Oumed Oukri of Defence Force the Best Sportsman

Addis Ababa – Oumed Oukri of Defence Force Football Club has been named the Best Sportsman according to the weekly Capital Ethiopia’s Top 30 List for the 2003 Ethiopian Calendar.  Surprisingly, the newspaper didn’t name anyone in the women’s category.

Capital Ethiopia’s Top 30 List:
1. Most Progressive Regional State: Southern Nations Nationalities and People’s Regional State
2. Most Popular Town or City: Hawassa
3. Most Capable Politician: Meles Zenawi
4. Most Efficient Public Office: Documents Registration and Authentication
5. Most Caring Private Hospital: MCM Korea Hospital
6. Most Enterprising Entrepreneur: Ermias Amelga
7. Most Discussed Local Issue: Inflation
8. Most Discussed International Issue: North African Revolution
9. Most Popular National Project: Renaissance Dam
10. Ethiopia’s Proudest Moment in 2002: None
11. Best Performing Public Enterprise: Ethiopian Airlines
12. Ethiopia’s Greatest Opportunity in 2003: ICASA
13. Ethiopia’s Greatest Concern for 2003: Democracy
14. Most Influential Public Female: Birtukan Mideksa
15. Most Popular National Project: Jazzamba
16. Best Magazine: Zoma
17. Best Ethiopian Stage Actor/ Screen Actor: Alemayehu Tadesse
18. Best Ethiopian Stage Actor/Screen Actress: Meseret Mebrate
19. Best Band: Zemen Band
20. Favorite Popular Song: Helen Berhe’s Tasfeligengaleh
21. Best Amharic Film: Abay Vs Vegas
22. Best Sportsman: Omed Ukri
23. Best Sportswoman: None
24. Best Entertainment Destination: Edna Mall
25. Best Restaurant: Amsterdam
26. Best Standup Comedian: Kibebew Geda
27. Most Creative Commercial: Zemen Bank
28. Scandal of the Year: The report on News night of BBC
29. Favorite Amharic Book of the Year: Rahmatohara
30. Most Inspiring Ethiopian Public Personality of the Year: None