Senegal has its holiday for the title achieved in the African Cup

Senegal burst with joy this morning after the historic triumph achieved by his team in the Africa Cup and today you can enjoy a holiday decreed by the Senegalese President Macky Sallto celebrate that sporting feat.

After finishing the ninety minutes and the extra time with zero draw in the D’Olembé stadium in Yaoundéthe Liverpool star Sadio Mane He converted the final penalty that broke Senegal’s spell in the African Cup.

Thus, the Teranga Lionsas the national team is known, won the prized cup for the first time in its history by beating Egypt, the most successful team in the tournamentwho did not have the success of other times from his goalkeeper Mohamed Gabaski in the penalty shootout.

After the referee signaled the final whistle, thousands of people took to the streets of Dakar to celebrate with cheers of “Oé, oé, oé”!, chants and fireworks the victory of their selection, waving national flags and making car horns sound.

President Sall, who was in Addis Ababa, where he attended the African Union (AU) summit this weekend, could not contain his emotion.

“Champions of Africa! What a game! What a team!” the Senegalese head of state, appointed last Saturday as the new rotating president of the AU for a year, exclaimed on his Twitter social network account.

“You did it! Beautiful football moment, beautiful moment of communion and national pride.So proud of you! Congratulations to our heroes!” added Sall.

On the occasion of the victory, the president, who canceled an official trip to Comoros to return to the country and receive the Teranga Lionsdecreed this Monday a public holiday, “without work and paid”, for the enjoyment of the Senegalese.

Sall is expected to host the Senegal team at Dakar international airport on Monday.

already Tuesday, the president will entertain the soccer players in the presidential palace with a ceremony to honor them for their historic triumph.

Senegal have finally broken their curse after losing two previous Africa Cup finals: they were defeated by Cameroon in Mali in 2002 and, in Egypt in 2019, they gave in to Algeria. (D)