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After Weeks on the Run, Eritrean Footballers in Uganda Plead for Resettlement

Salem Solomon

   WASHINGTON - The fate of four Eritrean football players seeking asylum
   in Jinja, Uganda, remains uncertain, weeks after they fled their hotel
   during a tournament.
   The players had been set to compete with the Eritrean National Team in
   the Cecafa Under-20 Challenge Cup in October. For the past six weeks,
   they have been moving from house to house to avoid being caught by
   Eritrean agents in Uganda, their lawyer told VOA.

   Kimberley Motley, an American attorney dealing with international law
   and representing the four men, said they fear being returned to
   Eritrea, where they could face imprisonment and torture.

   "They simply want to be able to live free in a country that is not
   going to imprison them, and which is a great fear that they have if
   they're sent back to Eritrea. And they're very fearful that they will
   be sent back by the Ugandan authorities," Motley said.

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