa |
| 2DF | Tsehaynesh Julla | | Hawassa |
| 2DF | Etsegenet Bizuneh | | Ethio Electric |
| 2DF | Birke Amare | | Mechal |
| 2DF | Mahider Bayeh | | Arbaminch |
| 2DF | Tsega Nigussie | | Hawassa |
| 3MF | Emebet Adisu | (2001-07-28) 28 July 2001 (age 23) | CBE |
| 3MF | Senayt Bogale | (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) | CBE |
| 3MF | Tsion Feyera | | Mechal |
| 3MF | Meadin Sahilu | | Hawassa |
| 3MF | Betelhem Mentelo | | Mechal |
| 3MF | Etsegenet Girma | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) | Hawassa |
| 3MF | Mesay Temesgen | (2004-09-12) 12 September 2004 (age 20) | CBE |
| 3MF | Birtukan Gebrekirstos | (1988-11-30) 30 November 1988 (age 36) | CBE |
| 3MF | Zufan Defersha | | Ethio Electric |
| 3MF | Simegn Mihrete | | Arbaminch |
| 4FW | Loza Abera (Captain) | (1997-10-02) 2 October 1997 (age 27) | DC Power |
| 4FW | Senaf Wakuma | (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) | CBE |
| 4FW | Aregash Kalsa | (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21) | Yanga Princess |
| 4FW | Emush Daniel | | Hawassa |
| 4FW | Ariet Odong | | Yanga Princess |
| 4FW | Mirkat Feleke | | Arbaminch |
| 4FW | Nigist Bekele | (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20) | CBE |
| 4FW | Mahlet Mitiku | | Ethio Electric |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to an Ethiopia squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |

### Previous squads
#### Africa Women Cup of Nations

* 2012 African Women's Championship squad

#### CECAFA Women's Championship

* 2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads

## Records

* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Africa Women Cup of Nations

Africa Women Cup of Nations record :
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1991-1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006-2008 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid | Cancelled due to covid |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 3/12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 |

### African Games

African Games record :
| Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 2007 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1986 |
| 2016 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 2018 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | Groupe Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 |
| Total | 3/5 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 36 | 18 | 18 |

## Honours
### Regional

* CECAFA Women's Championship