00:01Senegal's national football team returned to Dakar on Monday, champions of the Africa Cup of Nations.
00:09President Basirou Diomay-Fai was there to welcome the players.
00:14He praised them for their single-minded focus throughout the Continental Tournament.
00:20During the entire competition, while watching them play, we felt that they had this mission in mind
00:27and that they had it in their hearts to bring back this cup and to make the Senegalese people proud.
00:34They did it heroically, they played beautiful football, they were incredibly fair and they were exemplary both on and off the field.
00:45We can only be proud of them.
00:48The Taranga Lions beat hosts Morocco 1-0 during a chaotic final on Saturday
00:55that at one point saw Senegal fans try to storm the field.
00:59Players have received criticism from some commentators for walking off the pitch in protest at a penalty decision.
01:06But the jubilant fans in Dakar had nothing but praise for their team and gave them a hero's welcome.
01:13We're here to celebrate our cup, the champions of Africa, to welcome the players, the Senegalese players,
01:23our African champion Sadio Mane and the entire Senegalese team.
01:28We're happy today. We're proud to be Senegalese. We are happy.
01:35We are happy. This is Senegal's second Africa Cup win. In 2022, the team beat Egypt 4-2 after a penalty shootout.
01:47Men, thank you.
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