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Impressive Ethiopia Walia Ibex fought gallantly to a 1-1 draw against hosts Club Gama in an international friendly played on Saturday night in Brazil.

Ethiopia who are in Brazil for a series of friendly matches lost their first match 1-0 last week but coach Mariano Barreto executed several changes that brought more impetus to the team.

Club Gama broke the deadlock via a penalty converted superbly by Viola before New call up Dawa Hotessa for equalized with a fine goal that put Ethiopia level against their tough opponents playing in front of their passionate fans.

Ethiopia play the third friendly tomorrow Monday before playing another friendly on Wednesday.

Coach Mariano  Barreto was impressed with the performance coming straight after two losses in his first two games in charge

“The players showed great characte and determination as they have been improving in each match we have played.It is work in progress and hopefully by the time the qualifiers start we will be in great shape having learnt a lot in our training camp in Brazil which had been very important for our preparations”Mariano Barreto told Soka25east.com

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