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Nairobi \u2014 I love football for one simple reason: the pitch is a great equalizer.<\/p>\n
It doesn’t care about your trophy cabinet, your FIFA ranking, or how many stars you have stitched above your crest.<\/p>\n
If anyone needed a reminder of that truth, Tuesday’s Group C clash between defending champions Nigeria and Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) debutants Malawi provided a masterclass in why we call this the beautiful game.<\/p>\n
On paper, the script was already written.<\/p>\n
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