REPORTAGE
Few tensions, but an explosion of shouts of joy. While the police had set up a device to prevent possible looting of shops, the victory of Algeria against Senegal 1-0 in the final of the African Cup of Nations was only celebrated by a concert of honking horns, which lasted all night on the Champs-Elysees.
"It was a very complicated match, but we did it!", Congratulates a supporter. "The coach's tactics were to score first and Baghdad Bounedjah did it after two minutes, it's very good for the people, and it's very good for Algeria! ", he cries at the microphone of Europe 1 while the people present around him sing" One-two-three ... Viva Algeria! ".
"We are happy tonight"
If the Algerian flags were everywhere on the most beautiful avenue in the world to celebrate the second CAN Fennecs, this triumph is also that of France to believe another supporter. "This victory is simply a pleasure because we are French, but also Algerian", he insists, proud to be on the Champs-Elysees to celebrate this victory, one year after the coronation of the Blues at World Cup . "France won the World Cup last year, that's Algeria, so some of the French won the CAN!"
But this victory also has a particular resonance, for a post-Bouteflika Algeria. "We have just got rid of a political system that has been in place for more than 20 years, and now football is adding a little oxygen," says another supporter. "We are happy tonight".