The Isaias government is trying desperately to show the world that it is a normal government. And what a better and safer way to show it than in sports! And since there is no other place than Africa that it wanted to prove its normality, that sport happened to be soccer. So, when the All African Game started this year, the tyrant was all for it – so far as the game remained confined to the Eritrean soil!
The immensely retarded leader of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki, who couldn’t think two steps ahead, was counting on the Kenyan team to defeat the Eritrean team in Eritrean soil, thus delivering a victory for him. On the one hand, he would be able to show the world that Eritrea is just a normal nation that enthusiastically joins all the big sports in Africa. On the other hand, he would be saved from the further embarrassment that would result if Eritrea wins. In the latter event, he would have no choice but to bar the Eritrean team from traveling to Kenya! And that is exactly what he did!
After beating the Kenyan team 4 to 1 in the first round in Asmara, the Red Sea Camels are now prohibited from traveling to Kenya to play against the Kenyan U23 team. As a result, the Kenyan team is automatically advanced to the next round without having to play against a team that defeated it resoundingly.
The reason for the Grand Fool of Asmara’s decision is obvious: in 2009, the entire national soccer team defected in Nairobi, and he is now afraid that the same thing will happen. Given that, one wonders, why even participate in the first place? Well, the Grand Fool of Asmara was hoping that the Kenyan team wouldn’t fail him. As in all kinds of gambles he takes, he works with no backup mechanisms in place: this retarded creature could only think one step at a time.
When the Eritrean team beat Kenya in Asmara, the Dehai foot soldiers were elated. Now, it would be interesting to watch their pathetic reaction.
And what is the excuse the Eritrean government gave for withdrawing from the game:
Below is the full report from SportnewsArena.com:
Kenya’s U23 handed a lifeline as Eritrea withdraws
When Eritrea beat Kenya 4-1 in a first leg All-Africa games qualifier, the whole country was in an uproar.
The poor result cost former coach Bob Oyugi his job as Football Kenya cracked the whip.
However with two days before the return leg match, Eritrea have pulled out handing Kenya a place in the second round of the competition.
The Eritrea Football Association wrote to Football Kenya on Thursday indicating their inability to honor the return match.
The association claims they were informed late about the return date even though it was well known way before that the match would be played any day beginning from Friday April 29 to April 30 in accordance with the CAF calendar for international matches.
According to Eritrea National Federation Secretary General M Ghidey said in a letter to FKL.”We hold the view that this short notice besides contradicting rules stipulated by CAF left us with no time to organise our flight on time to Nairobi.”
The match was supposed to be played this Saturday at Nyayo National Stadium according Football Kenya who were ready for the fixture.
The Eritrea FA official said they have forwarded their concerns to CAF with regards to the withdrawal.
He also complained that they had had problems organising the first leg match when Kenya arrived late in Eritrea and were forced to incur extra expenses.
But Football Kenya head of technical committee Hussein Swaleh denied the accusations by Eritrea claiming they were using it as an excuse not to play the return match.
“It is obvious they are afraid of us after learning that we have strengthened the team with new players. They knew all along when the match will be played and should have made arrangements to travel to Nairobi,” he said.
Swaleh said they will seek CAF’s word on the way forward over the matter. Should Kenya be awarded a walkover they will play either Uganda or Tanzania.
Gina Tivona
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nisik'ha haxin eba endabelu, n'hizbina awedi'o mo.
Yes, he is a piece of steel that is afraid of lead.
Mr. Zeroism,
Which reality you are talking about ?, the one you want create or the one which is there historically ? . History does not know a nation called Habesha. Both Ethiopia and Eritrea are created during as product of European colonialism. Eritrea is there before Libya and many other African countries. Your only concern about Eritrea is access to sea, and that because you cannot play that dirty game with Djibouti for obvious reasons.
I completely agree you said the PFDJ is a shifta , and is incapable of running the country as a government.
What kind of government would go to war with:
Sudan,
Yemen,
Ethiopia,
Djibouti,
Somalia,
And war of words wiz America, Israel, CIA, UN, and now CAF???? in just few years after the bloody 30 years??
I mean even the wounds from the war for independece were not healed, when these shiftas took our people to another series of war...
nisik'ha haxin eba endabelu, n'hizbina awedi'o mo.
I wonder what would they answer if CAF asks them when they want to travel to kenya and play?
Yes Girma Asmerom was ET national team player, he was playing for a team called Dagnew i remember him very well. Eri represented the most players for the natl. team. Soccer was fun back then with the likes of Ahmed ela,Pache,Gemil
and aberha, Tesfai wedi Kechin. I can go on.
Peace to all!!!
spot on my friend, but the sad thing is Shabia knew exactly what it was assigned to do by those who have vested interest in finishing the unfinished business of weakening Abesha a race that has dominated the Nile.
Eritrean natives had no knowledge of hydropolitics, they didn't know they were being exploited to weaken Christian Ethiopia's control of the Nile and a significant portion of the Red Sea.
At the local level Tegadalay was being brainwashed to hate the Amhara, who was the only real threat to Arab domination of the region. But at the regional level, even the Kebessa Eritrean was viewed as a threat to the Arabs.
Semere1 - I think Ande Berhane is making a joke – so chill
The idea of CIA plots have been so advanced among Eritreans, even a sarcastic remark appears serious these days, we simply have lost our sense humor because of the suffering of the people.
Betri Aron - Is it true Girma Asmerom was a national team player? you seem to know a lot about the footballers.
I come to this site to learn about Ethiopia – because most of the elite writers here are the product of education, culture and wisdom while Eri was part of Ethio. So, whatever you write you sound a middle aged Ethiopian who knows a lot about Eritrea. But my worry is the new generation which is not getting the same chance you had as 'a person' to face this complicated 21st century.
spot on my friend, but the sad thing is Shabia knew exactly what it was assigned to do by those who have vested interest in finishing the unfinished business of weakening Abesha a race that has dominated the Nile. That is why peace became impossible even after amicable separation cos it would be against the main purpose of independent Eritrea. but while I understand why those Eritreans with Arab affiliation felt the need to look north, I never understood why the so called 'Tigrigna' Abeshas never questioned why they had to fight their own ethnic kins under a foreign concept Shabianism, why their struggle was found in Cairo and so on,..........continued
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You are on the right track.Leave Menelik aside, I am 53 yrs old,not exactly an old cow.In 1979-80,when I lived in Addis Abeba for a year ,we would inquire...eg. You mean that guy is tigraway ? Tigraway Asmera or Tigraway mekelle ?Now the Gedli criminal front & Gedli peoples´crimina l front ..made a joke of our true history...and they singled out the abissinyans,keb essa,tigrawot ...ie.hamasien,seraye & part of Akeleguzasy. They did not rob the Afars,bilens ..etc of their identity. I am tigraway & Eritrean citzen. Hizbe Tigrinya is a creation of the Criminals. History is not multiple choice !!!!
CIA/Ethiopia Plot
We have disrupted the lives of tens of millions of Ethiopians based on the cockamamie idea of independence for decades. We have been a burden on the Sudanese for decades also. We have lost our sense of shame and honor, because we were trained to blame all our faults on others. It is ludicrous to worsen our condition by blaming CIA for DIAs madness. That man may be physically healthy, as he bragged, but not mentally. It is not good for your own mental health to make excuses for a profoundly deranged man.
The Kenyian soccer team was by far equiped with better players. There was less likely that it could be defeated by our team. However, rumers had it that the CIA bought the Kenyian players to purposely be defeated so that our team would go to Kenya meet the eagerly-awaiting CIA offficial in Nairobi so that he would facilitate for thier defection. Our government knows this plot and denied the crazy american and few opposition members to make a point out of thier defection.
I can see you are still trying too hard to feel wanted, but I just don't see why ethiopians would want to have you when Eritrea doesn't seem to want it's own children. But although i don't know about you, you can't change the fact that Tigrignas have always been part of Abyssinian empire and will always be Abeshas..This is not about politics, this about our true identity, our common culture and true history which Arab afliated Shabia with some confused abesha stooges are trying to erase from the face of Eritrea through intensive social engeenering...I know you are still too excited about your new found identity but crises have come and gone throughout history and soon or later those ethnic families on both side of the border will have to interact and live together. the fact that a political entity has been created out of crises isn't going to change those realities.
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