According to the official website of AFC, elkson was selected into Lippi's new national football list. This means that elkson will become the first non Chinese national to be naturalized in China. Elkson did not participate in the competition on behalf of the Brazilian national adult team. He began to play in the Chinese League in 2013 and now has the qualification to play for the Chinese men's football team.
Li Ke, who joined Guoan at the beginning of the year, will also be included in the list of the top 40 games. In January this year, Li Ke, who once held a British passport, joined Chinese nationality. Li Ke made his first appearance for China in the friendly against the Philippines on June 7.