The stadium hosted group matches of the 2015 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup. The stadium hosted the Ethopian National team's 2017 AFCON qualifier against Seychelles in September 2016 after being given approval from CAF. The stadium hosted Wolaitta Dicha's victory over Egyptian side Zamalek (2-1) in the first leg of the preliminary round of the 2018 CAF Confederations Cup. In 2018, the stadium hosted a 2019 AFCON qualifier played between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. In April 2018, the stadium hosted a rally for the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in which crowd of 60,000 people attended.