The Cuban soccer player who disappeared while his team was playing a tournament in Nashville is still missing and suspected of having defected:
Cuban soccer player missing from team in U.S.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 28 (Reuters) – A Cuban soccer player who may be trying to defect in the United States left his team while it was in Tennessee for an Olympic qualifying tournament, local media reported on Wednesday.
U.S. authorities declined comment on the location of Cuban defensive player Yosmel de Armas, who was not with the team when it left a downtown Nashville hotel on Tuesday, according to local television station WZTV Fox-17.Another Cuban player told WZTV De Armas had left the team.
When De Armas was absent from Monday night’s final game in the tournament against Canada, the Cuban coach said the player was sick and had stayed at the hotel. De Armas had played on Saturday night when Cuba lost 4-0 loss to El Salvador.