Still, nothing fully official indicates his place of birth. Also surprised to find no pictures or even video. Soccerway will automatically say he was born in Greece, they do that with all new players their database creates and eventually update as more information becomes official. I think Kamo or another African player last I-League was first "Indian" for a day before going to their flag lol.
Until the Government take this issue seriously this is really going nowhere.Allowing PIOs or OCI card holders to represent India can be boost that will help us not only in football but also in other sports.Football in India is rising and if the change in rule occurs it can only escalate the process.But sad that it's not gonna happen anytime soon.
From the rules, citizenship of non-india origin by naturalization
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be
acquired by a foreigner (not illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident
in India forTWELVE YEARS (throughout the period of twelve
months immediately preceding the date of application and for ELEVEN
YEARS in the aggregate in the FOURTEEN YEARS preceding the twelve
months) and other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to the
Act.
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Still, nothing fully official indicates his place of birth. Also surprised to find no pictures or even video. Soccerway will automatically say he was born in Greece, they do that with all new players their database creates and eventually update as more information becomes official. I think Kamo or another African player last I-League was first "Indian" for a day before going to their flag lol.
the change in rule occurs it can only escalate the process.But sad that it's not gonna happen anytime soon.
Here are the rules for Indian Citizenship. Every person situation is different and lot of proper documentation is also required.
https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/acquisition1.htm
From the rules, citizenship of non-india origin by naturalization
Citizenship of India by naturalization can be acquired by a foreigner (not illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in India for TWELVE YEARS (throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of application and for ELEVEN YEARS in the aggregate in the FOURTEEN YEARS preceding the twelve months) and other qualifications as specified in Third Schedule to the Act.
And will be get any benefit of having in national team....