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Jubilant crowds welcome Senegal football heroes after historic win

Senegalese pack streets to welcome victorious Cup of Nations team

Senegal welcomes home AFCON conquering heroes

Fans swung from a billboard frame as Senegal's national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations.

Photos: Ecstatic crowds greet AFCON winners Senegal in Dakar

Senegal’s victorious football team were treated to a hero’s welcome when they returned to the capital Dakar.

Photos: Ecstatic crowds greet AFCON winners Senegal in Dakar

Senegal’s victorious football team were treated to a hero’s welcome when they returned to the capital Dakar.

Dakar Explodes With Joy As Senegal Crowned African Champions

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans packed the streets of Senegal’s capital Dakar on Monday to welcome the national squad home after its Africa Cup of Nations win.

It was a long-awaited victory for the West African country that fell to Algeria in the last Cup of Nations final in 2019.  Senegal also reached the tournament’s final stage in 2002, but lost to Cameroon in a shootout.

Sounds of fireworks, horns and cheers rang through the night in Dakar and into Monday morning, when hundreds of people wearing soccer jerseys or draped in Senegalese flags gathered outside the airport to await their team’s return.

“We have lost these games for so long. I’ve been watching the team since the 1970s, waiting,” said Thierno Niane, a 60-year-old computer programmer, who came from Dakar’s suburbs hours ago to cheer on the team.
“Last night I was crying in front of my family – my wife and my kids,” he added

Some swung from a billboard frame.
Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal’s national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations, each of the thousands of faces there to welcome them home was ecstatic.
Star player Sadio Mane scored the winning spot-kick to seal victory for Senegal in a 4-2 penalty shootout, following a 0-0 draw with Egypt in the decider in Yaounde the night before.

Massive Crowd Welcomes #AFCON2021 Champions To Senegal

The Teranga Lions of Senegal enjoyed massive welcome from their countrymen who trooped to the streets for their triumphant return.

This is the first time that Senegal will be winning the continental trophy.

Credit: Instagram | sadiomaneofficiel

Senegal's football team have been given a hero's welcome upon their return home after winning the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

Tens of thousands of ecstatic revellers celebrated the players' return to Dakar, sitting on top of cars and dancing in the capital's streets.

President Macky Sall was among those greeting the team at the airport.

When coach Aliou Cissé raised the trophy cup from the roof of the team's victory bus, crowds cheered in delight.
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