Real Madrid's Vinícius Jr sends surprise message to boy who lost his legs in Sudan's war

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In a dark room in Cairo, a 13-year-old boy looks up at a television screen, barely blinking. The screen flickers and Real Madrid's superstar winger Vinícius Júnior appears addressing the young boy directly, in Arabic: "Zaher, mahaba" - Hello Zaher. Zaher barely moves, his eyes wide, locked on his favourite footballer. We first met Zaher a year ago in the ruins of Sudan's capital, Khartoum. He was a small quiet child, scarred by war - one of millions of children whose lives have been upended since the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) started fighting in 2023. More than 17 million children are now in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, according to the UN children's charity, Unicef.