Ethiopia rejects calls to reinstate federation president

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFA) rejected on Thursday a move by FIFA to reinstate the group's ousted president calling the decision biased and one-sided.

The EFA's general assembly fired former President Asheber Woldegiorgise in January for what they said was the "dismal" record of Ethiopian football.

"FIFA officials had taken hasty decision before properly assessing the facts and documents submitted by us. Their decision was biased and one-sided," EFA said in a statement.

"We are now trying to develop a sustainable project that would enhance the standard of football in Ethiopia from the current dismal position to a high level, and we hoped FIFA would stand at our side," it said.

FIFA was not immediately available to comment.

(Reporting by Tsegaye Tadesse, editing by Miles Evans)