The Eritrean national football team that went missing in Uganda after being knocked out of the CECAFA Cup tournament by Rwanda are seeking
asylum in Uganda, an option that they have decided to substitute with returning back home.
Officials say the 18 member team told them that their country is not safe for them.
"The 18 members have told us their country is not safe for them once they return and they want political asylum," Uganda's minister for refugees Musa Ecweru told AFP in an interview.
"They are in the hands of the Ugandan government and United Nations and we have given them protection,"
"We have instructed police to call off the search for them because these people are not a threat to Uganda, they say they want protection," Ecweru said.
If the players pass an eligibility test, they will be given refugee status, he added.
asylum in Uganda, an option that they have decided to substitute with returning back home.
Officials say the 18 member team told them that their country is not safe for them.
"The 18 members have told us their country is not safe for them once they return and they want political asylum," Uganda's minister for refugees Musa Ecweru told AFP in an interview.
"They are in the hands of the Ugandan government and United Nations and we have given them protection,"
"We have instructed police to call off the search for them because these people are not a threat to Uganda, they say they want protection," Ecweru said.
If the players pass an eligibility test, they will be given refugee status, he added.
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