Ethiopia Lose B/Faso Friendly, Courts S/ Leone

[Folami David]

Ethiopia's preparations for the crucial return leg of the 2014 FIFA Wolrd Cup play-off game against Nigeria suffered a major blow after the Burkina Faso government cancelled the friendly scheduled for November 5.
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The news just comes a day after both federations agreed on the friendly with a close source who sort anonymity intimating to supersport that the Burkina Federation's hands were tied when the government met the order.
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"The government of Burkina Faso have called off the friendly with Ethiopia without giving any reason as the federation communicated the new turn of events.
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All the modalities had been met but the devastating news was received today(Wednesday) and they were expected to dispatch a letter to The Ethiopian federation," the source told supersport.com.
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The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) had sort to play against Cameroon but the friendly failed to materialise.
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Meanwhile the match organizers are trying to get Sierra Leon on board as back up to provide Ethiopia with match practice ahead of the Nigeria game.
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In another development, Walya Ibex prolific striker Getaneh Kebede is up and running after a nagging ankle injury that has kept him out of action for two months missing key matches against Central African Republic and Nigeria.