Sudan 2-1 Ethiopia in the International Friendly Games.

Sudan won 1, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 3 matches (W–D–L), scoring 2 and conceding 4.

Ethiopia won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 12.

The two sides have met 3 times: Sudan 2 wins, Ethiopia 1, 0 draws.