Kalou fails in bid for citizenship


AMSTERDAM: A civil court in Rotterdam has rejected an appeal by Feyenoord's Ivorian striker Salomon Kalou against the decision of immigration minister Rita Verdonk to deny his application for Dutch citizenship. 

Kalou will miss the World Cup after a judge ruled on Tuesday that Verdonk's demand that Kalou should pass a naturalisation exam was justified. 

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