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Originally Posted by ThatOldRedMagic
Interesting. What are the criteria?
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it's not something that i've ever researched so i'm sure i'll miss somethings out. You have to play a certain percentage of games for your national team over xxx years.
That's why when we got anderson, though he wasn't an international, used the exceptional talent rule (I think it's for young people not of 25 like manucho) to get his work permit
Sometimes people that would normally require a work permit don't end up needing one because they have duel nationality etc
It's quite complex. I think it doesn't help too Angola being so lowly ranked in world football but I couldn't go into specifics
But basically it's to prove he's capable and not taking the job from someone else. Bear in mind we have signed the player, but because he didn't have a work permit we had to loan him out.
Manucho will be available for us during the friendles if he's fit, but won't be able to play for us in proper competition until he get's his work permit