Sneak peek into the Eritrean 10

Some of the Eritrean players
Some of the Eritrean players

On an unscheduled visit to the Dukwi Refugee Camp, Mmegi Staff Writer, SHARON MATHALA this week caught up with the Eritrean football players who grabbed local and regional headlines last October when they requested asylum in Botswana. The players say they feel “right at home”

Their plight grabbed continental attention. It pit government against human rights campaigners. Critics and defenders rose to take up positions in the debate. The case had all the intrigue, suspense and tragedy of a Shakespearean drama: conflict-weary Eritreans using the cover of a football match to escape persecution in their homeland and the government here undecided about their fate.

The 10, who were members of the Eritrean national football team and reportedly in that country’s military, refused to leave Botswana after they were thrashed by three goals to one in Francistown in a World Cup qualifier.

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