On January 18, Beijing time, The African Cup of Nations Group A completed the final match of the group stage, in which Ethiopia drew 1-1 with Burkina Faso and scored the first point of this competition. However, Ethiopia won 3-0, and only scored 1 point, and finally came out at the bottom.
In the previous two group matches, Ethiopia lost 0-1 to Cape Verde, 1-4 by Cameroon, swallowed a bitter 2 consecutive defeats, and only theoretically qualified hopes were left. In the final round, they had to beat Burkina Faso by a big score and lose Cape Verde in order to fight for the 3rd place in the group.
Of course, Ethiopia cannot achieve miracles. Throughout the game, Ethiopia played proactively, with a possession rate of 56%-44%, shots 11-6 on goal, 6-2 on target, all three data lead, and the advantage is more obvious.
In the 24th minute, Adama Gila sent a long pass over the top, Cyrile Bayara saw the opposing goalkeeper standing too far ahead, directly from a distance, the ball was accurately recorded into the net, Burkina Faso took the lead. In the 41st minute, Ramadan Yusuf knocked down Adama Gira in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty after listening to VAR's opinion, and Ethiopia escaped.
In the 49th minute, an Ethiopian corner kick was crossed, the opponent blocked the ball with his hand, the VAR was activated again, and the referee determined that it was a penalty. Kebbed then hit a lead to equalize, 1-1. The rest of the game, the two sides did not achieve anything, 1-1 shake hands and make peace.
You know, Ethiopia can score points on Burkina Faso, the 60th in the world, which is already a miracle, but unfortunately it has not been able to go further and has no chance of winning the first victory. As a result, Ethiopia only scored 1 point in 3 rounds of 1 draw and 2 losses, scored 2 goals and conceded 6 goals, and was out as the bottom of the group.
It is worth mentioning that Ethiopia is currently ranked 137th in the world, ranking second from the bottom among the 24 participating teams in the African Cup of Nations, only slightly better than the new Gambia. Moreover, the ethiopian team is worth more than 3 million euros, which is the lowest and most appropriate fish belly team among all participating teams.
Unconsciously, Ethiopia has not won seven consecutive matches in all competitions, and the last time it won was on September 7 last year, when it beat Zimbabwe 1-0. OPTA data revealed that Ethiopia has not won 5 consecutive African Cups of Nations, and the specific record is 1 draw and 4 losses.
When was the last time Ethiopia won five consecutive Africa Cup of Nations wins? The answer is 1970, 52 years ago, when the African fish-belly team replicated the tragedy of team history tonight.