Mehari Shinash
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Mehari Shinash is an Eritrean footballer. He played for the Eritrea national football team.
International career
Shinash played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, where his cross was deflected in for an own goal in the 3–1 victory against Somalia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=1144029771&cid=38& |title=Eritrea crush Somalia as Rwanda pip Zims |date=6 December 2009 |work=The Standard |accessdate=15 December 2009|location=Nairobi }}
Personal life
He was born in Asmara Eritrea .
Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html CNN] 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game
References
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External links
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Category:Eritrean men's footballers
Category:Eritrea men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Category:Eritrean people of Ethiopian descent
Category:Sportspeople from Asmara
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