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Kalou Denied Citizenship

   

Kalou is not Dutch, according to the judge. Salomon Kalou has been denied accelerated citizenship in spite of Marco van Bastens requests. The Feyenoord striker has only been in the country 3 years. Dutch naturalization requires 5 years of residency. Kalou failed to meet language and culture requirements as well.

While Kalou can not play for Holland, he is still elligable to play for his native Ivory Coast. His brother Bonaventure is the captian. The Ivory Coast are in the same group as Holland. Will Kalou play with Ivory Coast or wait untill 2010?


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By Ade Lamidi | March 22nd, 2006 at 8:40 am
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Tough one. He has been invited to the Cote d’Ivoire squad a few time only to rebuff the invitations. I think he might wait till 2010 as he wouldn’t get into the first team with Cote d’Ivoire. Either way good luck to him

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[...] Jonathan de Guzman has become eligible for a Dutch passport. He is reported to want one which is beyond me to be honest. I imagine that he was given the idea following Salomon Kalou’s failed attempt to gain citizenship in order to play for the Dutch in Germany. de Guzman is originally Canadian but has been in the Netherlands for the required five years. I can’t imagine he would ever be considered for a spot in the Dutch squad though considering the wealth of midfield talent. [...]

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