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Afcon 2021: Senegal team thrown Hero's welcome after win

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. "It's a street party. I don't think Senegal has ever seen anything like it," the BBC's Emeline Nsingi Nkosi said. Players were transported inside and on top of a coach along a packed parade route to the centre of Dakar. One of those among the crowd was 17-year-old student Die Mbaye who described it as an unforgettable moment that will last forever. "We deserved it, we have been waiting for 60 years," she told AFP news agency while wearing the Senegalese flag in her hair. The celebrations began straight after the final whistle on Sunday night, seconds after Liverpool's Sadio Mane sealed the historic victory over Egypt on penalties. People poured on to the streets of Dakar, dancing and firing fireworks into the air. The authorities proceeded to declare Monday a national holiday.
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