Alemseged Efrem
Alemseged Efrem (born 19 November 1970) is an Eritrean football coach who is in charge of the Eritrea national football team as of 2015.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 1970[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Eritrea | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| National team | |||
| – | Eritrea[2] | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2015– | Eritrea | ||
Eritrea
Despite being intransigent that his team were going to win opposing Botswana in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match,[3] Efrem's side lost 2-0 and 3-1 to the Zebras;however, he and 10 players solicited political asylum in Botswana, claiming they were in danger by returning to their homeland but not elucidating why.[4]
The Eritrean coach revealed that he was striving to select emerging young players and Eritrean expatriate footballers in Europe for the national roster in 2015.[5]
References
- https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=382049/index.html
- http://www.shabait.com/about-eritrea/art-a-sport/216-post-independences-enviable-eritrean-footballers
- "#FIFA2018: Eritrea Ready to Shake Off the Zebras". TesfaNews. 2015-10-09. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- "Coach of Eritrea's National Football Team and 10 Players Seek Asylum in Botswana". Zegabi. 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
- "Eritrean National Football Team – All eyes on Red Sea Camels! | ኤርትራ- ቻት.ኮም - eritrea-chat.com". www.eritrea-chat.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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