The football team have effectively instilled the "Yes We can" mentality in the much anticipated game, at best by Ethiopians, by overcoming the defending champion even after missing a penalty, going one-man-down and conceding a goal before half time.
For a team that nearly played for an hour with ten men, scoring such a clinical goal and drawing a point is simply amazing. Even after a long 31 years absence in the African tournament, showing such a resolve and composure is astounding.
What I see in them was the things that we label as impossible and difficult to overcome for we are poor and not that present in the global arena for so long. They showed us what matters is to do the best and make the most of we can when opportunities pop up.
Ethiopia has a lot to show to the world including the touch football they show in the African tournament. I believe they already shattered the wall that symbolized it is difficult for us just for we are poor and was one.
I don't care if they progress or not, as they already practically illustrated us what we can do. Time to do the same in every sector we are engaged in.
Let's work to be the best in the world. That is the lesson they left behind in the yester game they played with such exiting stamina.
Yet I believe this team has a long way to go in the competition given their game we enjoyed yesterday. Nigerian Coach Keshi made a good point when he said you just can't write Ethiopia off; I think they are a force to be reckoned with.
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