Ethiopia to host Niger in friendly

Ethiopia is set to host a friendly with Niger on Sunday and have also confirmed friendly with Togo and Tunisia in preparation for the 2013 African Cup of Nations.

According to Ethiopian media sources, Ethiopia will host fellow 2013 Africa Cup finalists Niger in Addis Ababa on Sunday. The Walia Antelopes will also host Togo at home on January 3, and four days later they will fly to Qatar to face Tunisia. They also have unconfirmed January dates away with Tanzania and Morocco.

The Walia Antelopes are drawn in Group C along with Zambia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Ethiopia’s opening game is on January 21 against defending champions Zambia in Nelspruit.