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Eritrea Football: Seven Players Fail to Return Home After International Match
Goalkeeper Kubrom Solomon and veteran winger Medhanie Redie were among the seven absent, as only 3 of 10 Eritrea-based players returned, sources said.
- Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return home, a source close to the team told the BBC.
- Over the last two decades, Eritrean athletes have repeatedly absconded after international fixtures, with previous disappearances occurring in Botswana, Uganda, and Kenya involving 10 to 15 players at a time.
- The missing athletes include goalkeeper Kubrom Solomon and veteran winger Medhanie Redie; only 10 of the 24-man squad were based in Eritrea, while team captain Ablelom Teklezghi returned.
- Eritrea's state-owned media remained unusually quiet regarding the team's return, and planned celebrations were cancelled following the disappearance, though reports suggest some missing players have been seen in South Africa.
- Hundreds of thousands of Eritreans have sought asylum abroad, with rights groups describing the government in Asmara as highly repressive—a charge the authorities reject—as the team reaches Africa Cup qualifying stages.
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