Woyanne businessman Al Amoudi donates $300,000 to ESFNA
June 26th, 2008 | | 93 Comments
… and the hodams accept the money. The following is what Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA) posted on its web site:
THANK YOU DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMED HUSSIEN AL AMOUDI
The entire family of ESFNA, players, coaches, board members and Executive Committee members etc., would like to say “Thank You” to Dr. Sheikh Mohammed Hussien Alamudi for his generous gift of $300,000 to our organization. It should be noted that this is not the first time Sheikh Alamudi has given a large amount of money to help and encourage ESFNA. In the year 2002, he donated $450,000 that helped our organization reach new heights. Again, thank you and we wish you good health and long life.
ESFNA claims that it is a non-political organization, but accepts donation from a major financier of the Woyanne terrorist regime that is brutalizing our people. The photo below is Al Amoudi wearing a tee-shirt with Woyanne logo:
Al Amoudi wearing a tee-shirt with a logo of the Woyanne terrorist regime
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They have to return the money back to the man,if they do not want the program to be politicized!Many Ethiopians believe that woyyane is spending millions dollars to some foreigners inorder to get their respective countries support. so i think this is another attempt to buy collective support through differnt means.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:19 AM
the so called north America foot ball federation,shame on you,Medere hodam,afer belu abo.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:25 AM
jUST TINY FRACTION OF OUR STOLLEN MONEY !!!
June 26th, 2008 at 7:22 AM
Mr. T
WhySheikh Mohammed Hussien Alamudi give that money to poor children who are starving? If he is kind person, he should feed the hungery. He gave this money to those who do not need. There reason he gave is that trying to show his ego.
People in the ESFNA should give that money to children fund.
June 26th, 2008 at 7:42 AM
When Money disparetly is needed for starved people inside in Ethiopia I dont get the purpose of this donation. I dont know who are this time to be impressed by this player billioner.Some people are even requesting ESFNA to play its part for the current starvation crise that happening in thier country. It isnot however wrong to recieve the donated money, I believe.
June 26th, 2008 at 7:55 AM
1. Boycott ESFNA….personally I leave around Washington dc and I am not going to the program that is organized by weyane sympathizer hodam groups. I also have been telling the majority of the community to boycat the program as most of my families, friends, and people I know have already decided to boycott the program. I also will announce to the public to boycott the program using different major pal talk rooms so that many people would get aware of the role of the HODAM members of ESFNA. It is very obvious that the so called ESFNA has been fallen in the control of the weyane millionaire hand. If you have notice ESFNA, they have never give the chance to share the major Ethiopian problems such as lack of democracy, poverty, unemployement, famine that came due to lack of good governance. Instead they have always entraining the Ethiopian community only with games, sports, music, food and some other fancy programs that are deliberately designed to divert the Ethiopian people community from knowing and finding the truth about our country. If they mentioned they specifically want the Ethiopians to involve only on the investment part and they say leave the political issue for them to cover the crimes of weyane. ESFNA tries to engage our people with too much fun things as if our country has fulfilled all the needs like many developed countries. But the truth is our people needs our attention and voice ASAP….we need to organize our self and find the best resolution to our people. How come ESFNA didn’t try to organize our community on such thing while many westerners are trying to find a solution for Ethiopia. It is very shame that we Ethiopians are capable of removing our no. 1 enemy weynae which led us to various problems while we expect a lot from foreigners to resolve our problems.In general ESFNA is not good at all. I know it might be a good thing for those who are willing to communicate and see their people and culture once in a year. However, in my opinion the organization has never doing enough effort to resolve the current Ethiopian crises compare with the major problems we have back in Ethiopia. I know that the organization tries to do a few efforts to demonstrate such social problems including health mainly HIV/AIDS. But, that is not still very close to the expectation as an Ethiopian organization in North America. Of course it’s mainly focus events are foot ball, cultural events including food , drink, music and some entertaining shows that are only restricted by the Ethiopian people in North America. However, the organization keeping seem fail to understand the major problems in the current Ethiopia including human rights disrespect, lack of democracy, lack of justice, spread of corruption that brings high inflation and other out put problems of the above which lead the county to high poverty, uncontrolled malnutrition, high unemployment rate, uncontrolled population and others.
We should not wait somebody to resolve these problems on behalf of us. As the north America Ethiopian organization, the organization should do a lot in organizing the Ethiopians to be able a part of the solutions. Just having a fancy time with a well living brothers and sisters of Ethiopian for a week long by gathering from different states doesn’t have to be the least we do. And we shouldn’t have to give our ears for those outsiders by sticking our leaps when we heard about Ethiopians disaster and calamities. Lets be the part of the solution and lets try to make the Ethiopian people live in Ethiopia to have a good time once in year as we do here with fancy event. Our people are dying with the unaffordable life to get a loft of bread while we spend thousands of dollars to enjoy our selves for a few days. In general to me the organizers of the ESFNA are a just a bunch of gangsters who are only working to fill up their bally and to strengthen their own individual economic budget in the name of the Ethiopian people. But, I can’t imagine how they dare fail to think about our people back home at least for a minute while they are running up and down to make their money. So, I don’t get surprised if they are engaged with corruption since they are gathered to fulfill their own interest. Shame on ESFNA organizers.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:05 AM
Would the sheik condomn the killings and butchering of kids and women in Addis abeba by his boss meles? no hisanswer is I would even give my life to ehiwedeg..these words are tape and on file….
You see the entire DC wenda geredoch who would give their molested ass for the highest bidder are the main impedements for the struggle…do you remmebr the idiot who interviewed you-begenbare idiot who told you that weyan ahs popular base…and he was hurt by thetreatment the man-eater greedy bastard president -firma and fcourse the Azamari neway debebe who went to Addis to suck weyanes dick and open may be ” a day care in Addis Abeba”…
You see those are the type of people who wrongly given the leadeship status in 18 street in washington to lead the dsiaspoar momnet. Now time has come to get rid those wishy-washy idots and have few determined and committed fighters and continue to fight!! Dr.Berhanu and his Gonbot 7 movement is a step in the right direction! What Dr. berhanu moment should do is cultivate few committed followers and work hard and achieve result, then the mass will follow!! That is why Gnbot 7 needs the support of neighboring counties and few “yekuret ken lejoch”, you dont neew all the do nothing , drunkards and cabbies who chew gossib the entire day! If Dr. berhanu could have 2000 memebrs world wide who are committed Ethiopians and who coordiante their propoganda and political activities with Ethiopian fighters on the ground then that will create a snow ball effect and we could achieve something! Otherwise the “Medere Gebesebese” of washington are do nothing , hopless, and the ultimate loosers…they belong no where but in the history garabage-bin!!
esefena is nothing but the extention of the 18 street loosers. can you imagine Esefena has no shame to ask AIGA forum to post its advertisment! Aiga is the devil’s website that draws joy when the blue blood of Addis Abebans was flowing…
Eliase just keep hamering those idiots..no need to hold back..what are they going to do..those dickless creatures..nothing..so ignore their weyane molested ass!!
June 26th, 2008 at 8:05 AM
what is ESFNA? I am surprised when you call him doctor, you better call him dedeb almudin I think it best fit him.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:22 AM
How come ESFNA is not mentioning the $250,000 Al Amudi gave to pay for the Atlanta Dome?
Overall, Al Amudi has given a cool million dollars to the organization. And what did Esfna do with it? This grand sum was used to pay Stadium bills. With a million dollar donation, ESFNA should or could have done something beneficial to the players and the Community.
Unless the Sheik requested that his money be used exclusively for Stadium rental, (i don’t even try to understand why?) I fault ESFNA on this waste.
They don’t need the money to just pay for stadium.
It only made them appear totally dependent on the good will of one person to hold their annual gatherings.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:26 AM
Hodams, indeed. what a shame.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Hi Ato Elias,
As you put it, if “the money is stolen from the ethiopian people” i can’t see any problem accepting it, because it is coming back to its rightful owners. the questions is how esfn use it..
June 26th, 2008 at 9:08 AM
It is Ethiopian People money, not his own.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Mr Elias,
You are deaf, ignorant and arrogant!!!
Could you please unlearn your reporting style?
June 26th, 2008 at 9:17 AM
If the money was given out of good will with no string attached it is acceptable.But i wonder why Doctor Alamudi failed to extend his helping hand,first and formost, to poor Ethiopians out there out crying for slice of bread .
June 26th, 2008 at 9:55 AM
“ውሻ በበላበት ይጮሃል”እንደሚባለው ፣ ለዚህ አይደል ሁሌ በየአመቱ “ከፖለቲካ ነጻ ነን!” እያሉ የሚያደርቁን። ምድረ ሆዳም ሁሉ! ልብ ካላችሁ ፣ ኢትዮፕያዊያን በተሰበስብንበት ይህንን የወያኔ ሌባ በፊታችን አመስግኑት እና ህዝቡ ምን እንደሚል ስሙ!
June 26th, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Why they post then ews on last minute? Leb Yalew Leb Yebel! If you are their show your disagerement with federation and also is a good fourm to show soldarity of Ethiopians and condem “Wayane and Achafarewchu”!
June 26th, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Elias,What is the acronyem ESFNA?
June 26th, 2008 at 10:21 AM
The current leadership of ESFNA should be boycotted untill a new leadership is organized.
These people should go with Al Amudi and his money. One thing should be done to show ESFNA leadership and Al Amudi that Ethipiawinet would not be sold for money.
I am very sorry, I cancelled all my plan in the coming ESFNA program, except to come to protest against their action and to tell Al Amudi that he can not buy Ethiopia and Ethiopian with Ethiopian money. We all know whose money he is using.
Every Ethiopian Should condemn ESFNA current leadership and take appropriat action. It is a blame to Ethiopian colaboration with wayanne and Al Amudi.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:36 AM
God Bless Ato Mohamed.The father of so many many Ethiopians
June 26th, 2008 at 10:41 AM
“THANK YOU DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMED HUSSIEN ALAMUDI”,
Our igronance made people like this look righteous in expence of our pride and dignity. The opportunistic man who remembers he is Ethiopian when her beloved gourds are down.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:45 AM
ESFNA is shame you guys are seling our dignity for money .why alamudi he don’t help those they need ? i know ESFNA it might paying the price by coraption !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 26th, 2008 at 11:16 AM
charity can never be the soultion for our country social,economy and political crises.if i were al i would never hand over this excess of money to a group tyrants whose aim is to destroy their own citizen.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Al Amoudi borrowed $200M for cement factory but he donates $300,000 for ESFNA players. Doesn’t it this sound awkward? If he has all these money why not donate for starving people even in his Koran it said feed the starving not feed or donate the pleasures. It’s really awkward and pathetic.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Shame, shame, shame, and more shame. Isn’t this the same Al Amoudi who stood on the demolished home of my grand father and told us about “ze thousands of tagays who died” to bring him where he is? Megemeria know that the land you are standing on is our land, sekaram shermuta. Let alone your money, 10,000 nuclear bombs did not stop the disintegration of the Soviet Union, when the time arrived. The Ethiopian people will be free of this hateful occupation. And you will realize where true power lies, when one day you will evacuate from the roof of the Sheraton, in the hands of the Ethiopian people, not some murderous Manchu Agazi ethnic militia. Ye mata mata ewenet yereta. The provinces will be restored, the occupation will cease, power will be returned to the rightful owners, the Ethiopian people.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:58 AM
Today alhamudi tomorrow meles zenawi wife and after Bereket simon will follow funding this organizations.The purpose is simple,to silence the diaspora.How you start it? by funding them and by buying some hoddams,Like back home politicians.Diaspora is becoming headache for weyane and its businessman Alhamudi.Everything starts slowly .Remember how Europeans invade Africa they came first as a religious people then political dominations followed.We need to boycott ESFENA(SINFENA).
Death to Weyanes’
June 26th, 2008 at 12:06 PM
If he real want to help the ethiopian people, he will give the money to the people that need the money. Ato Solomon Abdela we knew him what he went.Ato Taye lalibela we knew him too.Ato Ata mudi give the money to those who need food not for those have the chance to work and get the money.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
It is laughable people call the like of AlAmudi (Alamudi) DR. Where the hell did he obtain it? People do use their minds to get a P.H.D. His honorary doctrate is just “honorary”. Ignorants like the ESFNA should know that individuals with honorary degrees are not called DRs. Just use their name to identify them, if the have a “name” worth using, by the way.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Though he’s been helping EFDRE, the existance of this person helped our country in so many different ways. What he did is something conspicious rather than others sitting in US and talking bullshits about woyanne. If he did not exist in Ethiopia, do you think woyanne would not live so long. I guess the answer is no. The way he is following may not be wright but he did lots of generous things for the country which we can not pay him back. I think this is one of it.
It is easy to criticize others than exsisting in woyanne regime to help the poor.
Hey becarefull, I’m one of those who suffered from woyanne governace.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:56 PM
the $300,000 dollars could have bought 30,000,000 breads that was dearly needed for the starved Ethiopians. This business mogul pays this much for parties and luxuries. It is true that the book of the bible says :-
“it is easier for a camel to jump through the eye of the needle than for the wealthy to go to the heaven”
the $300,000 the sheik has given is to silence the diaspora and soften its sharpen criticizm of himself and TPLF. But for the ESFNA officials, It is sad they don’t realize that money is stollen from the hard working poor farmers and labourers of Ethiopia. They should give that money back to the poor in Ethiopia. Or else, ESFNA should be in our watch list.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:57 PM
I suggest the money donated by Alamudin to be handed over to our compatriot suffering starvation through credible National and International NGo’s or make use of the money to purchase arms for demolishing woyane,who is the source of our problems,once and for all.Falks !this high time to stand united and fight back the Woyane high binders.
June 26th, 2008 at 12:57 PM
ወገን አላሙዲ በገንዝብ ብዙ ሰው ገዝቶ ህሊናዉን አናግቶታል; ነገር ግን ፊደርሽኑ እከሌ ወያኔ ማለት ከጀመረ ሌላ ነገር ውስጥ ሊገባ ነዉ:: ብዙ ሰው ወያኔም ድርጅቱን ለማፍርስ ጥሯል ግን 25 ዓመት ሊቆይ ችሏል; ይህም ብቸኛ የኢትዮጵያ ድርጅት ለማፍረስ የሚጥር የኢትዮጵያ ጠላት ብቻ ነው እንጂ ወያኔ የሚጥረዉን ለማድረግ ለምን ይጥራል::
መፍቴው ገንዘቡን ለተራቡት መስጠት ብቻ ነው ገለልተኛነትን ለማሳየት;በጓዳ ገብቶ ድርጅት ለማፍረስ መሞከር ሀጥያት ነው
June 26th, 2008 at 1:11 PM
This is too bad and very sad that such huge organization with huge potential to help our country is now being twisted into Woyanes hands. What’ going on with the organizers? Are you all Woyane’s sympathizers? How could you accept money from this Alamudi when knowing all that he is a Woyane himself. How could you?? This will no doubt break the organization’s back in the nearfuture, as this will lead to us, leaving and boycotting your eventes, and without us, your ESFNA will not exist!!! Maybe then you will entertain Alamudi and Woayanen.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:22 PM
Shame on you ESFNA !!! how do you take the money from the supprter of baby killers. You are bunch of ediots!You always open your mouth by saying you are non political. This is pute politics to cell our pride and sole but this happen only on our dead body!!!
SHAME SHAME SHAME !!!
Thanks ER for this
Kume
June 26th, 2008 at 1:24 PM
One more and very important thing i left out is that you, the organizers, can’t say you are not political. These days if you don’t take stand against Woyanne knowing all what they are doing to our country, you are Woyanne yourselves. There is no ifs and or buts about this. Either you’re with us, the people, or you’re with Woyanne, period!!!
June 26th, 2008 at 1:28 PM
AL Amoudi believes all Ethiopians are for sale, the more educated they are the cheapest they become. He started buying teenage girls and government officials, now he is trying to buy silence from the diaspora. With his well oiled propaganda machine and unethical use of money, this guy is literally waging a war on our tradition and moral values.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:39 PM
There are a lot of men in Addis who are giving their wives and daughters to be f**d by Dr Mudi so that he can throw them some crumbs. That is why they call him a doctory. He got doctorate in f**ing habesha women.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:53 PM
ESFNA are a bunch of whores.
June 26th, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Please inendate the ESFNA organizers with calls and tell them how they have hurt us and shamed us.http://www.esfna.org. They have to have very good explanation for what they’ve done!!!!
I jsut called the presidant and treasurer they did not have answer for me, please call them day and night until they either return the money or else…
June 26th, 2008 at 2:09 PM
I tell you what – Some of you are out of your mind. What is wrong to take the money from him? Instead, our focus should be how it will be spent and to make sure the recipient is accountable to every dime.
He supports weyane and we should not take gift from him? are people angles? The many individuals he has helped in the past must return the help they get from him? How blind are we? Come on fly high and let us see you all from the ground if you think are angles.
June 26th, 2008 at 2:29 PM
I hate to read posted messages on this website.Elias if I were you I woudn’t post all these negative opinoin that wouldn’t help us to get anywhere.ESFNA is the only organization we have that puts our people together instead helping for the growth of this once a year gathering some of you are trying to destroy it.When are you going to think positively and contribute to our society.What’s wrong with you?
June 26th, 2008 at 2:32 PM
All the comments I have read above is nothing but useless, and politically blinded comments. you guys are blame ESFNA for claimed non political organization but as the some time it accepts money from the weathy man shek almodin who you think supports the wayane and happen to be irrelevant for his donation of 300,000 dollar for ESFNA. some of the comments about ESFNA suggests it(ESFNA) must stand against the wayane. How on earth do you think ESFNA will be free of politics if it stands against wayane?. I am sure you guys are wrong all the time about ethiopia and the views you put forward since the establishment of ethiopian review 17 or 18 years a go. However , if almoudin was support you political cause you would have appreciated him beyond our or my imagination. Please make sense to your comment before you write it down on the internet. also recognize the right of all ethiopians to entertain their rightful view about their rightful country.
June 26th, 2008 at 2:34 PM
There are millions of people are starving in Ethiopia right now. Why does’nt he donate the money to feed the starving people in Ethiopia instead of giving it to the groups of Homdams. I do not understand this guy with the money. He never help the poors. He only give his money to Hodams who do not need it. I am very sorry about this guy.
June 26th, 2008 at 3:32 PM
dear ferehiwot unfortunatly,people who have no sense of shame in their conducts like u will never have a courage and swallow the truth.we can’t be silent while our coutry is burning.we will be mute when tyrants and clan politics cease abusing our beloved people.once again brother elis “bravo”
June 26th, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Ato Elias,
You never cease to amaze us with your hatred and clulessness. This man, Dr, Philantrpist, Hager wodad, Ethipiawi has done much more than you and me who claim to love that country. And you got the nerve to call him names. He is there helping the needy. What have you done? Why don’t you sponsore one kid and pay his food and education ! Talk is cheap. Hate is cancer. Stop hating
June 26th, 2008 at 3:44 PM
Boycott ESFNA ,Boycott ESFNA, Boycott ESFNA,Boycott ESFNABoycott ESFNA>>>>>>>>>>>> PLEASE
June 26th, 2008 at 4:01 PM
Wellsaid #44
June 26th, 2008 at 4:02 PM
Woyanne thugs already won the game inside Ethiopia particularly in urban areas simply because the struggle against the enemy is peaceful and becomes peace of cake to deal with. Now what is a headache to the tigray dominated thugs and killing machine is the diaspora, the strongest opponent and can even be successful in removing the dispicable from power. So the woyannes this days fighting the diaspora in any ways and everywhere to give example in paltalks, churches, any seminar, inside forums, schools and what have you and so many woyannes are sent by the leaders of the clique outside the country purposly and this one throw out of the handout from this guy is part of the game. So we have to be aware of this movement to dismantle the very existing and succeessful, most of all hope of our people. As to the admin of the ESFNA they need some kind of lesson so that they are not going to make the people a soldout to the enemy someday.
June 26th, 2008 at 4:12 PM
This guy is buying out everything that is associating the opposing diaspora on behalf of woyannes. He started with singers who are short on cash and, now, with sportsmen/women. There nothing money can’t buy. Next will be politicians.
June 26th, 2008 at 4:14 PM
Gobez alamudi is a very good (Poor Ethiopia) friend and he will travel along with his investment weather woyane or any other fully democratic government is in Ethiopia and his donation to ESFNA is welcome every time because I am happy to see this kind of gathering every year it surprise the hall world because of soccer tournament , please do not mix politics with it maybe this is woyanes conspiracy because 90% of Ethiopians live in north America do not support woyane so they know alamudi gave some money and they are creating conspiracy for HAGER AND WOGEN WODADE to boycott the tournament I remember 2002 in dc they were some woyane groups trying to destroy ESFNA please take it easy and enjoy the gathering and I am suggesting TO ESFNA with alamudies money please make it Ethiopians in Diaspora World Soccer Federation and next year we can see some of our friends from all over the world.
June 26th, 2008 at 6:19 PM
return that damn money to him back you bastards what is happening to my people we have starving children in ethiopia and your gonna take that blood money for show up in DC, DAMN YOU ESFNA!!!! DAMN YOU ESFNA!!!! i’m not going to these fake hodam’s fest if they are not considering the suffering of the starving children in ethiopia and donate that money to UNICEF.if they really are not hodam’s
June 26th, 2008 at 7:06 PM
nice of Alamudi,,,nothing wrong with that helping such kind of organization but not now supporting this extra organization when people are despertatly crying of food in ethiopian ,,u better invist ur wealth on mofer and kenber to produce sufficent food to the people then we can enjoy the soccer,,,
June 26th, 2008 at 7:45 PM
yes, ESFNA = Hodams
June 26th, 2008 at 8:05 PM
Shame on you|||
Does that mean you will collect money from KILLER MELES that has ROBBED from poor Ethiopians????
June 26th, 2008 at 8:52 PM
We need to send a message to these “HODAMS” and woyanne. We need to boycott this event. Those of you who have already planned to come to DC don’t go to their event. There is a lot of places you can enjoy and have fun. I live in DC area. I will never attend their events.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:57 PM
GIVE THE IDIOT HIS MONEY BACK WE DON’T NEED IT. THAY’S TOO BAD I WAS LOOKING FORWORD TO THIS EVENT BUT NOW I AM NOT GOING ANYMORE.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Here is ESFNA message box. You can let your voice heard
http://esfna.net/esfna/index.php
June 26th, 2008 at 9:49 PM
Hey folks!!!
Politics is one thing and sports is another. They should not be taken as one and the same. They should take the money given to them as contribution and use it wisely and properly in the much anticipated annual congregations and sport competitions.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:35 PM
Return the money!
I do not care whether the guy has invested trillions in Ethiopa. I do not care whther he was the reason for many Ethiopians to get employment and good income. I do not care about his contrbutions.
do you know his real name was first Hagos and that he was visting Dedebit when woyane was in Tigray. He has no any Ethiopian blood. He is half woyane(Tigray) and half Arab.Can you belive any kind of Ethiopiawnet from such blood(except ofcourse Alula, Yohannes, the courageous Tigrians who lead EPRP and who were active in the student movements)
This is what I believe, unless someone is completely against Woyane(like shabia)he is our enemy. No dissent. No silence. I mean we are trying to bring democracy, tolerance, peace where no one will be presecuted for his dissening opinion, after all. That should not start now. It will come after we get power. That is the history of the world. if someone can not show his civility, and tolerance before he comes to power, he will somehow get it tomorrow. and some are afraid that our country will turn to chaos becuase of ethnic hatred because we call woyane woyane. But we ethiopians are not like other countries. we only hate woyanes and their ethnic base, not the other true Ethiopian ethnic groups.
So alamudi, I would have loved you if you did not invest in my country and just be anti-woyane. That is what matters. That is the essence of Ethiopiawinet- being woyane hater.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Now they don’t have to continue with the so called tournament. They have got way more than what from would get from the artificial event.I would suggest to them next year’s event should be held in Ethiopia. That would be change.
June 26th, 2008 at 11:15 PM
ESFANA is for jobless TPLF supporters who like to hung out talking about Ethiopia but doing nothing.
ESFANA is DEAD>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>DEAD……There would not be any more sport federation in the US.
Next year, we will have our own…….
June 27th, 2008 at 12:05 AM
Amazing, Free of poletics ESFNA , you guys contradicting yourself. You are cheating yourself not Ethiopian starving people. I will excuse you if you give that money back where it belongs, just in case you forgot, for the needy. If you choose to keep it shame on you and I will boycott you forever as long as I live in this world. You break my hart. Because I always consider your organization as my second home other than Ethiopia, now I’m lost, Thank you.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:24 AM
Its it time to establish a credible and accountable North American Soccer League. ESFANA is a collection of a bunch of “hodams” who have been stealing the leagues’s money since the inception. They have made the event their personal enrichment. We don’t need to accept this blood money. If this guy really want to help Ethiopians, then he better give it to EPPF or ONLF or OLF whose members are fighting the murderous regime of zenawi day and night. Still we need a new league that is accountable to us.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:54 AM
I am most proud for all of you here who have voiced your opinion on this outrages incedent. I personally think that ESFNA SHOULD donate the money to the over 4 MILLION people who are starving to DEATH. Unless they do this we should organize together and make our voices be heard.
June 27th, 2008 at 2:17 AM
Return the money or else be labeled as WOYANA. ESFNA you are disgracing Ethiopians by accepting such a donation from a pro woyana man. RETURN IT BACK NOW! And for you worthless humans here wheeping we sympathise with woyana get your head out of your behind and be more realistic. Everything has to do with politics today even churches.We are not going to under any circumstances condone any type of woyana activities, have it be directly or indirectly.
Death to woyanas and long live the Ethiopian peoples wishes minus the idiots that support woyanas.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:08 AM
Boycot the bloody ESFNA, they are rotten group. They are sold out.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:37 AM
I used to travel evry year to watch soccer from austaralia…ESFNA NO MORE …NO MORE.
June 27th, 2008 at 8:27 AM
aye edelesh ethiopia!!!! sentun hodam,banda,tekmegna, teshekemesh tenoriyalsh?. this is a blood money. tplf and tplf supportres only think for themselves.they do not care about ethiopian poor ppl.For those hodams,banda like ESFNA for how long you betryed the poor innocent ethiopian ppl? how much is enough for you. dont you think this is a blood money who took from the poor ethio.ppl? boycott this events ! I know many of ethioians have a deaf ears when it comes boycott because the only think you care about your belly, bear,INJERA,to show your car,jewelry.WEAK UPP PPL.DO SOMETHING FOR YOUR COUNTRY .
June 27th, 2008 at 9:57 AM
ESFNAs please think twice there will be a day which you will feel shame with which you have been doing. As Ethiopian you should have the pain which ” Emama, Ababa, and Mamush” have it so please be with the people of Ethiopia. Our country never have a lack of money, smart people, intellectuals, or what ever you name it, just good governance. Please be with the people of Emama ETHIOPIACHIN.
June 27th, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Dear innocent Ethiopians,
This is extremely disturbing. We have to tell these people can NOT tell us to “enjoy” the so- called gift money. They can sell themselves NOT the people of Ethiopia who are fuffering from all kinds of miseranle life.
June 27th, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Dear ESFNA leaders and all Ethiopians in North America,
Shortly, please give that money back to the famine-stricken children of Ethiopia such as the ones shown in the following sites.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7449523.stm
http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia_26567.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24731042/
Stop nonsense talks and be real.
June 27th, 2008 at 11:35 AM
I doubt if I go to RFK.
Since I am “kurat eratu” Ethiopian!
My Ethiopian morale is still intact and will forever be.
Medegdeg ena melkeskes ayhonilignim.
Am I alone on this? I think there are million others out there.
God Bless those clean,truethful and proud Ethiopians.
The sun will soon shine on you.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:24 PM
When ESFNA was in the process of being formed, Woyanies were great obstacles. In some major cities, Woyanies formed their own teams and tried to discourage the others. We know the history of ESFNA and how it reached to this level—it is with bitter fighting and determination against Woayanies. SO, for practiacal reasons, ESFNA is political. Don’t tell me it is non-political. Hamotebis maferia banihon tiru neber.
June 27th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
መልሱለት ለዚህ ወደል !!ይህ ግንዝብ በወያነ መርዝ የተጨማለቀ ነው::
June 27th, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Dear Elias what if the money has been donated to ethiopianreview will you not accept the money with thousands of appreciative words? you should awarded with doctorate in criticism and condemnation!
pleas learn to think positive and be optimistic!
June 27th, 2008 at 2:26 PM
For the concerned:
I think the donor can do whatever he wishes since it is his money. He extended his sponsorship as he always did in the past, and he should be commended for that instead of being criticized. I believe he is aware of the situation in your country, and he might have done something to remedy the situation, and he does not have to inform you or tell it to the media! What he does with his money should not be any concern to any one. As far as this big event goes, I strongly believe it will unify all of you, Ethiopians, who live in the State and elsewhere. Enjoy the moment do not mix politics and sports. See the big picture!
June 27th, 2008 at 3:10 PM
CDNY i failed to see the big picture because in africa specially ethiopia politics always connected to everything.if he has a right to do whatever he wants to do with his money,then we have also legitimate right to voice our concerns.HE IS USING HIS CELEBRETY STAUS AND WEALTH TO PROMOTE HIS AGENDS IRRESPECTIVE OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS PAINS AND CRY.
June 27th, 2008 at 5:58 PM
እናንተን ስናምን ያንንም ስንልምን የሚሰጠን ጠፍቶ
መጣ በጉአሮ በር መልስ ባላሙዲ ዶላር ተመልክቶ
ይገርማል ይኽ ሽማግሌ አገር ቤት የደራሽ ያለህ እያሉ ህጻናት አየትንጫጩ አሜርካን ድረስ የጠገቡ ሆዳሞች ምነው ናፈቁት ወይ ነዶ ወይ ነዶ
June 27th, 2008 at 6:34 PM
I have never known ESFNA was up for sell. I would buy it my self.
The evil will buy any thing that is interest to
Ethiopians.
We Ethiopians need to say enough is enough. We have to stop them. How? What do we need to do?
1, Fire all members of the ESFNA management team.
2, Distant every individual who have any attachment to woyane by any means.
3, Don’t any body stop us from celebrating ower get together.
In the mean time let us all pray and help our people together.
May GOD Bless Ethiopia.
June 28th, 2008 at 12:16 AM
What does it mean when you guys say he stole our money and he’s just giving back the fraction of it?? This guy is a billionaire and has been that way before he came to spend his money in poor little Ethiopia. I wish he would ve gave some of that money to our starving kids but, don’t say that he’s stealing money from us. If anything, he’s been giving back more than he’s making there. Maybe he just loves agerachinin so much and he’s trying to help. Why do we always have to look at things from a negative point of view. I’m thankful for a guy that gives out money for a good cause. So what he supports woyanay. Isn’t that he’s right? If some of that money he gave to esfna was going in your pockets, ya’ll would’ve called him ababiye. Thank you for your contribution shek! Keep up the generosity
June 28th, 2008 at 1:56 AM
Leba … you stole these money from our people. You have to give to the people who need food, not the thieves who need money for whiskey.
June 28th, 2008 at 9:23 AM
Is it true that Mr alamoudi is one of the invited distinguished guests at the closing ceremony ESFNA this year tounament? can any body confirm?
June 28th, 2008 at 2:54 PM
The Sheikh steals and robes of the innocence of many, many girls; and has melted hearts in his stelath hands of many, many Ethiopian girls and many, many Ehiopian girls are now residing in his loving and sinful heart.
Money is not happiness; but it can buy things that can bring happiness. The Sheikh has never been happier in his life than the moment he stepped into Ethiopia. He has a mission and a goal to accomplish.
He can never be forgetting the brotherhood missionary and visionary tasks; he is a messenger and a benifisory; also, he is a thing in the woyanaetplf package. He is used by the robbers and using everything available in Ethiopia to his personal gratification and satisfaction. He has a voracious sex apetitie for tiny little Ethiopians. Money, sex, and brotherhood what he likes and wants and needs.
June 28th, 2008 at 6:31 PM
If you flip the coin in your hand,on the spinning coin, you see two faces;we bait you, the Sheikh and the crimefamily are two faces of the same crime and bloody coin.
ESFNA,don’t hold and keep the bloody coin in your hand!
This, the $300,000 you received is stolen from poor Ethiopians and the motherland Ethiopia;therefore, you must return the money to the robbed and murdered Ethiopians.
June 29th, 2008 at 1:54 AM
What is wrong with the fund? Al-amudi is the one who is employeeing, feeding millions of Ethiopian unlike you all. If you truly love Ethiopia, come and do your share; before saying anything from afar and on the cyber. YOU ARE THE REAL HODAMOCH NOT ESFNA OR OTHERS.
June 29th, 2008 at 5:43 AM
Comchambawe: The “big picture’ in this instance is the unification of your country people from all over gathered in one place sharing the joy of meeting old and new friends, exchanging love, emotions and just being there with your country men and women. You can’t put a price tag on this! You have the right to voice your concern but why direct it to one individual who has given a lot to your people. He has created a lot of employment in your country and lot of people have benefited from it, thereby, helped the economy accordingly to a certain degree. Name one single individual who has done that! As for your reference to “Celebrity”, I believe the donor has attained enough of that elsewhere as an international entrepreneur, and this does nothing to promote his agenda in which ever way you look at it. Just enjoy this moment better than ever before because his contribution will make a difference in dollars and cents to ESFNA to make this happen. Think of the many people who would bring their business at this gathering apart from the joy of being part of it.
For those of you who have been commenting on “ESFNA”, if this organization is chartered as a non profit organization, any fund that is collected is accountable, and the board of directors of this organization has the fiduciary responsibility to make sure that the funds are spent in accordance to its mission. So rest assured that the member of ESFNA will do their due diligence or else they will face consequences as permitted by the laws of this country.
June 29th, 2008 at 12:31 PM
ESFNA’s non profit had been suspended since 1990 says:
ESFNA is doing business with suspended non -profit status
According to IRS ESFNA never informed IRS that the non-profit status was suspended by Secretary of State.
You can not be suspended state level and be a tax exempt federal level..
ESFNA changed the agent name from MAKONNEN GEBREHIWOT to Fasil Abebe, the current PR the week of June 20,2008 and it is to late for ESFNA to comply with the law.
ESFNA incorporated in DC on June 18,2008 in DC.
ESFNA should not host tournament in CA while the non-profit status was suspended.
http://www.sos.ca.gov/
1. Select Business Programs
2. Slect Business Entity
3. Select California Business search
4. Type Ethiopian Sport Federation in north America
The information displayed here is current as of “JUN 20, 2008″ and is updated weekly. It is not a complete or certified record of the Corporation.
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Corporation
ETHIOPIAN SPORT FEDERATION IN NORTH AMERICA
Number: C1478825 Date Filed: 3/21/1990 Status: suspended
Jurisdiction: California
Address
3501 WEST 84 PLACE
INGLEWOOD, CA 90305
Agent for Service of Process
FASSIL ABEBE
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Corporation
ETHIOPIAN SPORT FEDERATION IN NORTH AMERICA
Number: C1478825 Date Filed: 3/21/1990 Status: suspended
Jurisdiction: California
Address
2050 SW EXPRESSWAY 30
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
Agent for Service of Process
MAKONNEN GEBREHIWOT
2050 SW EXPRESSWAY 30
SAN JOSE, CA 95126
June 29th, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Thanks for the follow-up.
Well, my comments are based on facts according to the laws of the land. I am sure that their status as a 501 (c)(3) non profit organization will be aproved by IRS in due time so they can operate legally. The various suspensions you noted above probably resulted due to compliance issues. I hoping that they have a conditional permit issued by IRS until they are fully approved to conduct their upcoming event. However, in certain instances, getting this conditional permit is possible, depending on certain criteria, and it varies from state to state. I would advise them to petition for this conditional permit before they do any business. Good Luck ESFNA stay out of trouble and do the right thing!
June 29th, 2008 at 1:41 PM
A watchdog group has been formed to investigate corruption inside the Ethiopian Sports Federation in North America (ESFNA). According to the group, which calls itself ‘ESFNA Watch’, board members of ESFNA are accused of underreporting earnings, exaggerating deductions and exemptions, and participating in questionable tax shelters. For details, click the groups web site, esfnawatch.com
June 29th, 2008 at 7:54 PM
knows them all says:
I have been associated with ESFNA since 1992
1. ESFNA’s past business practices have been, Denial.
2. Greed than Generosity
3. ESFNA had more than five presidents in 25 years. All transitions were peaceful and no schisms because it is within friends. The major qualification is the trust you garner from fellow Board members in your tenure as one of them(deniable greedy, bring new business idea, we even can sale kidney, do not trust anyone outside the ESFNA ..
4. ESFNA will sell anything even Ethiopians kidneys, has been and will we engage in dubious business practices. Income: Stadium Entrance Fee, Vendors Fee and Closing Night Concert are the one IRS partially knows.
5. Drug substance uses in hotel and stadium is a big profit too.
June 30th, 2008 at 12:43 PM
This is another corruption in Ethiopia. That money belongs to Ethiopia. Why they don’t use it to feed for the people which are starving. Instead putting Ethiopia in the Headlines of the world of starvation every time. think twice MOHAMMED HUSSIEN AL AMOUDI,
July 1st, 2008 at 5:57 AM
this federation leaders are stuppid and crazy!!!
October 31st, 2008 at 2:20 AM
Days will come when this pompous jemala Arab will declare the source of all these mone coming from. Ye tenqui genzeb or laundered money; he will one day confess in front of Ethiopians. All our fertile land has been freely given to this Gemala and the remaining part to his Saudi friends.
Our wealth from SHAKISO ( GOLD) IS LOADED TO jEDDHA WITH NO PAYMENT TO ETHIOPIA. No auditing, no checking and nothing is done when the gold is loaded to Jeddah straight from SHAKISO airport in Sidamo.
Today, Ethiopian no. 1 enemy is not Meles, it is this Gemala Arab, who is auctioning our country to Saudies, Egyptians, Indians and the Sudanese.
Fellow Ethiopians ! wake up. You have nothing remaining for your children any more. This man is the ENEMY OF ETHIOPIA
AND ITS PEOPLE.
At one moment he was a WOLLOYE. Then he became Eritrean ( when Eritrians were in Ethiopia) and now he has changed himself and his mom as TIGREAN.
We need to do something on this idiot
Thank you
February 6th, 2010 at 12:17 PM
Al Amoudi has been a brotherhood at heart and a communist in deeds.The chinese adage says,give before you take.Well,hasn’t this been that Al Amoudi practcing in the last 19 years while enjoying fondling and sexing girls and boys of all ages?
July 27th, 2010 at 6:01 PM