FIFA stated on Friday that former England defender Steven Colker has modified his eligibility to characterize Sierra Leone.
Colker, who has grandparents from Sierra Leone, might now be chosen for the African Cup of Nations. Kaulkar will flip 30 earlier than the match begins in Cameroon on January 9. Sierra Leone is in a gaggle with Algeria, Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea.
He was with Tottenham when making his solely look for England in November 2012, dropping 4–2 to Sweden. The sport is thought for Zlatan Ibrahimovic scoring his fourth purpose with a long-range overhead kick.
Because that sport was a pleasant and Colker by no means performed in a contest sport for England, FIFA guidelines allowed him to vary the eligibility to a rustic the place he had all the time had a familial relationship.
Kolker at the moment performs with Gaziantep in Turkey on mortgage from Fenerbahçe.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
