JEAN-Francois Christophe has been given clearance by Portsmouth to play in Saturday’s FA Cup clash at AFC Telford.

The on loan French midfielder was originally expected to miss out on the game.

But the Premier League side have now granted him permission.

“It’s all been sorted and Jean can now play for us at the weekend,” confirmed manager Steve Tilson.

“It’s good news for us but I don’t think the other loan players we have (Adam Federici, Dan Harding, Lee Sawyer and Hal Robson-Kanu) will be able to play.”