Yidnekatchew Tessema
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Abdel Halim Muhammad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Yidnekatchew Tessema Eshete 11 September 1921 Jimma, Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 1987 (aged 65) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yidnekatchew Tessema (Amharic: ይድነቃቸው ተሠማ; 11 September 1921 – 19 August 1987) was an Ethiopian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Soccer career
He played for his school for five years, for the first Ethiopian soccer team, the
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Tessema was a founding member of the Confederation of African Football[4] (CAF) in the late 1950s. He served CAF as the deputy president between 1964 and 1972 and as the President between 1972 and 1987. He was also member of the African Sport Congress, International Olympic Committee,[5] FIFA and President of the African Olympics Committee.
References
- ^ "CAF History". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-84668-653-5.
- ISBN 978-1-59884-257-9.
- ^ Xinhua News Bulletin. Xinhua News Agency, Hongkong Branch. 12 October 1985.
- ISBN 978-3-8258-7519-0.
External links
- Yidnekatchew, obituary on St. George's FC website
- Tales of Arada an article by Yidenkachew Tessema
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