Various sports are played late afternoon at the Stadium near Mesqel Square. In a country where soccer reigns as the epicentre of most athletic energy, finding sporting avenues for team activities is often daunting. Urbanites share small playgrounds scattered about the capital for a panoply of games. The wave of recreational parks built over the past years have become go-to hotspots for most looking for accommodating spaces. With nearly 70pc of the Ethiopian population aged below 29 years old and close to 27pc unemployed youth population, sport provides a constructive channel for outbursts of creative energy.