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Football in Eritrea and Rwanda
James Montague spends time with the Eritrean national team.
Earlier this month they travelled to Rwanda for a World Cup qualifier - their first overseas match in two years.
James Montague spends time with the Eritrean national team.
Earlier this month they travelled to Rwanda for a World Cup qualifier - their first overseas match in two years.
The last time the national team left Eritrea, for a tournament in Kenya, the entire team disappeared, later claiming asylum.
As well as hearing from the current players and coach - there will also be the chance to hear from one of those players who defected in 2009, now in living Adelaide and trying to re-build his career in the A-League.
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