MFA CEO Bjorn Vassallo announced this afternoon that Hibs forward Joseph Mbong's application for Maltese citizenship has been approved.

Mbong has been living in Malta for the past 15 years.

He is part of the Malta U-17 squad currently preparing for the UEFA U-17 Championships in May.

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