Seifu Mekonnen was an Olympic contestant for Ethiopia in boxing. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) President Ahmad has phoned the newly elected EFF boss.Īhmad congratulated Jira and assured him of Caf's commitment to co-operate with the Ethiopia Federation. Sports in Ethiopia include many fields, although Ethiopia is best known internationally for its middle-distance and long-distance runners. Jira has worked as a football administrator for the last 20 years, and most recently has been working as general manager at Ethiopian Premier League outfit, Jimma Aba Jifar FC. The election took eight months to conclude, after Fifa ordered Ethiopia to make changes to its electoral process in a bid to bring it in line with Fifa statutes. In the re-run later in the day, Jira secured a landslide victory over Assefaw as Kahesaye and Basha resigned their candidatures. In the first poll on Sunday 3 June, Jira beat Assefaw, outgoing president Juneidi Basha and the outsider Tesfaye Kahesaye - but a Fifa representative deemed the election illegitimate after Jira failed to win a majority vote.

The EFF presidential elections have been beset with problems and have been postponed by Fifa on four occasions. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Ethiopian Boxing Federation is an organization governing Ethiopian Boxing Sport.

After a long, overdue and rocky journey we put an end to this nightmare. Football live scores page on .ke offers all the latest football results from more than 1000+ football leagues all around the world including. He was able to run as a candidate after receiving backing from the Oromia region, and secured a big lead over his closest challenger, Teka Assefaw, to seal the victory.

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