And when the team wins it increases the pride,” Karim, an Algerian football fan living in Lyon, France, told Euronews ahead of Friday's Africa Cup of Nations final between Algeria and Senegal. Standing in the front of his store decorated with Algerian flags, Mr Benguira’s pride for his country was palpable. “I am very happy for North Africa and I’m especially happy for Algerians," he told Euronews. Algerian fans are hoping for a repeat of 1990 when the country hosted the tournament and beat Nigeria in the final. For the Senegalese, they will be hoping to overcome the disappointment of losing in the final to Cameroon in 2002.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2019 10:18 UTC