Ethiopian International defender Walid Atta has joined the Walia Ibex training camp ahead of their crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles over the weekend.

Walid Atta who plies his trade for Turkish club Genclerbirligi is buoyant Ethiopia will emerge victorious as he heaped praise on coach Yohannes Sahle record since taking over.

“I am happy to be going back to Ethiopia to join my team mates its always a wonderful moment playing for your national team.I am happy with my current form and I would like to give mt country all my best against Seychelles ”

“It’s nice to note that Ethiopia won their first game against Lesotho and I believe coach Yohannes Sahle has come up with great morale to the team giving them a great urge to win important games.We cannot underrate Seychelles but we will be going their for nothing short of a win “Walid Atta told Soka25east.com upon arrival in Ethiopia.

Walid Atta first played for Ethiopia in 2014 after he was called up by then coach Mariano Barreto playing crucial role in their away win over Mali in the 2015 Afcon qualifier after many years leaving in Sweden.

Walid Atta is one of the foreign based players that include captain Salhadin Said,Umed Ukuri and Getaneh Kebede that will play key roles against Seychelles .

Collins Okinyo

Ex- CAF Media Expert. An expert on African football with over 15 years experience ,always with an ear to the ground with indepth knowledge of the game. I have worked for top publications including 7 years at www.supersport.com until i founded www.soka25east.com to quench the thirst of football lovers across the continent. I have trained young upcoming journalists who are now a voice in African football.I have covered World Cup,AFCON,CHAN,Champions League,Confederations Cup,Cecafa,Cosafa,Wafu and many other football tournaments across the World. Founder Football Africa Arena(FAA),Founder www.afrisportdigital.com