Jodelle Clarisse Madjoufang pulls towards the goal in the game against Russia. She is one of the four players who went into hiding
Those: pa / DPPI media / Ivan Terron
At the handball world championship in Spain four players of the national team of Cameroon disappeared without a trace. The police do not believe there is a crime. Rather, the reason for the disappearance could be in the home country of the players.
Vour players of the national team of Cameroon disappeared without a trace at the handball world championship in Spain. The head of the delegation of the African country, accompanied by the tournament director, placed an advertisement with the police, reported the digital newspaper “El Español” and other Spanish media, citing the organizers of the World Cup. The police in Valencia confirmed these reports on request. According to current knowledge, kidnapping is ruled out.
The four women have been missing since last Thursday. They were not used that day in the game against Angola (24:35) in Llíria in the province of Valencia, it said.
There is also no trace of Appoline Michele Abena Ekobena (right)
Those: pa / DPPI media / Ivan Terron
Her whereabouts were still unknown on Saturday. Citing the Cameroon delegation, “El Español” reported that they were Amelie Cevanie Mvoua (24), Appoline Michele Abena Ekobena (26), Jodelle Clarisse Madjoufang (28) and Yasmine Yotchoum (27).
A civil war is raging in Cameroon
It is believed that the women may have gone into hiding to apply for asylum in Spain or another country in Europe. It could be an escape from the violence in their home country.
Civil war has been raging in Cameroon for about five years. Separatists are fighting for a state of their own. Only last Friday it became known that at least 30,000 people had fled violent clashes in the north of the country to neighboring Chad. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 80 percent of these people were women and children.
The national team qualified second in the African Championship for the World Cup in Spain. So far she has lost all of her four games there, the most noticeable defeat being at 18:43 against Serbia.
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