Mohamed Salah has congratulated the Egyptian Olympic team for their crowning of the African Under-23 Nations Cup and qualification for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"Congratulations to our national team for a deserved tournament," Salah said on his Twitter account. "A big tribute to our supporters all at any time, God willing, always at the stadium."

Congratulations to our national team deserved tournament .. A big tribute to our supportive audience all of us at any time and Lord prefer at the stadium always. pic.twitter.com/GqbRGuYltb

- Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) November 22, 2019

The Olympic team's victory came after a 2-1 win over Cote d'Ivoire in the match at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday evening.

This is the first time that Egypt has won this tournament.