Do you remember Cassius Magalaes? He played for AEK and Ethnikos Achnas for a total of five years. He came to our island in January 2007 and “waved a handkerchief” in January 2012, to follow Toza Samburic in the Chinese Changchun Yatai. In 2011 he had started the processes of Cypriotization, however, the Brazilian left and everything was left in the middle.
His compatriot, now, Anderson Korea, hopes that it will happen he is the first naturalized Latin American to wear the blue of our national team.
utilizes the “window” of five years completed by the back of Anorthosis, if it deems it appropriate and requested by the player.
The most recent similar case was that of Foti Papoulis, who completed six years in Cyprus in 2018 and secured citizenship.
We must note that at this point in time the issue is delicate due to the political issue created by naturalizations, although we are referring to a footballer who came from The Portuguese Primera Liga (Boavista) in our country to make his “bread”, depositing absolute professionalism in his field.
