Head to head · Men's national teams
Ethiopia v Sudan
Ethiopia and Sudan have met 42 times since 1956: Sudan lead 17–14.
14Ethiopia wins
11draws
17Sudan wins
Goals: Ethiopia 59, Sudan 58 · 42 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Friday, 16 November 1956: Ethiopia 2–1 Sudan in Addis Ababa.
- The most recent was on Friday, 25 September 2026: Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia (Africa Cup of Nations qualification).
- Ethiopia's biggest win: Ethiopia 4–0 Sudan, 1963.
- Sudan's biggest win: Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia, 1970.
- 20 of the 42 meetings were competitive matches and 22 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 25 Sept | Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Juba, South Sudan (neutral) |
Sudan |
| 2022 | ||
| 26 Sept | Ethiopia 2–2 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 2021 | ||
| 30 Dec | Sudan 2–3 Ethiopia Friendly · Limbé, Cameroon (neutral) |
Ethiopia |
| 2020 | ||
| 6 Nov | Ethiopia 2–2 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 2015 | ||
| 5 Dec | Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 8 Dec | Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Mombasa, Kenya (neutral) |
Sudan |
| 25 May | Ethiopia 2–0 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 2012 | ||
| 14 Oct | Ethiopia 2–0 Sudan Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 8 Sept | Sudan 5–3 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 2011 | ||
| 28 Nov | Sudan 1–1 Ethiopia CECAFA Cup · Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1 Oct | Ethiopia 1–2 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Sudan |
| 29 May | Ethiopia 1–2 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Sudan |
| 2007 | ||
| 15 Dec | Ethiopia 0–0 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Arusha, Tanzania (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 1 Dec | Ethiopia 3–1 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Kigali, Rwanda (neutral) |
Ethiopia |
| 24 Nov | Sudan 1–5 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Ethiopia |
| 12 Mar | Sudan 3–1 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 2002 | ||
| 30 Jul | Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 2000 | ||
| 5 Mar | Ethiopia 1–0 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 1999 | ||
| 27 Jul | Ethiopia 0–0 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Kigali, Rwanda (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1995 | ||
| 30 Jul | Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 22 Jan | Ethiopia 2–0 Sudan Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 1993 | ||
| 9 Jul | Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 26 May | Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 1992 | ||
| 30 Aug | Ethiopia 3–0 Sudan Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 26 May | Ethiopia 5–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 1983 | ||
| 19 Nov | Ethiopia 0–2 Sudan CECAFA Cup · Nairobi, Kenya (neutral) |
Sudan |
| 1981 | ||
| 21 Apr | Ethiopia 2–0 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 19 Apr | Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 1973 | ||
| 10 Mar | Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 1970 | ||
| 6 Feb | Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 1969 | ||
| 11 May | Sudan 3–1 Ethiopia FIFA World Cup qualification · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 4 May | Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan FIFA World Cup qualification · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 12 Jan | Ethiopia 0–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Sudan |
| 1967 | ||
| 28 Feb | Ethiopia 2–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 26 Feb | Sudan 5–3 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 24 Feb | Sudan 1–1 Ethiopia Friendly · Khartoum, Sudan |
Draw |
| 1966 | ||
| 10 Jul | Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Draw |
| 1965 | ||
| 18 Apr | Ethiopia 1–0 Sudan Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 27 Mar | Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia Africa Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum, Sudan |
Sudan |
| 1963 | ||
| 16 Jun | Ethiopia 4–0 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
| 1959 | ||
| 25 May | Ethiopia 0–1 Sudan Africa Cup of Nations · Cairo, United Arab Republic (neutral) |
Sudan |
| 1956 | ||
| 16 Nov | Ethiopia 2–1 Sudan Friendly · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Ethiopia |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.