00:01Joy was in the air in the streets of Rabat on Thursday evening.
00:05By the hundreds, Morocco supporters flooded towards Mohammed V Avenue,
00:10a rallying point to celebrate a new trophy for their national football team.
00:15After winning the African Nations Championship last August,
00:19then the under-20 World Cup in October, the Atlas Lions now lift the Arab Cup.
00:25It's an immense pride and collective joy. As you can see, everyone today is happy.
00:34It's incredible. It reflects the effort of our coaches, our players and the support of the Moroccan people,
00:41who are always behind the national team.
00:44Relief at the end of a thrilling final against Jordan.
00:49Far from Doha, where the competition bringing together 16 teams, including six from Africa,
00:54came to an end. Cafés are packed at office closing time.
00:58Morocco opened the scoring early, but Jordan turned the game around with two goals in the second half.
01:04In the first half, we played well. At the beginning of the second half, we were scared.
01:10But thank God we trust the coach and the team.
01:13That trust was rewarded first with an equaliser in the 89th minute.
01:21Then, Abdirazak Hamdallah delivered an entire nation in extra time.
01:26Final score, 3-2.
01:28It was intense. Morocco deserved to win. We won.
01:33After this cup, the next one is the Africa Cup.
01:37Enough indeed to galvanize supporters just before the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations this Sunday in Abba.
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