“Benfica sent me an invitation, but I couldn’t get a visa.”

One of Mafra’s reinforcements admitted to having received an invitation from Benfica, but the deal did not go through because he did not have a visa, he said. This is Moussa Camara, the young Malian centre-back who has been loaned to Mafra by Onze Créateurs de Niaréla, a modest club in Mali, until the end of the season.

“Benfica sent me an invitation, but I couldn’t get a visa to go to the club, and in the meantime I also had a trial at Midtjylland. The Danish club, which is Mafra’s partner, sent me here. I will play with Mafra until February, before exercising the option. I can only thank God who allowed me to sign this first professional contract in my young career. Now we need to get back to work,” Camara told Africafoot.

The newspaper even says that the 20-year-old Camara should be a Benfica player, after being loaned to Mafra, in response to the initial invitation. He was contacted by More footballMafra’s official source confirms that Benfica is not involved in this process, adding that the club has the option to buy the player for less than 50 thousand euros.

“Mafra have a very interesting project. They have a good training policy, which will certainly allow me to get more playing time and show my full athletic, physical and technical potential. I didn’t come here to sleep on the pillow. I know that things are starting to get serious for me. I have to fight to get into the starting lineup in every game and help the team perform well. I have the confidence of the coach and the club’s management and I hope to reciprocate,” said Camara.