Ethiopia Walia Ibex produced a virtuoso performance away from home to beat hosts Botswana Zebras 2-3 in an entertaining International friendly played on Wednesday evening at the National Stadium in Gaborone.

The match had been organized as part of Botswana’s Independence celebrations which was curtained raised by the high profile game.

A Seyoum Tesfaye brace lifted Walia Ibex to a deserved win as Dawit Fekadu scored the third to bury any hopes that Botswana had despite Botswana’s speedy striker Joel Mogorosi scoring a brace and missed a penalty in the game that was described by Ethiopia Walia Ibex coach Yohannes Sahle as a great practice match.

“I want to thank my players for showing purpose and commitment in the game getting the vital win that will help boast the morale as we face off with Sao Tome next week in our World Cup qualifiers.Botswana were a very good side and they played well but we were more superior”Sahle told soka25east.com

His counterpart Botswana coach Butler was furious but diplomatic at the same time “We conceded horrible goals,but atleast we gave new players a chance to show us what they can offer. This is not a CAF game. Its a friendly, good for development. When you dont play with your first team keeper, things happen,” said PJ Butler after the game.

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