Ernest Jombla

Ernest Jombla

Country	Sierra Leone
Born	(1992-10-04) 4 October 1992 (age 32) Sierra Leone
Retired	Active
Men's singles
Updated on April 2018.

Ernest Jombla (born 4 October 1992) is a Sierra Leonean squash player. ^[1] He made his Commonwealth Games debut by representing Sierra Leone at the Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2018. ^{[2] [3]}

At the Games, Ernest Jombla was among a string of competitors who did not show up at their matches and vanished in Australia, possibly with what the organisers considered intent to seek asylum in the country. ^[4]

References

1. "Squash Info - Ernest Jombla". www.squashinfo.com.
2. "England Set For Double Gold Coast Gold In Commonwealth Games Singles". World Squash. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
3. "Draws & Results". 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
4. O'Grady, Siobhán (16 May 2018). "African athletes disappeared at the Commonwealth Games. Now they've surfaced to seek asylum". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 September 2024.