TRAGEDY! ENTIRE ETHIOPIAN FOOTBALL TEAM VANISHES IN SWEDEN AFTER YOUTH TOURNAMENT

July 30, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

An entire youth football team from Ethiopia has vanished in Sweden after the culmination of the Gothia Cup youth tournament in Gothenburg, sparking an international response.
The tournament ended ten days ago, but authorities say the group still remains unaccounted for and has not returned to Ethiopia.

Officers are working with the Swedish Migration Agency, border police, and authorities in other countries to locate them

According to Sweden Herald, around 20 people, mostly players aged 14-17 and also some adult supervisors, left their hotel without checking out and cannot be located.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.