Ateneo poised to acquire another foreign student-athlete
By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña Angelo Kouame’s Filipino naturalization will allow the Ateneo Blue Eagles to look for another Foreign Student-Athlete (FSA). Antipolo City 1st District Rep Robbie Puno filed House Bill No. 5951 last January which aims to give Kouame Filipino citizenship. With Senator Sonny Angara filing a counterpart measure via

By Staff Writer

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña
Angelo Kouame’s Filipino naturalization will allow the Ateneo Blue Eagles to look for another Foreign Student-Athlete (FSA).
Antipolo City 1st District Rep Robbie Puno filed House Bill No. 5951 last January which aims to give Kouame Filipino citizenship.
With Senator Sonny Angara filing a counterpart measure via Senate Bill 1892, the Ivorian center will most likely acquire the citizenship before the year ends.
If Kouame will be granted Filipino citizenship, head coach Tab Baldwin and the Blue Eagles can choose another FSA to suit up for the team.
Under UAAP rules, once a foreigner is granted Filipino citizenship, he/she will no longer be classified as FSA.
Delving more into it, the league’s rule classifies its student-athletes as either Filipino citizens or foreigners to which Kouame falls as a Filipino.
Already in line and waiting in residency are 20-year-old Kofi Agyei from Ghana and 21-year-old Joseph Obasa from Nigeria.
Article Information
Comments (0)
LEAVE A REPLY
No comments yet
Be the first to share your thoughts!
Related Articles

PFF youth football tilt opens in Negros Occidental
BAGO/VICTORIAS — The 2026 Philippine Football Federation National U16–U19 Boys’ Championship kicked off April 29, 2026, in Negros Occidental, bringing together promising young footballers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The national competition serves as the peak stage of the country’s youth football development calendar, with top clubs representing their respective Regional Football Associations competing for


