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Belmadi hails 'extraordinary, historic' Algeria AFCON title

Algeria head coach Djamel Belmadi revelled in his side's "extraordinary, historic" Africa Cup of Nations final victory over Senegal.

Algeria became champions of Africa on foreign soil for the first time - adding to their 1990 success as hosts - thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah's decisive, deflected second-minute strike.

The goal, which Senegal goalkeeper Alfred Bomis may have misjudged, was the fastest goal scored in the competition this year and the quickest in the tournament since 2015.

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The North African side received another bit of fortune in the second half after a penalty called against them for handball was overturned with the use of VAR.