It will take a lot of factors falling into place, but certain events have already opened the door ever so slightly for Angelo Kouame to suit up for the Philippines in the final qualifying window for the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup.
“It’s still going to take a lot of ‘ifs’ but at least there’s some hope,” Rep. Robbie Puno told the Inquirer on Tuesday after the House of Representatives approved separate bills granting Filipino citizenship to Ateneo’s Ivorian center and Spanish football star Bienvenido Morejon Maraon earlier than expected.
Puno said the Senate still has to approve its counterpart bill, which it will try to tackle as early as next week.
“If there’s no difference between …
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