Seven Eritrean Footballers Vanish En Route to Cup Qualifiers

Eritrea’s national football team is facing a crisis after seven locally-based players vanished during transit through South Africa. The disappearance occurred following their unexpected 4-1 aggregate victory over Eswatini on March 31, which secured Eritrea’s place in the Africa Cup of Nations group-stage qualifiers. Of the 10 local players in the squad, only three returned to Asmara. The other seven reportedly disappeared after the team landed in South Africa en route to Cairo. This is not an is