Ethiopia national team head coach Wubetu Abate has named his squad that will represent the country at the 2021 African Cup of Nations that will be staged in Cameroon from 9th January.The Walias are the only East African nation that will be gracing the biannual tourney in West Africa and have begun preparations for the tournament early enough. Ethiopia have been pooled in group A alongside, Cameroon, Cape Verde and Burkina Faso. Their opening match is against Cape Verde on 9th January.The team is set to leave for Cameroon on Sunday 26th December for a two-week training camp before the tournament commences.Abate has released his squad ahead of departure with the team almost wholly consisting of players laying their trade in the Ethiopian league. The only foreign-based players in the team are; JS Kabylie striker Mujib Kassim and Shimeles Bekele who plays for Misr Lel-Makkasa in the Egyptian League. The other 23 players play at home.🇪🇹 Ethiopia with their final squad for AFCONJS Kabylie’s Mujib Kassim the star player of the show, with all but Shemes Bekele plying their trade domestically.[@KYoftahe] pic.twitter.com/4CEc05VUwL— African Insider (@African_Insider) December 22, 2021 Ethiopia AFCON squadGoalkeepers: Fasil Gebremichael (Bahir Dar Ketema), Teklemariam Shanko (Sidama Bunna), Jemal Tassew (Adama Ketema)Defenders: Menaf Awol (Bahir Dar Kenema), Yared Bayeh (Fasil Kenema), Manot Debebe, Suleiman Hamid (both St George), Aschalew Tamene (Fasil Kenema), Asrat Tunjo (Ethiopian Bunna), Ramadan Yesuf (Wolkite Kenema), Desta Yohannes (Adama Kenema)Midfielders: Fitsum Alemu (Bahir Dar Ketema), Shimeles Bekele (El Gouna), Bezabeh Meleyou (Fasil Kenema), Mesud Mohammed (Jimma Aba Jifar), Gatoch Panom (St George), Firew Solomon (Sidama Bunna), Amanuel Yohannes (Ethiopian Bunna)Forwards: Amanuel Gebremichael (St George), Shimeket Guggsa (Fasil Kenema), Dawa Hottesa (Adama Kenema), Mujib Kassim (JS Kabylie), Getaneh Kebede (Wolkite Kenema), Abubeker Nasser (Ethiopian Bunna), Mesfin Tafesse (Awassa Kenema)
