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 ...

TANGIERS, Morocco, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Eritrea is set to play its first football international in more than six years after entering the preliminaries for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, to be ...

"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 ...

Patrice Motsepe, president of CAF, announces the host countries for the 2027 Africa Cup of NationsKHALED DESOUKI / AFP Eritrea is set to play its first football international in more than six years ...

GABORONE (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 United ...

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 ...

TANGIERS, Morocco, Jan 13 (Reuters) - ‌Eritrea is set to play its first football international in more than six years after entering ‌the preliminaries for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals, to be ...