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Jocelin Ta Bi Misses Sunderland Preseason Tour Due to US Visa Issues

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First reported by Mako · 28 minutes ago

What happened

Jocelin Ta Bi, who transferred from Hapoel Petah Tikva to Sunderland in January 2026, missed Sunderland's US preseason tour due to a rejected visa application. Despite recovering from injury and playing in the first preseason match, he could not join the team abroad. Sunderland confirmed the visa denial and do not expect it to be reversed.

01Jocelin Ta Bi transferred from Hapoel Petah Tikva to Sunderland in January 2026.
02He missed most of last season due to injury but returned to fitness this preseason.
03Ta Bi played 46 minutes in Sunderland's first preseason game against York City.
04He could not join Sunderland's US preseason tour due to a rejected visa application.
05The club appealed the visa denial but does not expect a change.
06Sunderland won 1-0 against Wrexham in the US preseason after earlier wins over Liverpool and Leeds.

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