FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Chinese Super League - SIPG v Changchun Yatai FC -Shanghai, China - 4/3/17 - SIPG's Elkeson celebrates after scoring. REUTERS/Aly Song
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Brazil-born striker Elkeson is in line to become the first player without Chinese heritage to represent China after the country's football authorities registered him for Asia's World Cup qualifying tournament next month.
The Asian Football Confederation announced Elkeson's inclusion in China's squad on its official website on Sunday, ending weeks of speculation that the 30-year-old had been granted citizenship and would be a member of Marcello Lippi's selection for the upcoming qualifiers for Qatar 2022.
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