Ethiopian Banks SC defeats Eth.Coffee 1-0 in City Cup

Addis Ababa – Ethiopian Banks SC defeated Ethiopian Coffee 1-0 and EEPCo squeezed by Harar Beer with a 2-1 victory here today in the 5th edition of the Addis Ababa City Cup.

The tournament got underway yesterday with defending champions St. George beating Defence Force 2-1 and Dedebit FC blanketing Weha Serawoch (Water Works) 2-0.

The tournament was created as a pre-season competition to allow teams in the capital to test their strength and work on their weaknesses. Harar Brewery is once again invited as a guest team

Eight teams drawn in two groups will compete for first place prize money.
Group 1:  Ethiopia Coffee, EEPCO, Ethiopian Banks and Harar Beer.
 Group 2:  Saint George, Dedebit FC, Defence and Weha Serawoch, a lower division team representing the Department of Water Works).

Addis Ababa City Cup to kick off on Saturday
By Markos Berhanu

Addis Ababa – The Addis Ababa City Cup will kick off this Saturday with EEPCo taking on Harar Brewery and Ethiopian Coffee facing Ethiopian Banks.

The tournament will continue on Sunday, where defending champions St. George will clash with Defence and Ethiopian Premier League Runner-up Dedebit FC will have an easier task with lower-division team Weha Serawoch (Dept. of Water Works).

St. George defeated Ethiopian Insurance 2-0 to clinch last year’s trophy, and ace striker Salhadin Said was crowned Top Scorer of the tournament with 4 goals. Ethiopian Coffee finished third with a 2-0 win over Harar Brewery.

Although the tournament is reserved for Addis Ababa-based clubs, Harar Brewery is once again invited to take part in this year’s tournament.

Eight teams drawn in two groups will compete for the 30,000 Birr first place prize money.
Group 1:  Ethiopia Coffee, EEPCO, Ethiopian Banks and Harar Beer.
 Group 2:  Saint George, Dedebit FC, Defence and Weha Serowoch
 
Schedule
Saturday October 2nd
EEPCO Vs Harar Beer
Eth.  Coffee Vs Banks
 
Sunday October 3rd
Dedebit Vs Weha Serawoch
Saint George Vs Defence
 
Prize Money:
1st Place – 30,000 Birr
2nd Place: 20,000 Birr
3rd Place: 10,000 Birr

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Ethiopia's Saint George appoint Dossena

Addis Ababa, August 30 (WIC) - Ethiopian league champions Saint George have announced the appointment of Italian FIFA World Cup™ winner Giuseppe Dossena as coach on a two-year contract.

Dossena, who has coached Ghana and served as assistant to Cesare Maldini during Paraguay's 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign, signed the agreement with club president Abenet Gebremeskel on Saturday, team manager Daniel Kassa told AFP.
  
Saint George, the country's oldest and most successful football club, are reigning champions of Ethiopia's 18-team Premier League and have been crowned champions seven times this decade.

  The 52-year-old Dossena will be tasked with turning around the team's fortunes at continental level, where they have failed to sparkle despite their dominance in the domestic league.   Dossena is Saint George's fourth foreign coach in recent years, a period during which the club have invested heavily on players and infrastructure, including a new stadium earlier this year.   A veteran of spells with Sampdoria, Udinese and Bologna in Italy's Serie A, Dossena won 38 caps for Italy, and was a member of the 1982 FIFA World Cup winning squad.