Tens of thousand of supporters turned up to welcome home the triumphant  Algerian national team on Saturday after they defeated the Teranga Lions of Senegal 1 nil to clinch their second Afcon title and first since 1990.

The team were greeted on arrival by the nation's Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui before heading for an open top bus parade through the principal streets of Algiers.

With the bus decorated with a second star depicting Algeria's second Afcon title.

The words "we are proud of you" were written on the side of the bus in Arabic and Amazigh, the North African country's two official languages.

"This victory will very certainly breathe new life into the country," said Kheireddine Zetchi, the president of the Algerian football federation.

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