The soccer players from which country use international tournaments to escape the secretive state?
Correct answer: Eritrea

baymax
RSVP78, that's right, I applaud them.. what a horrible way to live, and I bet they don't even allow people from the red cross into treat anyone who may have been injured, during an earthquake

SPRITE
The last line of the last paragraph: "Six players escaped in Angola in 2008....."
Supposed to be "escaped to" and not "escaped in" (different meaning)

toothless beachrat
Tee, earthquakes happen all over the world, not just America!

Phoenix
I wonder if they still have football teams with all the defections.

Robert
Rey, worth a visit.. most people obey

Player #31753367
Had forgotten about this Heroic incident. Would be so interesting to know how they , and Families left behind are now . Any film made ??

CondescendingMeter3
I guess their main goal in football was to flee their country.