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Senegalese fans celebrate as they wait to welcome the Senegal National Soccer Team after their Africa Cup win, in Dakar, Senegal February 7, 2022. REUTERS
Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal's national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations, each of the thousands of faces there to welcome them home was ecstatic.
Star player Sadio Mane scored the winning spot-kick to seal victory for Senegal in a 4-2 penalty shootout, following a 0-0 draw with Egypt in the decider in Yaounde the night before.
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