SAFA are confident that the citizenship situation involving Netherlands-based midfielder Kamohelo Mokotjo will be finalised on Friday.

‘The Department of Home Affairs wishes to confirm the receipt of application for resumption of South African citizenship by Netherlands-based soccer player Kamohelo Mokotjo, following initial contact with the South African Football Association (SAFA) on Wednesday, March 22,’ SAFA said in a statement.

‘Mokotjo acquired Dutch citizenship in December 2016 and automatically lost his South African citizenship.

‘The South African Citizenship Act, 1995 (Act No. 88 of 1995) states that a South African shall cease to be a citizen if “he or she, whilst not being a minor, by some voluntary and formal act other than marriage, acquires the citizenship or nationality of a country other than the Republic”.

‘Mokotjo has since written a motivation to the Minister of Home Affairs for the resumption of his former South African citizenship as stipulated by legislation.

‘In this regard, the Minister may upon receipt of such an application allow the applicant to resume his former South African citizenship if he is satisfied with the facts presented before him.

‘To this end, we are processing Mokotjo’s application and hope to finalise it by end of business on Friday, March 24.’