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Ethiopia Walia Ibex will play their second friendly match scheduled  in their two week tour in Brazil when they face Club Gama in Brasilia where they have set up camp.

Club Gama is one of the biggest club in the Brasilia town and are famed for producing top players it will be a tricky match that will see coach Mariano Barreto spoiled for choice after all the players arrived in camp having more options that he had in the first game that Ethiopia lost 1-0.

“I am happy with the way the preparations are coming out and its important to take note that Brazilian football culture is very different and one of the best in the World .This kind of friendlies are important because they give the team much more impetus and confidence when they face both tactical and technical players “Mariano Barreto told Soka25est.com

Ethiopia are using the Brazil tour to prepare for the tough Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers where they are grouped alongside Mali,Malawi and Algeria who recently impressed at the World Cup hosted in Brazil.

The mood in the Walia camp has been buoyant as the players trained in high level modern facilities and stadiums giving them a glimpse of how footballers in top footballing countries are treated like royalty.

The game on Saturday will be the third for Coach Mariano Barreto since he took over as 3 more other friendlies have been lined up before they make their way back to Addis Ababa August 23.

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