'I've lost my peace' - Cape Verde hero Vozinha on newfound fame

Cape Verde's heroic World Cup goalkeeper Vozinha says he craves the "peace and tranquillity" of the life he led before he shot to fame.

The 40-year-old shot to global prominence in June when he almost single-handedly kept Spain at bay as Cape Verde drew 0-0 with the European champions on their World Cup debut.

Vozinha's follower count on social media sky-rocketed over the course of the game, from about 50,000 to more than one million.

But his fame shot up even further when Argentina needed extra time to beat Cape Verde in the round of 32.

Vozinha says his life was easier before his World Cup heroics.

"I've lost my peace and tranquillity," he told the Observer. , external

"I no longer have any privacy, or at least much less than I used to.

"Now I go out, I go to a restaurant, and there's always someone who wants to take a photo with me or asks me for an autograph. Or, worse, someone is filming me.

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