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Senegal declares national holiday to celebrate first AFCON win

February 6, 2022 Senegal's Sadio Mane in action with Egypt's Hamdi Fathi [Reuters]

Senegal's Sadio Mane in action with Egypt's Hamdi Fathi at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations [Reuters]

Senegal President Macky Sall declared today a national holiday, to celebrate the country's first-ever African Cup of Nations (AFCON) win.

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