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22 Mar 2024 | 10:13 |
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It was 23 minutes into the first half of the Libertadores U20 and Flamengo lost to Boca Juniors. Until Lorran's cross ended up at Shola's feet and became the equalizer, paving the way for victory and the title that guaranteed a place in the category's World Cup.
The feat that started the red-black turnaround had a Nigerian author. The 18-year-old was born in Ifaki, far from Rio de Janeiro. But crossing the ocean to try your luck in Brazil has become increasingly common.
They are already here
It may not appear as much yet due to the high number of South Americans, but the arrival of Africans in Brazilian football is a reality. Clubs such as Botafogo, Flamengo, São Paulo, Ceará, Criciúma and Londrina have athletes of African origin in their groups, mainly in the youth categories.
Tricolor has already had four Africans in its formation. Today there is one in the base, King Faiasal (Ghana), and another in the main squad, Iba Ly (Senegal).
Botafogo has two players of African origin in the base, but who have dual nationality: Mbanza ( Congo) and Adebayo (Nigeria). In addition to defender Bastos (Angola) in the main squad.
"Today we have in Botafogo a structured capture department with well-defined processes seeking the highest possible success rate . Our two athletes, despite being of African origin, were observed and captured here in Brazil. Eduardo Adebayo has been with us since he was 7 years old, coming from our partnership with the Official Núcleo de Escola de Futebol da TROPS. And Mbanza arrived this year, after observing the athlete during a spell at another club here in Rio de Janeiro", said Tiano Gomes, Botafogo's youth football manager. Mbanza, before Botafogo, played for Vasco.
At Fla, Shola has another Nigerian teammate, striker Haruma Hassan in the under-20s.
Londrina had at the beginning of the season the passing of defender Samuel Oti, born in Nigeria. Ceará has young Stanley Boateng and Steven Nufour, both with experience in the Ghana youth team.
"African players have been setting an example of professionalism. It ends up being superior to the professionalism of Brazilians, which many Sometimes they think they will solve the game at any moment. The African trains with the same desire as he will play and the same professionalism. This is being seen by all the clubs", said Isaías Portela, director of Ceará's youth categories.< /p>
Mengão reached an agreement with Dynamo Moscow to sign the midfielder, but the Russian club did not send a document authorizing the official announcement.
02 Ago 2025 | 10:00 |
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Although he was the first signing by Flamengo in this transfer window, midfielder Jorge Carrascal was the last to show up in Rio de Janeiro . According to the 'GE' portal, the last document signed by the Russian club arrived at Flamengo late in the afternoon of this Friday (1st). With that, the official announcement of the player will be made in the coming days, after the conclusion of pending procedures with Atlético-MG.
The reason for the delay was that Dynamo Moscow, his former club, took too long to complete the necessary paperwork for the transfer . The Russian team only released the Colombian after signing Rubens from Atlético-MG as a replacement.
At Dynamo's request, Flamengo will participate in the payment to Atlético-MG for Rubens' acquisition. Thus, a significant portion of the €12 million (R$77 million) invested by Carrascal will go to the Minas Gerais club.
Despite being in Rio since Wednesday, Carrascal has not yet been regularized with the CBF, which prevents him from playing in the next matches — against Ceará, this Sunday (3), for the Brasileirão, and against Atlético-MG, Wednesday (7), for the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil. The registration deadlines for both matches have already expired.
The Colombian's debut is scheduled for August 9th against Mirassol at Maracanã, in the final round of the first half of the Brazilian Championship . Having been training regularly and playing for Dinamo, Carrascal is expected to be available to Filipe Luís as soon as he is officially confirmed. He has already passed the medical exams but will only be able to train with the club after being registered.
Alvinegro still owed Mengão for the signing of Matheuzinho, but managed to deposit a huge amount to close the matter.
02 Ago 2025 | 09:00 |
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Flamengo received, this Friday (1st), another millionaire amount related to the sale of right-back Matheuzinho. Corinthians paid around R$ 14 million to Rubro-Negro , paying off the remaining amount of the negotiation made in February of this year.
At the time, the Rio de Janeiro club sold the player for R$21.48 million, but Corinthians delayed the third installment of the agreement. As a result, Flamengo demanded immediate payment of the entire outstanding amount . The information was initially reported by the portal Meu Timão.
To facilitate the payment, Corinthians signed an agreement with Brax, the company responsible for marketing advertising signs for both clubs. The company acted as guarantor for the deal and transferred the funds to Flamengo .
By August, Corinthians had already paid R$8 million directly to the Rio de Janeiro club. It then transferred R$7.58 million to Brax , which topped up the amount with another R$6 million , fully settling the debt with the club.
While the board celebrates receiving the amount, Flamengo remains focused on the field. The team led by Filipe Luís returns to play this Sunday (3), against Ceará, at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Arena Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brasileirão. The match will be broadcast live on Premiere, on pay-per-view.
During the press conference to present Samuel Lino, the football director was direct when speaking to Mengão fans about the signings
02 Ago 2025 | 08:21 |
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Flamengo has already made four signings official this transfer window , but the delay in negotiations has drawn criticism from some fans . During striker Samuel Lino's presentation, football director José Boto spoke out on the matter and apologized to the Flamengo Nation.
“Sometimes things take a little longer than the fans want, and I apologize to the fans, but we ( Flamengo 's board) have fixed ideas, and as long as it's possible to have the players we want , we'll go after it,” explained Boto.
Brazilian football's second transfer window opened on July 10th, and Flamengo began the period cautiously, monitoring the market and evaluating options. As the weeks progressed, the board accelerated negotiations and secured four key signings : Saúl Ñíguez, Emerson Royal, Samuel Lino, and Jorge Carrascal.
Despite the names already confirmed, Flamengo remains attentive to the market. The club is in ongoing negotiations with Fiorentina, Italy, to sign striker Lucas Beltrán . Flamengo has already agreed on a fee with the Italian club, but still needs to convince the Argentine player to return to South America.
While the board works behind the scenes, the squad led by Filipe Luís focuses on the challenges on the field. Flamengo's next match is this Sunday (3), against Ceará , at 6:30 pm (Brasília time), at Castelão, for the 18th round of the Brazilian Championship.
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