"It needs joy to wash away our pain.”

A Nigéria foi a vencedora do CAN 2013. É mais do que uma vitória desportiva, é a necessidade de uma alegria comum para lá de todas as feridas abertas.

"Thousands gathered in the northern city of Kano to watch their side clinch the title, ignoring a curfew imposed because of attacks by Boko Haram, an extremist Muslim group, in recent months. “I am so happy,” said Ismail Mudashir, a fan. “Nigeria needs this to bring people together. It needs joy to wash away our pain.”  Two days earlier, gunmen in Kano killed nine health-workers who were administrating polio vaccinations."

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