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Ministry May Revise OCI Card Holder Rule
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|May 16, 2025
The Sports Ministry may resume allowing Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card holders to represent India in select disciplines.
NEW DELHI: The move can help football where it has long been felt that OCI card holders can at least be a short-term fix for the national team. Tapping into the diaspora is practiced by many football federations, of which Malaysia, Indonesia, and Philippines are some examples.
This story is from the May 16, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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