Five boxers, a swimmer and a soccer player are missing, the state Cameroon Tribune reported, citing Team Cameroon chief David Ojong. The first to disappear reportedly was female soccer goalie Drusille Ngako, followed by swimmer Edingue Ekane Paul.

The five boxers then vanished. “Their disappearance is not only an embarrassment, but a great surprise to members of the Team Cameroon delegation and Cameroonians based in London, having feasted with four of them last Friday at the Royal Garden Hotel,” the Cameroon Tribune wrote.

Cameroonian athletes have previously taken advantage of sporting events abroad to leave their country, disappearing after the Commonwealth Games in Australia six years ago. They also skipped out of the Francophonie event and junior soccer competitions.

The reason for their disappearance is not known, amid some reports that they wanted to stay in the UK for economic reasons.

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What do you think of athletes disappearing from their team and country while they are representing their country in an Olympics game or world championship games, to have a better life than what their country can offer them??