Ethiopia national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Ethiopia national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

22 October 2020 Friendly	Ethiopia	2–3	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Kebede 13' Tamene 41' (pen.)	Report	Kampamba 40' Kangwanda 87', 90+3'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

25 October 2020 Friendly	Ethiopia	1–3	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Kebede 87'	Report	Chabula 15', 37' Sikombe 25'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

13 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Niger	1–0	Ethiopia	Niamey, Niger
17:00 UTC+1	Oumarou 73'	Report		Stadium: Stade Général Seyni Kountché Referee: Hassen Corneh (Liberia)

17 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Ethiopia	3–0	Niger	Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Gebremichael 13' Mohammed 43' Kebede 70'	Report		Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)

2021

17 March 2021 Friendly	Ethiopia	4–0	Malawi	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Mohammed 16' Kebede 45' Dagnachew 57' Nassir 71'			Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

24 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Ethiopia	4–0	Madagascar	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Gebremichael 19' Kebede 34' Nassir 41' Bekele 86'	Report		Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

30 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Ivory Coast	3–1	Ethiopia	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
13:00 UTC+0	Boly 3' Kessié 19' (pen.) Kouassi 76'	Report	Kebede 74'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara Referee: Charles Bulu (Ghana)

3 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Ghana	1–0	Ethiopia	Cape Coast, Ghana
19:00 UTC+0	Wakaso 35'	Report		Stadium: Cape Coast Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,250 Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Ethiopia	1–0	Zimbabwe	Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
19:00 UTC+3	Tamene 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

9 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Ethiopia	1–3	South Africa	Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Kebede 67'	Report	Mokoena 45+1' Mvala 71' Makgopa 90+1'	Stadium: Bahir Dar Stadium Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	South Africa	1–0	Ethiopia	Johannesburg, South Africa
18:00 UTC+2	Kebede 11' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: FNB Stadium Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Ethiopia	1–1	Ghana	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Kebede 72'	Report	A. Ayew 22'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

14 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Zimbabwe	1–1	Ethiopia	Harare, Zimbabwe
15:00 UTC+2	Mahachi 39'	Report	Nassir 86'	Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

30 December 2021 Friendly

Sudan

2–3

Ethiopia

Cameroon

2022

9 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Ethiopia	0–1	Cape Verde	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Tavares 45+1'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Hélder Martins Rodrigues de Carvalho (Angola)

13 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Cameroon	4–1	Ethiopia	Yaoundé, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Toko Ekambi 8', 68' Aboubakar 53', 55'	Report	Hotessa 4'	Stadium: Olembe Stadium Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

17 January 2022 2021 AFCON	Burkina Faso	1–1	Ethiopia	Bafoussam, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Bayala 25'	Report	Kebede 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Kouekong Stadium Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

25 March 2022 Friendly	Comoros	2–1	Ethiopia	Moroni, Comoros
17:00 UTC+3	Mattoir 7' Mohamed 67'	Report	Dagnachew 79'	Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Nassir Salum (Tanzania)

28 May 2022 Friendly	Ethiopia	1–1	Lesotho	Adama, Ethiopia
	Bogale 61'	Report	Makha 20'	Stadium: Adama Stadium

30 May 2022 Friendly	Ethiopia	1–1	Lesotho	Adama, Ethiopia
				Stadium: Adama Stadium

5 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Malawi	2–1	Ethiopia	Lilongwe, Malawi
18:00 UTC+2	Mhango 10' (pen.), 34' (pen.)	Report	Nassir 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

9 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Ethiopia	2–0	Egypt	Lilongwe, Malawi
18:00 UTC+2	Hotessa 21' Bekele 39'	Report		Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

19 August 2022 Friendly	Ethiopia	1–0	Uganda	Adama, Ethiopia
15:00 UTC+3	Meleyo 90+3'			Stadium: Adama Stadium

21 August 2022 Friendly	Ethiopia	0–0	Uganda	Adama, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Adama Stadium

23 September 2022 Unofficial Friendly	Ethiopia	1–1	Sudan	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Bekele 31'	Report	Omer 63'	Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium

26 September 2022 Friendly	Ethiopia	2–2	Sudan	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Hotessa 19' Guegsa 41'	Report	El Shoaleh 21' Abdelrahman 77'	Stadium: Abebe Bikila Stadium Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

2023

14 January 2022 African Nations Championship	Ethiopia	0–0	Mozambique	Algiers, Algeria
14:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Vincentia Amédomé (Togo)

17 January 2022 African Nations Championship	Algeria	1–0	Ethiopia	Algiers, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1	Mahious 52'	Report		Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Attendance: 34,987 Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)

21 January 2022 African Nations Championship	Libya	3–1	Ethiopia	Annaba, Algeria
20:00 UTC+1	Abu Arqoub 44' Al-Abbasi 50' Saltou 78'	Report	Panom 39' (pen.)	Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

19 March Friendly	Ethiopia	1–0	Rwanda	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
9:00	Markneh 83'	Report		Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

24 March 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Guinea	2–0	Ethiopia	Casablanca, Morocco
20:30 UTC+0	Kamano 39' Bayo 73'	Report		Stadium: Stade Mohammed V Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

27 March 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Ethiopia	2–3	Guinea	Rabat, Morocco
19:00 UTC+0	Markneh 34' Jemma 90+5'	Report	Keïta 4' Moriba 42' Guilavogui 70'	Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

20 June 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Ethiopia	0–0	Malawi	Maputo, Mozambique
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

2 August Unofficial Friendly	Ethiopia	2–0	Guyana	Leesburg, Virginia, USA
19:00		Report		Stadium: Segra Field

8 September 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Egypt	1–0	Ethiopia	Cairo, Egypt
19:00 UTC+3	Fathi 37'	Report		Stadium: 30 June Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)

15 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Ethiopia	0–0	Sierra Leone	El Jadida, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Ethiopia	0–3	Burkina Faso	El Jadida, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Touré 69' B. Traoré 78' (pen.) Da. Ouattara 90'	Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium Attendance: 385 Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

2024

25 February Unofficial Friendly	Ethiopia	1–0	Uganda	Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
18:00 UTC−4	Biniam Ayten 69'			Stadium: Dire Dawa Stadium

21 March Friendly	Ethiopia	1–2	Lesotho	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Yohannes 48'		Motebang 34' Moerane 43'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

24 March Friendly	Ethiopia	2–1	Lesotho	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Gugesa 51' Markneh 61'		Fothoane 32'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Guinea-Bissau	0–0	Ethiopia	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
16:00 UTC+0		Report		Stadium: Estádio 24 de Setembro Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Djibouti	1–1	Ethiopia	El Jadida, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1	Dadzie 29'	Report	Wondimu 31'	Stadium: Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

4 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Tanzania	0–0	Ethiopia	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

9 September 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Ethiopia	0–2	DR Congo	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
22:00 UTC+3		Report	Bongonda 62' Mayele 76'	Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

12 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Guinea	4–1	Ethiopia	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
16:00 UTC+0	Guirassy 18' (pen.), 37', 45+2' Cissé 48'	Report	Markneh 53'	Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Referee: Clément Kpan (Ivory Coast)

15 October 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Ethiopia	0–3	Guinea	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC+0		Report	Guirassy 16', 23' (pen.) Touré 19'	Stadium: Alassane Ouattara Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

16 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	Ethiopia	0–2	Tanzania	Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00 UTC+1			Msuva 15' Salum 31'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

19 November 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	DR Congo	1–2	Ethiopia	Kinshasa, DR Congo
16:00 UTC+1	Batubinsika 90+2'	Report	Desta 36' Nasir 90+6'	Stadium: Stade des Martyrs

22 December 2024 African Nations Championship qualification	Ethiopia	0–2	Sudan	Benghazi, Libya
16:00 UTC+2		Report	Muzmel 7' Musa Kanti 90+6'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

25 December 2024 African Nations Championship qualification	Sudan	2–1	Ethiopia	Benghazi, Libya
16:00 UTC+2	Musa Kanti 16' Abdelrahman 69'	Report	Bekele 63'	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

2025

21 March 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification	Ethiopia	0–2	Egypt	Casablanca, Morocco
21:00 UTC+1			Salah 31' Zizo 40'	Stadium: Larbi Zaouli Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)