The U.S. State Department “stepped in” and got the mother of Cabo Verde G Josimar Jose Evora Dias a “visa to enter the country” for the team’s World Cup game against Uruguay on Sunday in Miami. Dias became an “overnight social media sensation” after the team’s draw against Spain last Monday, and his Instagram following “swelled from 40,000 to 14.6 million in a matter of days.” Dias’ “emotional celebration after the match made international headlines.” However, his mother, Ava Cadida Evora, was “unable to travel to the game in Atlanta because of the cost of obtaining a U.S. visa.” U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said that visa fees “had been waived and travel arrangements were made to help Evora get to Miami” (MIAMI HERALD, 6/20).
U.S. gov’t helps with visa for Cabo Verde G’s mother to attend World Cup
