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Kamohelo Mokotjo will get to play for Bafana after Home Affairs fast-tracks citizenship application on minister orders

Source: Times Live TMG Digital/TMG Sport, 24/03/2017

Kamohelo Mokotjo will be eligible to turn out for Bafana Bafana
against Guinea-Bissau at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday.

This is after Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba exercised his
powers to allow the midfielder to resume his former South African
citizenship.

Mokotjo faced not being allowed to turn out for the national team
following complications surrounding him being granted Dutch
citizenship late last year and the midfielder not having applied for
retention of his South Africans citizenship.

Home Affairs had earlier on Friday confirmed receipt of an application
from the Netherlands-based player and indicated to Times Media Digital
that they were more than capable of fast-tracking it in the interests
of the country to enable Mokotjo to be available for Saturdays
international friendly.

Then late on Friday afternoon a statement from Gigaba office confirmed
that the application had been accepted on the minister s
instructions.

The Minister approved the application after carefully applying his
mind to a motivation submitted before him by the applicant stating the
reasons for the request the statement said. FC Twente star Mokotjo
(26) has five caps for Bafana.

- TMG Digital/TMG Sport

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