The room was full of NELASA members and teams Delegates as Valdir Alves started the ceremony. Mr. Raposo was joined by his Wife, Sons and friends. There were a lot of jockes going around the room all in good spirit and Mr. Raposo was very happy to be there as he said when former NELASA President Mario Santos pesented him with the plaque.
NELASA honored Mr. Raposo by naming the League's Cup after Mr. Raposo. From now on what used to be called Nelasa Cup will be called "Cup Emidio Raposo".
Mr. Raposo emigrated from Portugal when he was two years old to the US and he has been involved with locall Soccer since 1956.
Mr. Raposo and a group of Portugues immigrats founded PSC (Portugues Soccer Club) where he help organize the club and he also managed the youth team and was the P.S.C's Secretary from 1962-1966. In 1990 then as the Vice-President of New Bedford Comercial De Futebol Mr. Raposo was inducted in the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in Fox Point, R.I.
In 2001 NELASA was founded when LASA and NESA joined and not long after Carlos Baptista, NELASA's President at the time invided Emidio Raposo to be part of this new league. Mr. raposo performed the role of NELASA's treasurer, Pesident and Vice-President until 2008.
When the league was ready to be handed to an all Capeverdean leadership Mr. Raposa was a big part of that trasition. Mr. raposo remains very close to the league, Carlos Amado NELASA President said that he is honered to have met and work with Mr. Raposo.
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