MAY 27 - 28, 2006
LOS ANGELES, CA
@ JACKIE ROBINSON
STADIUM
Members of the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America located in the Western United States will be holding a Western Conference in Los Angeles.
The event will strengthen the bond among these teams and the communities they represent. It will also serve as an all out effort to see how far they have advanced since last years tournament and how far they have to go in preparing their teams to have a shot at the ESFNA 2006 cup.
The teams that will be participating are ESFNA Las Vegas, ESFNA San Diego, San Jose Ambessa, San Francisco Waliya and the three local teams LA Dallol, LA Stars, LA Bekila.
TOURNAMENT - RESULT
May 29, 2006
All across American there were many regional conference games held, as they prepare themselves for LA July 2-8, 2006. Regional games were held in the West, Midwest, South, North & East and the results are in....
| WEST |
Winner: San Fransisco
Final game between San Fransisco and L.A. Bikila which ended in 2 - 0. The weekend game was attended by the three L.A. teams Stars, Bikila, Dallol and by teams from San Fransisco, San Diego and local Mexican Team. The weekend was topped off by a team dinner for all participating teams hosted by the LA3 and a farewell party which featured two star singers. |
| EAST |
Winner: Virginia Ethio Lions
Final game between DC Stars and Virginia Ethio Lions, the tie game was ended in a shootout which went in Virginia's favor. |
| MIDWEST |
Winner: Indiana
Final game between Indiana and Kansas, which went to Indiana's favor. |
| SOUTH |
Winner: Houston
Game between Houston and Addis Dallas, Houston won the game by a point 3-2. |
| NORTH* |
Runner Up: Minnesota Nyala
Ending their 3 year streak as champions of the "National Sport Center's" annual international soccer game held locally in Minnesota, the Ethiopian Minnesota Nyala team came in second to an American Team from Nebraska. |
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Stadium Directions
Jackie Robinson Stadium
5001 Rodeo Road
Los Angeles, CA 90016.
(323) 290-3141
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Directions From LAX Area
(15 minutes)
| Head north - go 0.1 mi |
| Bear left onto the Sky Way ramp - go 0.1 mi |
| Continue on Sky Way - go 0.3 mi |
| Continue toward W 96th St - go 0.3 mi |
| Turn right at W 96th St - go 0.1 mi |
| Bear right at S Sepulveda Blvd - go 0.6 mi |
| Turn right at La Tijera Blvd - go 2.1 mi |
| Turn left at S La Cienega Blvd - go 3.1 mi |
| Turn right at Rodeo Rd - go 1.1 mi |
Directions From Little Ethiopia
(7 minutes)
| Head northeast from S Fairfax Ave - go 0.1 mi |
| Turn right at W Olympic Blvd - go 257 ft |
| Bear right at San Vicente Blvd - go 1.2 mi |
| Turn right at S La Brea Ave - go 2.1 mi |
| Turn left at Rodeo Rd - go 0.2 mi |
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