01/11/2019
Officials Visit Kotebe Metropolitan University's Football Team- Play at the World Universities' Football Cup
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01 November 2019
Kotebe Metropolitan University's football team is to battle the World Universities' Football Game which is to be held from 18 November to 02 December 2019 in Xiamen, China. Ethiopia, represented solely by Kotebe Metropolitan University scheduled in group B of first quarter with three world universities namely from: Mexico, Thailand and China. It is noted that the team is the champion of all African Universities' football game.
During the field visit with the Commissioner of Ethiopian Sport Commission and President of Ethiopian Olympic Committee, the University President Dr. Berhanemeskel Tena gave a brief on how the University struggled with all limited resources and finally won the African Universities' Football Cup competition. He also noted that nothing shall be impossible if we are determined and united to make history in the course of all walks. He added "... it is a historic moment to Kotebe Metropolitan University to show up on the world sports stage, holding our great nation's flag. The chief coach, Dr. Wogene Waltenigus, who is a staff of KMU Sport Science Academy said, we are going to recall an amazing moment once again or face a learning environment from this first ever experience of the ultima res- in all the case we are going to play good."
Finally, Mr. Abay Belayhun, Ethiopian Universities' Sport Association president and African Universities' Sport Federation Treasurer, who is also a staff of KMU underscored that whoever is our opponent we will go through - and KMU will play it.
By Corporate Communications Directorate