Shimelis Bekele [SEP] position played on team / speciality
Shimelis Bekele
Shimelis Bekele (, born 2 January 1990) is an Ethiopian international footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League side Petrojet FC. He was also selected to play for Ethiopia national football team in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career.
The Saint George attacking midfielder who signed from Awassa in the summer of 2011, is a fantastically skilful player, with lots of tricks and flicks, and has a fantastic close control. He separated himself early as one of talented
. In semi-finals however, they lost to Ivory Coast 0–1. In the third-place battle to follow, they lost 3–4 to Uganda to come in fourth place in the tournament. Tournament's star players and goal scorers were Shimelis Bekele of Awassa City and Oumed Oukri of Defence Force. The team had exceeded fans’ expectations by reaching the semi-final stage.
In April 2011, the Ethiopian Football Federation fired national coach Iffy Onuora – just 9 months after he took charge of the Ethiopian national football team