# @edasilvaofficial on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdBvcYuFB_i
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-08T12:58:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Elino Da Silva (@edasilvaofficial) — https://gondola.cc/edasilvaofficial

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🚨 𝙑𝙊𝙕𝙄𝙉𝙃𝘼 𝙉𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝙏𝙃𝙀 2026 𝙔𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝙉 𝙏𝙍𝙊𝙋𝙃𝙔 🇨🇻

For the first time in history, a Cape Verdean footballer has been nominated for a Ballon d’Or award. ballondorofficial / uefa 🧤

Josimar “Vozinha” Dias is officially among the nominees for the Yashin Trophy, the award presented to the world’s best goalkeeper.

At 40 years old, Vozinha turned Cabo Verde’s historic World Cup debut into one of the defining goalkeeping stories of the tournament:

🧤 4 World Cup appearances
🧤 18 saves
🧤 7 saves against Spain
🧤 8 saves against Argentina
🧤 Player of the Match against Spain
🧤 Selected by fans for the World Cup Dream Team

After representing GD Chaves in Portugal, Vozinha’s performances on the world stage earned him a move to Colo-Colo, one of the biggest clubs in South American football.

Now, his name appears alongside Courtois, Bounou, Kobel, Martínez, Mendy, Raya, Safonov and Simón.

This is bigger than one player.

It is a landmark moment for Cabo Verde, for African football, for Colo-Colo, and for every goalkeeper who dared to believe that talent from a small island could reach the highest level of world football.

From Mindelo to Chaves. grupo_desportivo_chaves 🇵🇹
From Chaves to Colo-Colo. colocolooficial 🇨🇱
From Cabo Verde to the Ballon d’Or. fcfcomunica 🇨🇻

Vozinha has earned his place. 👑

Parabéns, Voza. Nôs orgulho. 🇨🇻

📸 Ballon D’or images by ballondorofficial / 433 🔥

Nós Povo. Nós Storia. Nós Orgulho. Nós Futuro. 🇨🇻

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#vozinha #caboverde #ballondor #yashintrophy #football

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elino Da Silva | @edasilvaofficial | https://gondola.cc/edasilvaofficial | Influencer |

## Tags

ballondor, yashintrophy, vozinha, football, caboverde

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