Five players for Eritrea under-20 women’s national team disappeared from their hotel in Uganda on Tuesday.

Eritrea are in Uganda taking part in Council for East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) Under-20 Women’s Championship.

Cecafa has confirmed the disappearance of the players from their hotel in Jinja City at dawn.

“CECAFA has confirmed that five Eritrean players have this morning disappeared from their hotel in Jinja, Uganda,” Cecafa says in a statement.

“The matter has been reported to the police in Jinja and investigations are ongoing.”

Police in Uganda have since launched a hunt for the missing players.