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Taiwo Awoniyi: Liverpool's Nigerian striker granted work permit six years after signing

Liverpool's Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has been granted a work permit to play in the UK - six years after signing for the club.

It means Awoniyi, who is currently on a seventh loan spell outside of the United Kingdom at German side Union Berlin, is now eligible to be included in the Liverpool squad for next season.

"It's been a long process but finally [Taiwo] Awoniyi can now focus on his career either at Liverpool or somewhere in England," a top official at Imperial Academy told BBC Sport Africa.

"He has the ambition to play in the Premier League and hopefully he can do that next season.