The street that runs along the east side of our house...
There are Mali flags up everywhere, on motos, on cars, in the hands of gangs of young boys, draped on the shoulders of young men...if you didn't know better, one might think it was Independence Day around here. Its actually just the Africa Cup. Mali played Benin last night and won 1-0. Of course, you didn't actually have to watch the game to know that. The goal and the win sent out what sounded like a TV cheer track as thousands of proud citizens let out happy cries in stereo across the city. Up next they play Nigeria, a stronger team, but the Malian soccer star Konoute assures all of us that it shouldn't be a problem and that Mali will be a sure bet to be in the quarter finals...
