# Ethiopia national under-20 football team

Ethiopian national under-20 football team, also known as Ethiopia Under-20 or Ethiopia U20 (Amharic:ከ 20 ዓመት በታች የወንዶች እግር ኳስ ብሔራዊ ቡድን), represents Ethiopia in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Ethiopia. The current coach is Atinafu Alemu

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D$^1$ | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1979 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1981 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1983 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1985 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1987 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2017 | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 1/23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
$^1$Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

## Current squad

* The following players were called up for the 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship.
* Match dates: 28 October – 11 November 2022
* Caps and goals correct as of: 5 November 2022, after the match against Uganda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Daniel Yisseha | 19 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopian Insurance |
| 22 | 1GK | Wubeshet Chilalo | 19 | 2 | 0 | Defence Force |
| 2 | 2DF | Yisak Keno | 20 | 2 | 0 | Unknown |
| 4 | 2DF | Eyob Samuel | 19 | 2 | 0 | Defence Force |
| 5 | 2DF | Butaka Shamena | 19 | 2 | 0 | Arba Minch City |
| 12 | 2DF | Yodahe Dawit | 19 | 2 | 0 | Defence Force |
| 19 | 2DF | Abdi Wabela | 20 | 0 | 0 | Adama City |
| 6 | 3MF | Yerosen Samson | 16 | 2 | 0 | Ethiopia Sport Academy |
| 13 | 3MF | Mustgb Bedru | 20 | 0 | 0 | Unknown |
| 14 | 3MF | Mukerem Reshid | 19 | 0 | 0 | Ethio Electric |
| 15 | 3MF | Yared Bruk | 18 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 16 | 3MF | Yitagesu Tariku | 19 | 1 | 0 | Unknown |
| 8 | 3MF | Fuad Abdella | 20 | 2 | 0 | Saint George |
| 18 | 3MF | Abubeker Shamil | 19 | 2 | 0 | Arba Minch City |
| 21 | 3MF | Wegene Gezahegn | 19 | 2 | 0 | Ethiopian Insurance |
| 7 | 4FW | Yosef Tarekegn | 19 | 1 | 1 | Adama City |
| 9 | 4FW | Tegenu Teshome | 18 | 1 | 0 | Saint George |
| 10 | 4FW | Kedir Ali | 18 | 2 | 2 | Ethiopian Coffee |
| 11 | 4FW | Amanuel Admasu | 18 | 2 | 0 | Ethiopian Coffee |
| 20 | 4FW | Zelalem Abate | 19 | 2 | 0 | Wolaitta Dicha |

## Honours

* CECAFA U-20 Championship:
** Winners (3): 1995, 1996, 2005