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Warm welcome for AFCON runners up Senegal in Dakar

Senegal players cheered by a huge crowd for their return to Dakar on July 20, 2019 [Courtesy]

Defeated by their defeat against Algeria (1-0) Friday in the final of the CAN-2019, players from Senegal were smiling again on Saturday during a triumphant return to Dakar, where they were cheered by a huge crowd all along a bus ride to the capital that will remain etched in the memories.

Arrived from Cairo at Leopold Sedar Senghor airport at 16:00 (GMT and local), Sadio Mané and his teammates boarded a white bus to get to the Palace of the Republic, where they were received by President Macky Sall.

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