Rio De Janeiro, Jan 14 (IANS) At 39, Brazilian veteran footballer Rivaldo is showing no signs of stopping. Rivaldo signed a one-year deal with Angola’s Kabuscorp FC.

Recently released from Sao Paulo, the 39-year-old athlete was not yet ready to hang up his boots and decided to take his game to another country.

Angola and Brazil speak the same language, Portuguese. The common language played a big role in the veteran’s decision.

Additionally, the runners-up in the Angolan championship are owned by millionaire Bento dos Santos, assuring that the player will not have to worry about receiving payment, unlike a host of clubs in Brazil, including Flamengo that currently owes Ronaldinho an estimated $2 million.

Rivaldo, who was the FIFA MVP in 1999, revealed that several clubs, both in Brazil and internationally, were interested in him. However, the athlete said his family ultimately helped him to make the decision to go to Angola.

Apart from setting the goal to win the Angolan championship in 2012, the member of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team hopes to help raise the standard of the sport in the country.