Henok Goitom plans to play for Eritrea's national football team

Henok Goitom

Henok Goitom plans to play for Eritrea's national football team

Professional football player Henok Goitom is planning to play for the Eritrean national football team in 2014, according to a source familiar with the situation.

Henok, who is currently playing for the Swedish AIK Fotboll club, also said he will try to convince Walid Atta, another professional football player of Eritrean origins, to play for the Eritrean squad.

It is to be recalled, Henok first indicated to the BBC that he was interested in playing for Eritrea's national football team in 2010.

Tesfaye gebreyesus, the President of the Eritrean National Football Federation, is also in talks with Golgol Mebrahtu, a professional Australian-Eritrean football player to play for the country's national team.

Meanwhile, Eritrea's national football team, nicknamed the Red Sea Camels, arrived in Kenya to take part in the 2013 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup.

Henok Goitom:
Age: 29
Height: 6'5" (195.58 cm)
Position: Forward
Team: AIK/Red Sea Camels

Henok Goitom

Haben and Sirak join the Eritrean national football team - Credit: ILovEri

Walid Atta, a Swedish-Eritrean professional football player

Eritrean national football team practicing - Credit: ILovEri

Eritrean national football team getting ready to go to Kenya -Credit: ILovEri

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