St George crowned champions

St George have won the BetKing Ethiopia Premier League title for the 2021/22 season after beating Addis Ababa City 4-0 on Friday.

A win would have been enough but they wanted an emphatic win and they produced it at the Bahir Dar International Stadium.

Two goals each from Ismail Ouro-Agoro and Amanuel Gebremichael did the damage.

Defending champions Fasil had been imperious over the last nine games, but today they imploded.

Dire Dawa needed a win to survive relegation and they beat Fasil 3-2 to not only achieve their goal but in the process derail Fasil's ambition to retain their title.

However, it wouldn't have mattered if Fasil had won as that would not have denied St George.

The "Horsemen" from Addis Ababa will head back with their cavalry to a parade but more that they have now confirmed the relegation of neighbors, Addis Ababa City.

This game probably proved that St George's struggles late in the campaign was maybe due to the injury enforced absence of Ouro Agoro.

The Togolese striker was on song and Amanuel Grebremichael was the conductor and executioner.

Agoro struck in the 16th minute to score the opener and was fouled in the box in the 54th minute. He dusted himself off to dispatch the penalty for for 2-0 lead.

Grebremichael produced the moment of the game in the 89th minute, weaving his way from the centre circle with five defenders unsure whether to retreat or attack him.

He unleashed a drive from all of 25 yards to beat goalkeeper Daniel Teshome.

Grebremichael capped a virtuoso performance with his brace and a fourth goal for St George in added time.

Richmond Adongo had a few chances to win the top scorer's award outright but was denied by St George's Ugandan keeper Charles Lukeago and the upright.