Riyad Mehrez's free-kick in the last seconds of the African Nations Cup football match against Nigeria kicked off a bustling celebration in his country, Algeria, when the team reached the final for the first time in 29 years.
On the other hand, disappointment was the most prominent title in Tunisia, with the Eagles of Carthage out of the same role against Senegal with the goal of friendly fire to Delan Brun, in a match in which a penalty was awarded to Tunisia before returning the decision.
The captain of Algeria, Gamal Belmadi, handed the cross for the final against Senegal on Friday at the Cairo International Stadium, scoring a 2-1 win in the 90th minute against Nigeria on Sunday night.
The Algerians continued the match in the capital's neighborhoods and gathered from different ages, carrying flags and banners, hoping that their national team will continue to win the title since the start of the current tournament.
The accolades have been especially appealing to Palamadi, the former international star who has been coaching the team since August 2018, and has rekindled Algerian football fans' joy after years of disappointments and crises.
"Thank you, Jamal Belmadi, for the moments of joy we really needed," Sa'dia said. "There are dozens of cheers around her." (2, 3, Algeria).
The Algerians lived a moment of anxiety during the match, especially after Nigeria scored the equalizer in the second half, before Mehrez, the captain and the Manchester City player, released the joy at the Cairo Stadium in front of hundreds of Algerian fans who came specially to follow the match, With his wonderful free kick in deadly seconds.
Celebrations in the Algerian capital ranged from unleashing car horns, firecrackers, and spontaneous gatherings on the streets.
The cheerleader (Ahmad) said: "The anticipation was about to destroy us. This is what we needed, Algeria, the national team, the people, "adding that this is what happens when" we put the right man in the right place. Thank you Balmadi.
The success of the team in his career in the continental championship in the midst of an unprecedented protest movement against the rule in Algeria for months, began to reject the candidacy of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fifth term, before expanding to demand the change of the entire regime.
Hassrat Tunisian
Across the border, the scene was different between the Tunisians after the elimination of their team in the loss of zero -1 to Senegal with the goal of the bronze in extra time, in a match in which the Carthage Eagles received a penalty in the 113th minute, reviewed the ruling video assistance technique VAR, On the decision to grant it.
"The game was in our favor, we played well, but the game was stolen from us under the pretext of video technology," said Marwan, a fan of about 10,000 people on a giant screen in Tunis. .
For his part, the fan (Ibrahim) considered that the African Union deliberately excluded Tunisia «because he wanted to final between Nigeria and Senegal, Tunisia does not want the final», recalling the controversy surrounding the return leg of the final of the Champions League between Esperance Tunis and Casablanca Casablanca, On neutral ground despite the fact that the Tunisian team was considered a winner after the withdrawal of the players of the Moroccan team in protest against the arbitration. Despite the disappointment, the fans of the team, who reached the semi-finals for the first time since he crowned his only title in 2004 at home, were alive. "The youth are no longer convinced of politics," Fathi said. "The economy has happened and there is nothing wrong, while football is all we have left to dream about."
• Fans: Thank you Jamal Belmadi for the moments of joy. We really needed them.