Asmara Calcio Asmara Calcio Asmara Calcio was an Italian Eritrea football team of Asmara (capital of Eritrea), created during colonial times. The Asmara Calcio (also called "Gruppo Sportivo Asmara" or GS Asmara) was created in the late 1930s by Italian entrepreneur Cicero (who also made the Cicero Stadium) as the representative football team of the Italian colonists in Asmara. The football in Eritrea was started during colonial times, when the Italians ruled the country. The first championship (amateur) was in 1936 : the most important teams were "Gruppo Sportivo Cicero" (later Asmara Calcio), "Gruppo Rionale Neghelli", "GS Zuco", "GS Melotti", "GS Ferrovieri",
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