Gambella, March 27, 2015 (GMN) - The 30,000 seater Gambella Stadium construction project is nearing completion. The state of the art international grade stadium, saw its blueprints made public only last October, but the progress in the construction is such that the Ethiopian Football Federation president Junedine Bashah, boldly declared on his Twitter account that the stadium would be completed by the end of the year.

Calgary, Canada, November 15, 2013 (GSN) - Gambella’s own super star Omod Okori arrived in Nigeria on Thursday afternoon with his team players ahead of Saturday’s for the second leg of 2014 FIFA World Cup playoff against Nigeria. The young football star from Gambella region is currently playing in the Ethiopian premier league for Defence Force FC, a powerful striker with a rocket left foot, blazing speed and an eye for goals.