Home Affairs confident Mokotjo will be able to play for Bafana on Saturday
The Department of Home Affairs is confident it can solve the eligibility issue surrounding Kamohelo Mokotjo to enable him to play for Bafana Bafana against Guinea-Bissau on Saturday‚ a spokesman told Times Media Digital on Wednesday. The department’s spokesman, Mayihlome Tshwete, said it is establishing the facts and what documentation Mokotjo has‚ or needs‚ to be sure of his South African citizenship ahead of Saturday’s friendly international at Moses Mabhida Stadium. Tshwete said Mokotjo’s case is being given priority and can be fast-tracked if necessary‚ and that the department will do what it can within the law. "We’re just trying to make sure that everything is in order in terms of his citizenship‚" Tshwete said. "So we need to verify a number of things — the question of the dual citizenship form in the Netherlands‚ the question of the application for retention [of citizenship from SA’s department of home affairs], and ... the question of re-application for citizenship." Mokotj...
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