Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ethiopia yakanga iri imwe yemapiyona eAfrica Cup of Nations uye yakanga iri imwe yetimu nhatu chete dzakapinda mumutambo wokutanga wa1957, ichipedza somumhanyi wechipiri kuEgypt. Vakanga varipowo pa
Mutambo wa1959 Semakwikwi emutambo wa1962 uye vachitungamirwa nemugadziri wezvibodzwa Mengistu Worku, Ethiopia yakakunda Tunisia neUnited Arab Republic (Egypt) kuti vakwidziridzwe semakwikwi eAfrica kwenguva chete munhoroondo yavo.