NYALA SPORTS CLUB
Minneapolis ~ Minnesota

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Nyala Sports Club based in Minneapolis, Minnesota was founded in 1988 with the purpose of promoting sports within the local Ethiopian Community. Since its inception, Nyala S.C. has provided members of the Ethiopian community with an interest in participating in sporting activities, an opportunity to do so especially in the sport of soccer.

That same year, Nyala participated in its first Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) tournament. For the next 14 years, Nyala has taken part in all of the annual events and has consistently strived to win the prestigious event. So far the Cup and glory that comes with being champions has eluded Nyala but overall, the team has managed to consistently be competitive as shown in the results it has attained over the last few years. Throughout its participation, Nyala has managed to win the respect and admiration of its opponents and fans with its best performances being in the 1999 tournament in Dallas where it placed 2nd and in Toronto the following year, where it placed 3rd.

Nyala currently has some of the top players that take part in the ESFNA tournament. Most notable of these is Tenkir Reta a former Ethiopian national team player who was selected for the team that toured Ethiopia in 2000. Another outstanding player and team captain is Getachew Abebe who along with Bati Tola were selected to the team that toured Ethiopia in 2000. As important to the team as its players, is the contributions of its board members and coaching staff. Zacharius Getachew, the club president has dedicated countless time and effort to ensure that Nyala remains competitive. And along with Coach Rico Gilardi and Asst. Coach Zeudu Abebe, they have been active members throughout the club’s 14 year history. Other current Committee members are Vice President Tamirat Mindaye, Treasurer Yosef Haile, Secretary Andu Debebe and Public Relations Girma Kebede.

Nyala looks forward to the 2002 tournament in Washington D.C as an opportunity to capture the championship that has eluded it and where better to win it than where it participated in the tournament for the first time 14 years ago!