The President of Senegal Macky Sall has declared a public holiday to celebrate the national football team’s first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their victory against Egypt.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip in Egypt and Ethiopia, cancelled the last leg in order to welcome the triumphant Lions on their return to Dakar at 1300 GMT Monday.
The Senegalese side who were led by Liverpool star Sadio Mane, over powered Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out at Sunday’s final in Cameroon. The game had finished goalless after extra time.
After two previous final defeats in 2002 and 2019, Senegal finally claimed their first Cup of Nations title.
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The Lions will be decorated by Sall on Tuesday at the presidential palace in Dakar, Africa Today News, New York can confirm.
‘The president of the republic declared Monday a public holiday, a paid day off, following the brilliant victory of the Lions,’ RTS said, citing a presidential decree.
This is the first time Senegal would be going all the way in the continental competition having reached the final in the last edition which they lost to Algeria.
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK