Ghana soccer players' luxury watches stolen from Vienna hotel


VIENNA, March 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Two Ghanaian soccer players in Vienna ⁠for a friendly against Austria on ‌Friday reported that they each had a luxury watch stolen from their hotel, police said.

A spokesperson for ​Vienna police said the Rolex ⁠watches worth a "low ⁠to mid five-figure sum in euros" and ⁠cash were ‌stolen from two separate rooms at the hotel in the ⁠22nd district of Vienna, which borders the ​district ‌where the match is being held.

The police ⁠spokesperson did ​not identify the players or the hotel, but said no violence was involved. The ⁠Ghana Football Association did not ​immediately respond to a request for comment.

Such incidents are relatively rare in the Austrian capital. ⁠Vienna's low crime rate has helped it frequently top global rankings of cities with the highest quality of life.

Ghana and ​Austria have qualified for ⁠this year's World Cup in the United ​States, Canada and Mexico starting ‌in June.

Friday's match kicked ​off at 6 p.m. (1700 GMT).

(Reporting by Francois Murphy, editing by Ed Osmond)

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