D.C. United today announced a friendly match against the Ethiopia National Team scheduled for Saturday, July 11\u00a0at 7:30 p.m. ET\u00a0at Audi Field. The match between D.C. United and the Ethiopia National Team is the third annual edition of the Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match, following D.C. United hosting Ethiopian Premier League sides Coffee Sport Club and St. George FC at Audi Field on Sept. 8, 2024, and\u00a0most recently\u00a0the Ethiopia National Team on Aug. 2, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tickets for the friendly between D.C. United and the Ethiopia National Team are\u00a0not included\u00a0in Full Season Ticket Packages, however,\u00a0Season Ticket\u00a0Members can claim\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0four (4)\u00a0complimentary tickets\u00a0through Account Manager beginning at 10 a.m. ET.\u00a0For\u00a0Members\u00a0needing\u00a0additional tickets or\u00a0would\u00a0like to explore\u00a0an upgraded experience,\u00a0please contact your\u00a0personal service representative.\u00a0A presale window for\u00a0STM\u2019s\u00a0and\u00a0Audi Field\u00a0subscribers\u00a0will\u00a0open at 12 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We are\u00a0honored\u00a0to welcome the Ethiopian National Team\u00a0and proud that Audi Field continues to bring together fans and players from across the global football community,”\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Erkut\u00a0Sogut, D.C. United Managing Director of Soccer Operations<\/em><\/strong>, said.\u00a0\u201cMoments like this highlight the unifying power of the game and showcase the passion\u00a0of fans throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n The Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match was\u00a0established\u00a0in 2024 as a growing collaboration with D.C. United co-owner Eyob Joe Mamo, CEO of Capital Petroleum. This partnership is designed to create opportunities to develop future talent in Ethiopia while also bringing soccer events featuring Ethiopia clubs and its national team to Audi Field.\u00a0<\/p>\n This collaboration with the Ethiopia Football Federation was spearheaded by Mamo, an Ethiopian native, as part of a continued effort to bring soccer and cultures together in Washington, D.C. In May 2024, D.C. United partnered with the Ethiopia Football Federation to bridge the gap between Ethiopian soccer and invest in it while connecting the Ethiopian community to soccer in the DMV.\u00a0<\/p>\n “This collaboration with D.C. United has allowed\u00a0the\u00a0Ethiopia Football Federation to\u00a0create a meaningful platform for players to showcase their talents while also\u00a0celebrating\u00a0and bringing together\u00a0a community\u00a0through the power of\u00a0football,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Eyob Joe Mamo<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0\u201cWe are honored to be part of\u00a0this\u00a0as\u00a0it continues to be yet another example of how D.C. United has fostered the growth of Ethiopian football\u00a0in the\u00a0nation\u2019s\u00a0capital.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Ethiopia national football team, known as the Walia Ibex, has a storied history in Africa, highlighted by their 1962 Africa Cup of Nations victory on home soil. Under the guidance of head coach Yohannes Sahle, who was appointed by the Ethiopian Football Federation in January 2026 for his second tenure leading the national team, Ethiopia recently advanced through the preliminary round of 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a 4-0 aggregate victory over S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe. Forward Bereket Desta led the Walia Ibex in scoring throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with three goals, including a hat trick in a 6-1 win over Djibouti in March 2025. Other key contributors include forward Abubeker Nassir and\u00a0Ramkel\u00a0James, whose goal secured Ethiopia’s 1-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in October 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n (D.C. UNITED)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" D.C. United today announced a friendly match against the Ethiopia National Team scheduled for Saturday, July 11\u00a0at 7:30 p.m. ET\u00a0at Audi Field. The match between D.C. United and the Ethiopia National Team is the third annual edition of the Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match, following D.C. United hosting Ethiopian Premier League sides Coffee Sport Club and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":50596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1940],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-50595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopian-sport-news"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50595"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50597,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50595\/revisions\/50597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thereporterethiopia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}