The leader of the Democratic minority in the US House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffriesassured this Wednesday that the mother of the starting goalkeeper of the Cape Verde national team, Josimar Dias ‘Vozinha’, will be able to obtain a visa to enter the country in time to witness the match that the ‘Blue Sharks’ will play against Uruguay in Miami on Sunday.
“It is a privilege to announce that Vozinha’s mother will be able to obtain a visa in time to attend this Sunday’s game against Uruguay. All fees have been waived, in accordance with official regulations, and travel arrangements are already being made for mother and son to reunite in Miami,” Jeffries, who has Cape Verdean blood on his mother’s side, wrote in a statement.
At the end of the first meeting that Vozinha played on Monday against Spainthe goalkeeper confessed to the media that his mother had not been able to obtain a visa to enter the United States on time. and attend the game, played in Atlanta.
Jeffries praised Vozinha’s great performance in that first group H match against Spain. The Cape Verdean goalkeeper’s saves were essential for his teamwho is making his World Cup debut and is considered a priori the weakest in his squad, will manage to achieve a goalless draw against the current European champion.
“Cape Verdeans in the United States and throughout the diaspora have celebrated the courage and resilience of the ‘Blue Sharks,’ a team that started as an underdog, joining soccer fans from nations around the globe,” said the congressman.
Jeffries assured that when he found out that the goalkeeper’s mother could not be in Atlanta to see her son’s World Cup debutspoke with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubioand asked him “to do everything possible to ensure that Vozinha’s mother could attend Cape Verde’s next match.”
“I thank Secretary Rubio, the officials of the US State Department, the Government of Cape Verde and FIFA for having collaborated to make this possible,” the congressman concludes the message.
Cape Verde and Uruguay will face each other in a match on the second day of group H at the Hard Rock stadium in Miami next Sunday, June 21 at 6:00 p.m. local time (10:00 p.m. GMT).