5 Underdogs who can still make it to Rio 2014

2: Ethiopia

Ethiopia, known for it’s long distance runners, are now looking to add football to their sporting history, by making it to Rio 2014. They have never taken part in a World Cup and they aren’t even a glorified footballing nation, unlike their African counterparts such as The Ivory Coast and Ghana.

The surprise package of this time’s qualification, Ethiopia have a mighty task ahead of them when they face Nigeria. The dream seems to be all but over after they were defeated 2-1 at home. They can take heart from the fact that they dominated the first half , only to be let down by poor finishing , which could all change, come the second leg.

The Antelopes need to show their fighting spirit at Nigeria if they are to progress. They’ll be heavily dependent on their top scorers Getaneh Gibeto and Salahdin Ahmed to fire them to Rio.