Belmadi hails 'extraordinary, historic' Algeria AFCON titleThe head coach lauded his players and claimed they deserved their Africa Cup of Nations success after a narrow final win over Senegalhead coach Djamel Belmadi revelled in his side's "extraordinary, historic" final victory over . Algeria became champions of Africa on foreign soil for the first time - adding to their 1990 success as hosts - thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah's decisive, deflected second-minute strike. Belmadi believes his side deserved their triumph but deflected praise onto his players, citing the nation's long, difficult road in between AFCON titles. "This is the first Cup of Nations we have won outside our borders. Algeria scored in every match they played in this year's AFCON, racking up 13 goals in total for the tournament.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2019 22:52 UTC