newspaper "The Guardian": Eritrea was removed from selection of FIFA World Cup, being afraid of escape of players

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newspaper "The Guardian": Eritrea was removed from selection of FIFA World Cup, being afraid of escape of players Federatsiya futbola Eritrea (ENFF) removed a national team from selection on FIFA World Cup 2026 because of fears that players will ask for political asylum abroad, reports newspaper "The Guardian" with reference to the sources close to team. On November 10 the International Federatsiya futbola and the African confederation of soccer in the joint statement reported that all matches of the national team Eritrea within selection to ChM-2026 are cancelled. In some days Eritrea had to play the first match of qualification about Morocco. Reasons...