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Africa-Press – Cape verde. <\/strong><\/span>LIGOC and the Cape Verdean Football Federation have already expressed their regret at the death, this morning, in Sa\u0303o Vicente, of Celly Gomes, an unavoidable figure in Cape Verdean sport and Carnival in Sa\u0303o Vicente. Meanwhile, the president of the Samba Tropical Group has already advanced that the parade that night will take place due to \u201ccommitments\u201d, but that it will pay homage to Cely Fortes.<\/p>\n

This Carnival Monday, the 20th, dawned sad for lovers of sport and culture in Cape Verde, with the news of the death, victim of a stroke, of Cely Fortes, this morning in Sa\u0303o Vicente, as we have already reported in the news previous.<\/p>\n

On social networks, expressions of regret by Marcelina Fortes multiplied, affectionately treated by everyone as \u201cCely Fortes\u201d. The news took everyone by surprise. Even LIGOC and the Cabo Verdean Football Federation have already reacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was with deep sadness that we received the news of the physical disappearance of the former Marcelina-Cely Fortes, Managing Member of the Vindos Do Oriente Group. An irreparable loss for Cape Verdean Carnival and Football. In this moment of loss and pain, we offer our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and group\u201d, wrote LIGOC on its official Facebook page.<\/p>\n

The Sa\u0303o Vicente Carnival League also defended that \u201cThe show must go on, confident that this would be its will and desire. Shine forever Cely Fortes!\u201d.<\/p>\n

“Great driver” of women’s football<\/p>\n

Likewise, the Cape Verdean Football Federation, through its President, Ma\u0301rio Semedo, has also reacted and lamented the physical loss of Marcelina Fortes, known as \u201cCely Fortes\u201d, in the city of Mindelo.<\/p>\n

\u201cCely Fortes, played in women’s football for CS Mindelense and was well known for being a great driver of women’s football, not only in Mindelense, but throughout the island of Sa\u0303o Vicente. In 2018 she was honored by the FCF, during the National Women’s Championship, in Boa Vista, for her contribution to women’s football! \u201d, She recalled.<\/p>\n

Show must go on due to \u201ccommitments\u201d<\/p>\n

However, after considering whether the Tropical samba parade later that night was going to happen or not, President David Leite has already assured, in an interview with RCV, that it will and that there will be a tribute to this activist and figure. unavoidable part of the Mindelense Carnival.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is clear that the entire community of the Carnival of Sa\u0303o Vicente is imbued with great sadness at this moment, but the Escola de Samba Tropical has a huge commitment not only with the island of Sa\u0303o Vicente, but with the whole country and the diaspora and has great responsibilities. The decision is that we will do our parade, because of the commitments made, \u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the sadness\u201d, he continued, during the parade they will \u201csing and recognize Cely in homage to what she did for Carnival, for sport and for the Tropical Samba School\u201d, he argued.<\/p>\n

It should be remembered that Cely Fortes was the sister of Josina Fortes, Member of the PAICV, and daughter of Carnival activist and president of the Vindos do Oriente Group, Lili d’Chala, who died on January 22, 2022. Even at the beginning of the parade official on Tuesday, the 21st, a tribute to his mother, Lili d \u0301Chala, was already planned.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Cape verde. LIGOC and the Cape Verdean Football Federation have already expressed their regret at the death, this morning, in Sa\u0303o Vicente, of Celly Gomes, an unavoidable figure in Cape Verdean sport and Carnival in Sa\u0303o Vicente. 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