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Highlights and goals of the match
Key moments
- 9:08 PM ETGoal
- 6:51 PM ET90+4 MINUTES | GAME OVER
- 6:42 PM ETYellow card · Minutes
- 6:37 PM ETYellow card · Minutes
- 6:31 PM ETGoal · Ethiopia 6-1
- 6:19 PM ETGoal · Ethiopia 5-1
- 6:12 PM ETGoal by Bereket Desta · 4-1
- 6:10 PM ETGoal · Djibouti 3-1
- 6:04 PM ETSECOND HALF STARTS
- 5:48 PM ET45+2 MINUTES | FIRST HALF ENDS
- 5:40 PM ETGoal · Ethiopia 3-0
- 5:37 PM ETGoal · Ethiopia 2-0
- 5:22 PM ETGoal · Ethiopia 1-0
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90+4 MINUTES | GAME OVER
Great victory for the Ethiopian national team over the Djibouti team that did very little throughout the match to compete with an Ethiopia that overpowered them from start to finish.
Ethiopia 6-1 Djibouti
90 MINUTES
Four minutes of extra time will be played at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi where it seems there will be no more excitement in this easy win for the Ethiopian national soccer team that climbs to fourth place in Group A.
84 MINUTES | SUBSTITUTION
Last substitution for Ethiopia national team.
IN:
Ahmed Reshid
OUT:
Asrat Tonjo
Defender for midfielder to keep the score in favor of the home team.
82 MINUTES | YELLOW CARD
Third yellow card of the match, second for Djibouti. Defender Yabe Siad is cautioned for a foul in the defensive half.
So far we have 12 fouls for Ethiopia and 11 for Djibouti.
77 MINUTES | SUBSTITUTIONS
Third and fourth substitutions for the Ethiopian national team.
IN:
Wogene Gezahegn
Markos Biruk
OUT:
Abdulkerim Worku
Bereket Waza
Positional substitutions for an Ethiopia side that is managing a doomed match.
76 MINUTES | YELLOW CARD
Second yellow card of the match, first for Ethiopia. Midfielder Habtamu Tekeste is cautioned for cutting off a promising Djibouti attack.
73 MINUTES
Djibouti's second goal almost came! Great lobbed shot from outside the box by Mouad Mahamed but the home goalkeeper Abubeker Nuri made a great save in the air.
69 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopiaaa! Bereket Desta also scores a hat-trick from the penalty spot, again fooling the visiting goalkeeper. The home team beats Yubuti.
Ethiopia 6-1 Yubuti
68 MINUTES
ANOTHER PENALTY KICK FOR THE NATIONAL TEAM OF ETHIOPIA! Bereket Desta is brought down inside the box on the right side for a clear shirt grab by defender Ibrahim Mohamed.
65 MINUTES | SUBSTITUTIONS
First two substitutions for the Ethiopian national team.
IN:
Chernet Gugsa
Ahmed Hussein
OUT:
Mohammed Abera
Abubeker Nassir
The scorer of the night Abubeker Nassir retires with a hat-trick for Ethiopia Bunna.
62 MINUTES | SUBSTITUTIONS
Third and fourth substitutions for the Djibouti national team.
IN:
Abdulmalik Zakaria
Ahmed Omar
OUT:
Ali Youssouf Farada
Doualeh Mahamoud Elabeh
Two substitution windows spent in two minutes for the away team.
60 MINUTES | SUBSTITUTIONS
First two substitutions of the match, for Djibouti.
IN:
Yabe Siad
Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
OUT:
Abdi Idleh Hamza
Gabriel Dadzie
Positional substitutions to freshen up the visiting team.
58 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopia! The match is more than settled for the Ethiopian national team, Abubeker Nassir scores a hat-trick from the penalty spot, completely fooling the visiting goalkeeper.
Ethiopia 5-1 Djibouti
56 MINUTES
PENALTY FOR ETHIOPIA! South African referee Luxolo Badi gives Ethiopia a penalty for a late tackle by Ali Youssouf Farada inside the box on Abubeker Nassir and he is shown the yellow card.
52 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopiaaa! The Djibouti team dreamed of a miracle, but once again Bereket Desta scored with an assist from Abdulkerim Worku to extend the lead.
Ethiopia 4-1 Djibouti
50 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Djiboutiiii! Against all odds and with very little soccer on the Moroccan night, the Djibouti team thanks to Samuel Akinbinu scores the goal of the discount for his team.
Ethiopia 3-1 Djibouti
SECOND HALF STARTS
The last 45 minutes have already begun in this comfortable partial victory of the Ethiopian national team over the Djibouti national team at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the city of El Jadida in Morocco.
45+2 MINUTES | FIRST HALF ENDS
Easy and comfortable partial victory for the Ethiopian national team that in few options was able to take advantage of them and take a wide advantage on the scoreboard for the second half.
Ethiopia 3-0 Djibouti
45 MINUTES
Two minutes of added time will be played in this partial victory of Ethiopia over the Djibouti team at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the city of El Jadida in Morocco.
42 MINUTES
An easy match for the Ethiopian national team, which did not have to work hard to take a large partial victory by halftime. So far the figure of the match is undoubtedly Bereket Desta.
37 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopiaaaa! In less than five minutes, the home side put the scoreboard to bed and beat a Djibouti team that did little or nothing to get into the match. Repeating the same sequence of the second goal, Bereket Desta's assist and Abubeker Nassir's goal.
Ethiopia 3-0 Djibouti
33 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopiaaaa! Great goal for the home team, Bereket Desta's assist with a pass over the visiting defense and Abubeker Nassir finished with the ball in the air over the goalkeeper.
Ethiopia 2-0 Djibouti
28 MINUTES
Ethiopia is handling the ball the most but the Djibouti team has come closest to the goal after the goal.
Possession of the ball 54-46 in favor of Ethiopia.
5 total corner kicks, all for Djibouti.
23 MINUTES
Djibouti almost equalized! A great free kick by Warsama Hassan from the left flank sends the ball near the right post of the home goal but goalkeeper Abubeker Nuri manages to get to the shot first and send it to the corner kick.
18 MINUTES | GOAAAL!
GOAAAAAAAAAAAL for Ethiopiaaa! Great individual play by Abdulkerim Worku who shot with his left foot, bounced off a defender and Bereket Desta arrived to capture the rebound and shot down the goalkeeper's goal impossible to save.
Ethiopia 1-0 Djibouti
17 MINUTES
The Djibouti team approaches the opponent's area and gets the first corner kick of the match in their favor. So far they have had 35% possession of the ball but have no shots in the offensive zone.
11 MINUTES
Ethiopia missed it! Great personal play by Bereket Desta who started from the right flank, was positioned on the left flank and shot across but the ball went wide of the left post of the visitors' goal.
6 MINUTES
In the beginning of the match it is the Ethiopian team who manages the possession of the ball, however neither team has managed to generate attacking plays. So far a match of two teams with similarities.
GAME STARTS
The ball is already rolling at the Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi in the city of El Jadida in Morocco between the Ethiopian national soccer team and the Djibouti national soccer team in this match for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.
Refeering team
This will be the South African refereeing team for the match between Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Referee: Luxolo Badi
Assistant 1: Kgara Mokoena
Assistant 2: Jerson Emiliano Santos
Fourth official: Noris Aaron Godfr Arissol
The teams take the field
The Ethiopian and Djibouti teams are taking the field and we are ready to bring you all the information from El Jadida in Morocco.
We are getting ready for the ceremonial anthems of both countries.
How the visitors arrived
This was the arrival of the locals
Djibouti substitutes
1 - Omar Mohamed Mahamoud
12 - Said Youssouf
14 - Yabe Siad
2 - Aboubaker Abdi
15 - Ahmed Zakaria
7 - Maarouf Abass
16 - Sadik Aden
8 - Ahemdini Gohar
11 - Mahdi Mahabeh
9 - Moussa Wais
21 - Ahmed Omar
12 - Said Youssouf
14 - Yabe Siad
2 - Aboubaker Abdi
15 - Ahmed Zakaria
7 - Maarouf Abass
16 - Sadik Aden
8 - Ahemdini Gohar
11 - Mahdi Mahabeh
9 - Moussa Wais
21 - Ahmed Omar
Djibouti starting line-up
Ethiopia substitutes
22 - Seid Habtamu
23 - Biniam Genetu
5 - Amanuel Terfa
4 - Frezer Kassa
13 - Ahmed Reshid
14 - Birhanu Bekele
2 - Woldeamanuel Getu
18 - Wogene Gezahegn
17 - Chernet Gugsa
16 - Biruk Markos
9 - Ahmed Hussien
23 - Biniam Genetu
5 - Amanuel Terfa
4 - Frezer Kassa
13 - Ahmed Reshid
14 - Birhanu Bekele
2 - Woldeamanuel Getu
18 - Wogene Gezahegn
17 - Chernet Gugsa
16 - Biruk Markos
9 - Ahmed Hussien
Ethiopia starting line-up
Djibouti last five games
03/21: Burkina Faso 4-1 Djibouti (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
01/11/2024: Rwanda 3-0 Djibouti (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
10/27/2024: Djibouti 1-0 Rwanda (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
09/06/2024: Djibouti 1-1 Ethiopia (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
05/06/2024: Sierra Leone 2-1 Djibouti (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
01/11/2024: Rwanda 3-0 Djibouti (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
10/27/2024: Djibouti 1-0 Rwanda (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
09/06/2024: Djibouti 1-1 Ethiopia (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
05/06/2024: Sierra Leone 2-1 Djibouti (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
Ethiopia last five games
03/21: Ethiopia 0-2 Egypt (2026 World Cup Qualifiers)
12/25/2024: Sudan 2-1 Ethiopia (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
12/22/2024: Ethiopia 0-2 Sudan (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
11/19/2024: DR Congo 1-2 Ethiopia (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
11/16/2024: Ethiopia 0-2 Tanzania (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
12/25/2024: Sudan 2-1 Ethiopia (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
12/22/2024: Ethiopia 0-2 Sudan (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
11/19/2024: DR Congo 1-2 Ethiopia (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
11/16/2024: Ethiopia 0-2 Tanzania (African Cup of Nations Qualifiers)
Matchday!
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Welcome back to VAVEL.com's coverage of the African World Cup Qualifiers 2026: Ethiopia vs Djibouti live updates!
My name is Miguel Niño and I will be your host for this match from the balmy night of El Jadida, Morocco.
