Michail Antonio reveals he was barred from entering the UK after passport blunder in nightmare international break

WEST HAM prima Michail Antonio has lifted the lid connected the passport nightmare that stopped him playing for Jamaica during the planetary break.

The Hammers striker visited his academy successful Ghana and intended to alert via London to conscionable up with the Jamaica squad for Tuesday’s crippled against the USA.

He mislaid his British passport and travelled to Africa connected his Jamaican documents.

But helium was not allowed to spell backmost due to the fact that Jamaican passport-holders request a visa to participate the UK.

Antonio said: “So I got stuck successful Ghana. I got an exigency passport conscionable to get backmost to the UK.

“Then I wasn’t capable to benignant retired a visa to alert to America due to the fact that I couldn’t get a visa connected my Jamaican passport.”

Antonio has earned 21 caps for Jamaica, scoring 5 goals.

He has started 9 of West Ham's 11 Premier League games truthful acold this season.

But his lone extremity of the run came successful a 4-1 triumph implicit Ipswich backmost connected October 5.

Summer signing Niclas Fullkrug was tipped to regenerate Antonio successful Julen Lopetegui's side.

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But the Germany international, 31, has not featured since the extremity of August owed to an Achilles tendon injury.

West Ham are languishing successful 14th spot up of their travel to Newcastle connected Monday.

Lopetegui, who replaced David Moyes, is already nether unit successful his archetypal play astatine the club.

The Hammers person won conscionable 2 of their past 10 games successful each competitions.