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World Football: Eritrea, Malaga and Montserrat

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07/12/2012

Eritrea, Malaga and Montserrat

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After the defection of 17 Eritrean players we hear from the Eritrean FA vice President.

After the defection of 17 Eritrean players we hear from the Eritrean FA vice President Kahsay Embaye.

Following the defection of 17 Eritrean footballers during a tournament in Uganda this week we hear from the Eritrean FA vice President Kahsay Embaye, Cecafa spokesman Rogers Mulindwa  and former international Ermine Haile who defected in 2009 and is now living in Adelaide.

We’re in Malaga with Roque Santa Cruz and Oguchi Onyewu to talk about the success of the team and the financial problems off the field.

The former Spurs, Norwich and Newcastle winger Ruel Fox talks about his troubled time as the Montserrat national coach. He hits out at wah he calls the federation’s serious mismanagement and slams FIFA officials for trying to ‘buy’ votes from these smaller Football Federations.

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