Cape Verde World Cup star Vozinha agrees deal with Chile’s Colo Colo

The 40-year-old goalkeeper made headlines astir the satellite aft starring successful Cape Verde’s goalless gully with Spain.

Cape Verde’s heroic World Cup goalkeeper, Vozinha, has reached an statement to articulation Chilean nine broadside Colo Colo.

The 40-year-old stopper, who made headlines astir the satellite aft starring successful a goalless gully with Spain, volition question to Chile for a aesculapian earlier being unveiled, Colo Colo’s president, Anibal Mosa, announced connected Saturday.

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Vozinha became 1 of the astir talked-about players astatine the World Cup with a drawstring of singular saves against apical teams, including defending champions Argentina.

The goalkeeper, who near Portuguese second-tier broadside Chaves earlier the summer, was voted into FIFA’s fan-selected World Cup imagination team.

“Vozinha volition beryllium a Colo Colo player. In the coming days, helium volition question to Chile, acquisition the accustomed aesculapian examinations and past beryllium presented present astatine the Estadio Monumental,” Mosa said.

He added that Vozinha’s World Cup show showed helium deserved the move, portion acknowledging the signing besides carried selling entreaty for the Chilean side.

Colo Colo teased the signing connected societal media with an representation appearing to amusement the seasoned goalkeeper’s trademark curly hair.

Vozinha, whose afloat sanction is Josimar Jose Evora Dias, has besides go a societal media star, with assistance from Brazilian influencer Casimiro. The goalkeeper’s Instagram pursuing has soared from 50,000 to astir 30 million.

He besides made headlines aft revealing that his mother, Ana Candida Evora, was incapable to question to ticker her lad owed to the outgo of a enslaved outgo for a visa to participate the US.

She was yet granted a visa with each question fees waived aft lobbying from US House Democratic person Hakeem Jeffries.

Colo Colo, who are based successful the Chilean superior Santiago, are presently apical of the Liga de Primera.

They are the astir palmy broadside successful Chile and the lone nine from the state to triumph the Copa Libertadores.