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Ethiopia’s Wubetu Abate hopes to power team of veterans to a CAN renaissance

Footballing glory has evaded Ethiopia ever since they won the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) on home soil in 1962. But after a sparkling run of form in the qualifiers, manager Wubetu Abate is determined to gift them a renaissance as they head to this year’s tournament in Cameroon.

Ethiopia’s fortunes spent a long time in the doldrums after winning the 1962 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil: They went more than three decades without qualifying until CAN-2013, where they failed to get out…

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Added by Kalioa8 on January 6, 2022 at 3:20am — No Comments

Senegal’s Sadio Mané: From childhood rebel to football superstar

Liverpool winger Sadio Mané is one of the most lethal attackers playing today – a big draw for football fans as they tune in to the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), where he will act as Senegal’s playmaker. A crucial component in Mané’s meteoric rise was Génération Foot, a Senegalese club that has been central to making the national team a powerhouse of African football.

Sadio Mané became the first Senegalese player to win the Premier League in Liverpool’s astonishing 2019-20 title…

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Added by Kalioa8 on December 29, 2021 at 3:27am — No Comments

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