Eritrea

BBC SPORT | Football | African | 2008 Nations Cup Group 6

After an uneventful first half, the game burst into life in the 60th minute, when Eritrea drew first blood after a steady build-up of Eritrean pressure had breached Kenya’s defence. .. .. The game marked the return after a nine-month drug ban for Angola leftback Yamba Asha, whose suspension sidelined him from both the Nations Cup and World Cup finals. .. .. The second 45 minutes never reached the heights of the first half as both sides struggled to get behind the opposition defence. .. .. World Cup finalists Angola scored a comfortable 2-0 away win over Swaziland at the start of their 2008 campaign. .. .. But five minutes later, the Harambe Stars were back on level terms through experienced midfielder Robert Mambo. .. .. Eritrea humiliated Kenya in their own backyard en route to winning only their third ever international. .. .. Using the bulk of their World Cup squad, Angola picked up three points after goals from Jamba and Loco. .. .. Amaro scored his first goal in the 27th minute and

Shimangu Yednekatchew

National Football Teams - Forum

Gomes, Fernandez P –> ‘Dady’ Fernandes Gomes, Eduardo – forward (13-aug-1981) .. ..Kamata, Pedro should be omitted from the list as he never played for Congo DR (was just contacted).. .. Borges, Vitor –> ‘Moreno’ Borges, Vitor – midfielder (29 nov 1980) .. .. Brito ‘Pu’, Pedro = Bubista – midfielder ———–> MERGE THEM ! .. .. Barros, Jose = Ze Piguista – defender ———> MERGE THEM ! .. ..Monteiro, Jose –> ‘Veiga’ Monteiro, Jose - goalkeeper .. .. ‘Ze Rui’ Da Veiga, Jose – forward (16-sep-1982) .. ..Fesehaye, Yonas Bihon = Fesehaye Binyam ——> MERGE THEM ! .. .. 2004-2005 : Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) 22 games, 3 goals .. .. 2005-2006 : Estoril Praia (Portugal) 14 games, 5 goals .. .. 2004-2005 : FC Barreirense (Portugal) 29 games, 1 goal .. .. 2002-2003 : SCU Torreense (Portugal) 13 games, 0 goals .. .. 1998 : Sewe Sport de San Pedro (C?´te d’Ivoire) .. .. 2003 : CS La Mancha Pointe

Yonas Bihon Binyam Fesehaye

ChicChero Stadium

Asmara

National Stadium

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ChicChero Stadium

Asmara

Adulis

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ChicChero Stadium

Asmara

Red Sea

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ChicChero Stadium

Asmara

Hinsit

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ChicChero Stadium

Asmara

Medalawi Megbi

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National Stadium

Asmara

Adulis

Asmara

Red Sea

Asmara

Hinsit

Asmara

Medalawi Megbi

Asmara

• Abdul Saleh Suleman
• Abel Aferworki
• Aklilu Haile
• Amanuel Neguse
• Berhane Aregay
• Daniel Zerom
• Dawit Weldeghebriel
• Efrem Dawit
• Elias Ali Abubeker
• Elias Debesa
• Eritrea stubs
• Football in Eritrea
• Frezghi Berhe
• Ghirmai Shineshi
• Haile Goitom
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea_national_football_team
• Kibrom Tesfaab
• Mana Mebrahtu
• Medhanie Aghada
• Natnael Mesfun
• Shimangu Yednekatchew
• Suleman Mohamed
• Tedros Negash
• Tenese Gay
• Yohanas Gebremichael
• Yonas Bihon Binyam Fesehaye
• Yosief Tzerezghi
• Zewengel Embaye

General Information

• Eritrea FIFA Trigramme: ERI
• Eritrea Country: Eritrea
• Eritrea Country (official name): Hagere Ertra
• Eritrea Continent: Africa
• Eritrea Capital: Asmara
• Eritrea Major cities: Massawa, Aseb
• Eritrea Currency: Nakfa
• Eritrea Official languages: Tigrinya, Arabic
• Eritrea Motto: Not known

Geographic Information

• Eritrea Surface area: 121,320 km²
• Eritrea Highest point: Soira 3,018 m.
• Eritrea Neighbouring countries: Djibouti, Ethiopia,
  Sudan
• Eritrea Neighbouring seas and oceans: Red Sea

Population

• Eritrea Population (in millions): 4.36
• Eritrea GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 740
• Eritrea Density (inhabitants per km2): 35.96
• Eritrea Average age (in years): 17.6
• Eritrea Life expectancy at birth (in years): 53.18

Internet

• Eritrea Internet code: .er
• Eritrea Number of internet users: 10,000 (2002)