The 12 Eritrean national team players who defected during a tournament in Kenya last week say they cannot return home because they will be killed. The players say they swore an oath to the Eritrean ...

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 disappeared while ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan security forces are hunting for five Eritreans who disappeared from a hotel in Uganda where their team was playing in a soccer tournament, a Ugandan official said on ...

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) will not be fielding a team in this year's Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup edition, ruling out a clash with Eritrea. Since 1998, the two countries have ...

GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana has granted asylum to a group of 10 Eritrean football players who sought refuge after playing in a World Cup qualifying match earlier this month, their lawyer said on ...

The 'missing' Eritrean national football team has applied for asylum in Uganda rather than return home, officials said on Wednesday. "The 18 members have told us their country is not safe for them ...