Ethiopia Name 39-Player Provisional Squad for 2027 AFCON Qualifiers

Ethiopia's head coach Yohannes Sahle has named a 39-player provisional squad for the country's opening two matches in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers in September.

The squad includes six players from Ethiopia's U-20 national team camp. Preparations for the matches are scheduled to begin on Saturday, August 15, with Ethiopia set to face Sudan and Senegal in their first two Group J fixtures. Ethiopia has been drawn in Group J alongside Senegal, Sudan and Mozambique.

Ethiopia Provisional Squad

• Goalkeepers: Abubeker Nura (Ethiopia Coffee), Firew Getahun (Dire Dawa City), Seid Hattamu (Hawassa City), Tinsae Markos (Sidama Buna U-20).
• Defenders: Degifie Alemu (Sidama Buna), Yared Bayeh (Sidama Buna), Ramkel James (Ethiopia Coffee), Samuel Yohannes (Adama City), Henok Adugna (Sheger City), Girum Hagos (Mechal), Rohobot Solalo (Negele Arsi), Abduselam Yesouf (Ethiopia Coffee), Tsegaab Gizaw (Hadiya Hossana), Netsanet G/Medhin (Welwalo A-U), Amanuel Terfu (Mechal), Yared Yemane (Ethio Electric).
• Midfielders: Habtamu Tekeste (Ethiopia Coffee), Gatuoach Panom (Al-Fahaheel / Kuwait), Habtamu Gulilat (Saint George), Bereket Wolde (Negele Arsi), Dawit Tefera (Negele Arsi), Binyam Belay (Hawassa City), Kenean Markineh (Al-Arabi / Kuwait).
• Forwards: Mesfin Taffese (Sidama Buna), Abel Yalew (Sidama Buna), Natnael Daniel (CBE), Binyam Fikru (Sheger City), Fitsum Tilahun (Saint George), Tamirat Iyasu (Fasil Kenema), Dawa Hottessa (Adama City), Chernet Gugsa (Mechal), Birhanu Bekele (Sidama Buna), Eyob Gebremariam (Ethio Electric).
• From U-20 National Camp: Dawit Kassaw (Sheger City), Binyam Abrha (Sheger City), Amir Misbah (Saint George), Chernet Ufaysa (Wolaita Dicha), Biruk Eylachew (Ethio Electric), Kidus Dawit (CBE).