7 Cameroon athletes go missing during the Games

Seven members of the Cameroon Olympic team have disappeared during London 2012, according to the country's Ministry of Sports and Physical Education.

Seven members of the Cameroon Olympic team have disappeared during London 2012, according to the country's Ministry of Sports and Physical Education.

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The seven – five boxers, a swimmer and a footballer – are suspected of having left to stay in Europe for economic reasons.

The team's head, David Ojong, said: "What began as rumour has finally turned out to be true. Seven Cameroonian athletes who participated at the 2012 London Olympic Games have disappeared from the Olympic Village."

Ojong said a reserve goalkeeper for the women's football team, Drusille Ngako, was the first to disappear.