Senegal Victory Parade LIVE: Sadio Mane And Team Celebrate AFCON Victory In Dakar | Morocco | N18G

Описание: The triumphant Senegal team arrived in Dakar just after midnight Tuesday following the tense Africa Cup of Nations final that saw the players briefly walk off the pitch to protest a penalty decision deep into second-half stoppage time. The players were greeted by Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who praised their performance. “They did it heroically, they played beautiful football, they were incredibly fair and they were exemplary both on and off the field. We can only be proud of them,” he said. Outside the airport, fans dressed in national colors gathered to welcome the players, waving Senegalese flags, blaring horns and chanting in celebration. The African champion will parade through the streets of Senegal’s capital on Tuesday morning before being received at the presidential palace later in the day. Senegal president Bassirou Diomaye Faye has reportedly saluted the Teranga Lions for ‘their exemplary conduct’ at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The remarks come amid widespread condemnation of the newly-crowned AFCON champions for contributing to the drama that spoiled their final match against the hosts at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat on Sunday. Senegal stunned the hosts 1-0 in extra-time of an ill-tempered final that saw the Atlas Lions miss a penalty through Brahim Diaz. Left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf had pushed down the Real Madrid star in the box with a few minutes to full-time. Before Diaz took the penalty, which goalkeeper Édouard Mendy saved, Coach Pape Thiaw ordered his troops off the turf in protest over the referee’s decision to, after VAR review, award the hosts the penalty. Sadio Mane intervened to recall his team-mates from the dressing room some 10 minutes later. Eventually, Pape Gueye scored the ultimate clincher. Some quarters have condemned Senegal for walking off the pitch, saying it was a display of a lack of sportsmanship. Morocco coach Walid Regragui particularly slammed his opposite number Thiaw for a lack of class in sanctioning the brief boycott.
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