FIFA 2018 Archives

Botswana Advances Against Eritrea, Henok Goitom Scores on a Brilliant Header

October 14, 2015October 14, 2015TesfaNews29 Comments

By Bereket Kidane, The Red Sea Camels failed to advance to the next round of FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia Qualifying matches after losing 3-1 to the Zebras of Botswana in Francistown yesterday. Henok Goitom scored on a brilliant header off a cross pass he received from Yonas Solomon only nine minutes into the game. With […]

Eritrea vs Botswana first leg match analysis

Eritrea Vs Botswana: Match Report and Analysis

October 12, 2015July 31, 2020TesfaNews29 Comments

By Fikrejesus Amahazion (PhD), This past Saturday, Botswana defeated Eritrea 2 – 0 at Asmara’s Cicero stadium in the first leg of FIFA World Cup pre-qualifying. Botswana scored a goal early in both halves to take a firm grip of the home and away series, with the return leg to take place in Botswana tomorrow. […]

After a Long Hiatus, Eritrea Returned to International Soccer Games

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015TesfaNews9 Comments

By Bereket Kidane, Eritrea’s Red Sea Camels lost to the Zebras of Botswana 2-nil at home this past weekend in a FIFA Qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup Russia in front of a capacity crowd at Cicero Stadium in Asmara. The Camels team that was put together in a hurry last week, a mix […]

Eritrea Lose First Leg Away to Botswana

October 10, 2015October 12, 2015TesfaNews34 Comments

By TesfaNews, In there rare international appearance, the Red Sea Camels of Eritrea fell 2-0 at home against the Zebras of Botswana as the 13 first-leg schedule of the 2018 World Cup preliminary round qualifier was completed on today. The match was played in Cicero Stadium and was settled by a goal in each half. […]

#FIFA2018: Eritrea Ready to Shake Off the Zebras

October 9, 2015TesfaNews17 Comments

By TesfaNews, Eritrea will look to grab a crucial victory over Botswana in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) first leg match at the Cicero National Stadium in Asmara on Saturday. Kick off is 16hrs00 local time and would be live on ERI-TV. The Red Sea Camels have been boosted by the World’s football governing […]

Botswana to Increase Security for Zebras’ Return Game Against Eritrea

October 9, 2015October 9, 2015TesfaNews7 Comments

By Koketso Kgoboge, In a bid to avoid a repeat of incidents of last month’s clash between Burkina Faso and the Zebras, organisers are leaving no stones unturned for Eritrea’s visit next Tuesday. Fans raided the pitch while some vehicles were broken into, in addition to traffic congestion to and from the Francistown Sports Complex. […]

Team Eritrea: The Red Sea Boys Are Back

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015TesfaNews32 Comments

By Mike Seium | For Eri-International Sport, In 1996 the Eritrean soccer federation officially was founded even though Eritrea had been playing in games against other nations since 1992. Like everything else in Eritrea the development of a world popular sport once hailed as Eritrea’s national past time seems to have seen its ups and […]

Henok Goitom to Debut in #RedSeaCamels Uniform Against Botsawna

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015TesfaNews31 Comments

By Bereket Kidane, The wait is over. Henok Goitom, the star center forward, and seven other players of Eritrean origin with dual nationalities will make their debut for Eritrea’s national soccer team “the Red Sea Camels” on Saturday against Botswana for the first leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifying match in Asmara. The […]