Like the 2012 CECAFA edition that was held in Uganda where 14 Eritrean players disappeared.

In 2019, seven members of the Eritrea squad also took a French leave ftom their hotel in Jinja.

The CECAFA spokesperson Rogers Mulindwa confirmed the incident and said they had tightened security for the remaining players to ensure that no one else disappears again.

Players who disappeared include; Robel Kidane, Yosief Mebrahtu, Filmon Semere, Abel Ogbayi, Ismail Jahar, Isias Abraham and Eyom Girmay.