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Algeria beat Senegal 1-0 to win Africa Cup of Nations

Algeria won African Cup of Nations by beating Senegal 1-0 with goal in opening seconds.

Reuters SPORTS
Published July 19,2019
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Algeria's forward Baghdad Bounedjah (L) celebrates his goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Final football match between Senegal and Algeria at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. [AFP Photo]

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when they beat Senegal 1-0 in the final.

Baghdad Bounedjah scored the only goal in the second minute with a shot which took a wicked deflection off a defender and looped into the net.