Seven members of Eritrea's national soccer team have disappeared after playing in a tournament in Uganda. They are believed to have defected, and if so, they are among many thousands of Eritreans who ...

GABORONE, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A court has stopped Botswana from deporting a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players that sought asylum after playing in this week's World Cup qualifier. The court ruled late ...

Eritrean soccer players who disappeared from their hotel in Uganda over the weekend have sought asylum in the East African country, a senior Ugandan government official said on Thursday. Mass ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Seven players from Eritrea's national soccer team have gone missing after playing at a tournament in Uganda, an official said, the second time in two months its footballers have ...

GABORONE, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ten players from the Eritrean football team are seeking asylum in Botswana, the latest in a series of defections by athletes from a country under investigation by the ...

Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean soccer players who sought refuge after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer said on Thursday. The Eritreans ...

ZURICH (AP) — Eritrea has withdrawn from African qualifying for the 2026 World Cup just days before its opening game against Morocco, FIFA confirmed Friday. Eritrea last played an international game ...

"We are grateful to the Botswana government and this decision shows its rule of law and due process are sound," said Eyasu Hatemarian of the Eritrean Movement for Democracy and Human Rights in ...