Football
Senegalese pack streets to welcome victorious Cup of Nations team
5 years agoSupporters line the street as they wait ahead of the Senegalese football teamís arrival after winning, for the first time, the Africa Cup of Nations in the centre of Dakar on February 7, 2022. - Senegal's President Macky Sall declared February 7, 2022, a public holiday to celebrate the national football team's first ever African Cup of Nations crown following their victory against Egypt. (Photo by CARMEN ABD ALI / AFP)
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.