By AFPMore by this AuthorSHANGHAIMoves to boost Chinese football by introducing naturalised players have been thrown into disarray after clubs were ordered not to pick several new signings from abroad. China has previously resisted the naturalisation policies followed by other countries but the Chinese Football Association opened the door to foreign-born players of Chinese descent at the end of last season. "It is reported that the Chinese Football Association has previously drafted a rule for guiding the legitimate naturalisation and deploying the naturalised players. The Shanghai Observer said there was confusion among the clubs over the naturalisation policy, leading to "complete disorder" and "chaos". Browning reportedly has a Chinese grandfather and Evergrande previously said they were in the process of having him naturalised.

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2019 10:30 UTC