Eritrea national football team results

The Eritrea national football team represents Eritrea in international football under the control of the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF). After the Eritrean War of Independence with Ethiopia, Eritrea gained de jure recognition in 1993. The football federation was founded in 1996 and affiliated to FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1998.[1]

The following list contains all results of Eritrea's official matches.

Contents

Key

The coloured backgrounds denote the result of the match:
  – indicates Eritrea won the match
  – indicates Eritrea's opposition won the match
  – indicates the match ended in a draw

Pre-FIFA results

1992

Sudan  v  Eritrea
26 June Friendly Sudan  1–1  Eritrea Sudan
Report
Chad  v  Eritrea
28 June Friendly Chad  0–1  Eritrea Sudan
Report

1994

Seychelles  v  Eritrea
29 November 1994 CECAFA Cup Seychelles  0–1  Eritrea Mumias, Kenya
Report
  • Yidnekachew Shitenew 12'
Stadium: Mumias Sports Complex

FIFA results

1998

Mozambique  v  Eritrea
26 June 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification Mozambique  3–1  Eritrea Maputo, Mozambique
Report
  • Amanuel Iyassu 44'
Stadium: Estádio da Machava
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

1999

Eritrea  v  Cameroon
23 January 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification Eritrea  0–0  Cameroon Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Asmara Stadium
Referee: Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt)
Senegal  v  Eritrea
18 July 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification Senegal  6–2  Eritrea Dakar, Senegal
  • Papa Daouda Séne 2'
  • Salif Keita 21', 52'
  • Omar Traoré 30', 40'
  • Moussa N'Diaye 60'
Report
  • Fassil Abraha 58'
  • Yonas Fisahaye 68'
Stadium: Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Kenya  v  Eritrea
28 July 1999 CECAFA Cup Kenya  1–0  Eritrea Rwanda
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Referee: Kigali, Rwanda
Zimbabwe  v  Eritrea
15 August 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification Zimbabwe  4–0  Eritrea Harare, Zimbabwe
Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt)
Eritrea  v  Senegal
20 August 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification Eritrea  0–2  Senegal Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Asmara Stadium
Referee: Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya)

2000

Eritrea  v  Nigeria
9 April 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Eritrea  0–0  Nigeria Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Denden Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)
Sudan  v  Eritrea
2 July 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification Sudan  5–1  Eritrea Khartoum, Sudan
  • Khalid Bakhit 4'
  • James Moga 11'
  • Mohamed Musa Dawod 54'
  • Hisham Seeni 56'
  • Amir Mustafa 86'
Report
  • Basili Abraham 6'
Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
28 October 2000 COMESA Cup Rwanda  1–0  Eritrea Lusaka, Zambia
Report
Kenya  v  Eritrea
20 November 2000 CECAFA Cup Kenya  0–0  Eritrea Mbale, Kenya
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
25 November 2000 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  1–1  Eritrea Mbale, Kenya
  • Hamisi Bagumaho 10'
Report
  • Fassil Abreha 64'
Stadium: Municipal Stadium

2001

Rwanda  v  Eritrea
12 December 2001 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  1–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
  • Théoneste Muhayimana 62'
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Somalia  v  Eritrea
14 December 2001 CECAFA Cup Somalia  0–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Kenya  v  Eritrea
17 December 2001 CECAFA Cup Kenya  1–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
  • Robert Aguda 89'
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro

2002

Seychelles  v  Eritrea
8 September 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Seychelles  1–0  Eritrea Victoria, Seychelles
  • Roddy Victor 50'
Report Stadium: Stade Linité
Referee: Benjamina Ravelontsalama (Madagascar)
Eritrea  v  Zimbabwe
12 October 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Eritrea  0–1  Zimbabwe Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Referee: Omer Rirache (Djibouti)
Burundi  v  Eritrea
1 December 2002 CECAFA Cup Burundi  1–1  Eritrea Mwanza, Tanzania
  • Makudi Juma 83'
Report
  • Yonas Fesehaye 87'
Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Sudan  v  Eritrea
4 December 2002 CECAFA Cup Sudan  1–2  Eritrea Mwanza, Tanzania
Report
  • Elias Dedesaye 14', 45'
Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Kenya  v  Eritrea
6 December 2002 CECAFA Cup Kenya  4–1  Eritrea Mwanza, Tanzania
Report
  • Berhane Aregaye 77'
Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium
Tanzania  v  Eritrea
8 December 2002 CECAFA Cup Tanzania  1–1  Eritrea Mwanza, Tanzania
  • Ulimboka Mwakingwe 24'
Report
  • Yonas Fesehaye 45'
Stadium: CCM Kirumba Stadium

2003

Eritrea  v  Mali
30 March 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Eritrea  0–2  Mali Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Referee: Abdulkadir Omar (Tanzania)
Mali  v  Eritrea
7 June 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Mali  1–0  Eritrea Bamako, Mali
  • Soumaila Coulibaly 20'
Report Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars
Referee: Aboubacar Charaf (Ivory Coast)
Zimbabwe  v  Eritrea
5 July 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification Zimbabwe  2–0  Eritrea Harare, Zimbabwe
Report Stadium: National Sports Stadium
Sudan  v  Eritrea
11 October 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification Sudan  3–0  Eritrea Khartoum, Sudan
Report Stadium: Khartoum Stadium
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Uganda  v  Eritrea
30 November 2003 CECAFA Cup Uganda  2–1  Eritrea Kassala, Sudan
Report
  • Ghirmay Shinash 70'
Stadium: Stade Al-Merghani Kassala

2005

Zanzibar  v  Eritrea
28 November 2005 CECAFA Cup Zanzibar  3–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
30 November 2005 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  3–2  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
Report
  • Suleman Mohamed ,
Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Burundi  v  Eritrea
2 December 2005 CECAFA Cup Burundi  0–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro
Tanzania  v  Eritrea
4 December 2005 CECAFA Cup Tanzania  1–0  Eritrea Kigali, Rwanda
Report Stadium: Stade Amahoro

2006

2007

Yemen  v  Eritrea
7 January Friendly Yemen  4–1  Eritrea Sanaa, Yemen
  • Akram Al-Worafi 54'
  • Fekri Yahia Al-Hubaishi 71'
  • Yaser Ba Suhai 73'
  • Nashwan Al-Haggam 79'
Report Stadium: Althawra Sports City Stadium
Eritrea  v  Sudan
26 May Friendly Eritrea  1–1  Sudan Asmara, Eritrea
  • ??? 90'
Report
  • Mujahed Ahmed Mohamed 10'
Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Eritrea  v  Kenya
16 June 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Eritrea  1–0  Kenya Asmara, Eritrea
  • Berhane Aregay 80'
Report Stadium: Asmara Stadium
Eswatini  v  Eritrea
9 September 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Eswatini  0–0  Eritrea Manzini, Swaziland (since 2018 renamed to Eswatini)
Report Stadium: Trade Fair Ground
Sudan  v  Eritrea
30 November Friendly Sudan  1–0  Eritrea Omdurman, Sudan
  • ???
Report Stadium: Al-Merreikh Stadium
Sudan  v  Eritrea
3 December Friendly Sudan  1–0  Eritrea Omdurman, Sudan
  • ???
Report Stadium: Al-Merreikh Stadium
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
9 December 2007 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  2–1  Eritrea Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Report
  • Berhane Aregaye 38'
Stadium: National Stadium
Djibouti  v  Eritrea
11 December 2007 CECAFA Cup Djibouti  2–3  Eritrea Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Uganda  v  Eritrea
14 December 2007 CECAFA Cup Uganda  2–3  Eritrea Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Ronald Maganga 54'
  • Danny Wagaluka 74'
Report
  • Elmon Temekribon 53', 62'
  • Samuel Ghebrehine 82'
Stadium: National Stadium
Burundi  v  Eritrea
17 December 2007 CECAFA Cup Burundi  2–1  Eritrea Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Report
  • Berhane Aregaye 4'
Stadium: National Stadium

2008

Eritrea  v  Uganda
30 March 2009 ANC qualification Eritrea  2–2  Uganda Asmara, Eritrea
  • ???
  • ???
Report
Uganda  v  Eritrea
12 April 2009 ANC qualification Uganda  3–0  Eritrea Uganda
Report

2009

Rwanda  v  Eritrea
3 December 2009 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  2–1  Eritrea Nairobi, Kenya
Report Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Somalia  v  Eritrea
5 December 2009 CECAFA Cup Somalia  1–3  Eritrea Nairobi, Kenya
Report
Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Tanzania  v  Eritrea
8 December 2009 CECAFA Cup Tanzania  4–0  Eritrea Nairobi, Kenya
Report Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium

2011

Eritrea  v  Sudan
19 August Friendly Eritrea  0–3  Sudan Asmara, Eritrea
Report
  • Badreldin Al-Doud Galag
  • Ahmed Adam El-Basha
  • Abuelgasim Saeed
Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Eritrea  v  Rwanda
11 November 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Eritrea  1–1  Rwanda Asmara, Eritrea
Tesfalem Tekle 35' Report Elias Uzamukunda 58' Stadium: Cicero Stadium
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

2012

Zanzibar  v  Eritrea
26 November 2012 CECAFA Cup Zanzibar  0–0  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report Stadium: Mandela National Stadium
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Malawi  v  Eritrea
29 November 2012 CECAFA Cup Malawi  3–2  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report
Stadium: Mandela National Stadium
Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda)
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
1 December 2012 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  2–0  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

2013

Sudan  v  Eritrea
29 November 2013 CECAFA Cup Sudan  3–0  Eritrea Machakos, Kenya
Report Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium
Uganda  v  Eritrea
2 December 2013 CECAFA Cup Uganda  3–0  Eritrea Machakos, Kenya
Report Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium
Rwanda  v  Eritrea
5 December 2013 CECAFA Cup Rwanda  1–0  Eritrea Machakos, Kenya
Report Stadium: Kenyatta Stadium

2015

2019

Eritrea  v  Namibia
4 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Eritrea  1–2  Namibia Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Denden Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Eritrea  v  Burundi
9 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Eritrea  1–0  Burundi Kampala, Uganda
  • Robel Kidane 45+2'
Report Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Uganda  v  Eritrea
11 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Uganda  2–0  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Djibouti  v  Eritrea
13 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Djibouti  0–3  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report
Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Somalia  v  Eritrea
15 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Somalia  0–0  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Kenya  v  Eritrea
17 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Kenya  1–4  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
  • Oscar Musa Wamalwa 52'
Report
Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Uganda  v  Eritrea
19 December 2019 CECAFA Cup Uganda  3–0  Eritrea Kampala, Uganda
Report Stadium: Lugogo Stadium
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

2020

Eritrea  v  Sudan
25 January Friendly Eritrea  0–1  Sudan Asmara, Eritrea
Report Stadium: Cicero Stadium

All-time record

Key
  • Pld = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • GD = Goal differential
  • Countries are listed in alphabetical order

As of 25 January 2020[2]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
 Angola 2 0 1 1 2 7 -5
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4
 Burundi 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
 Cameroon 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
 Djibouti 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4
 Eswatini 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
 Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5
 Kenya 10 3 1 6 11 14 -3
 Mali 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3
 Malawi 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1
 Mozambique 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
 Namibia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3
 Nigeria 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4
 Rwanda 10 0 2 8 7 16 −9
 Senegal 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6
 Seychelles 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1
 Somalia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
 Sudan 12 3 2 7 7 20 −13
 Tanzania 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6
 Uganda 8 1 2 5 6 17 −11
 Yemen 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3
 Zanzibar 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3
 Zimbabwe 5 0 1 4 0 8 -8
Total 84 14 19 51 57 139 −82

References

  1. ^ "Member Associations-Eritrea". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ELO List of Matches". ELO. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links

  • RSSSF List of Matches
  • ELO List of Matches
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