Cairo: Baghdad Bounedjah's early goal propelled Algeria to a first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years after a fiery 1-0 victory over Sadio Mane's Senegal in Friday's final in Cairo. The win is for the whole country," Algeria goalkeeper Rais M'Bolhi told beIN Sports. We've been working together a long time for this Cup of Nations and we wanted it but tonight it didn't go our way." I suppose the staff played its part in guiding the players but they applied the instructions incredibly well," said Belmadi. It was the first time Gomis had conceded in almost 400 minutes in Egypt having replaced the injured Edouard Mendy ahead of Senegal's final group game.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 19, 2019 22:18 UTC