Zambian
supporters poured into the streets of the capital in the early hours of
Monday and partied to celebrate the first Africa Cup of Nations title
won by the copper-rich country.
Confident of victory before the kick-off of a final
won 8-7 on penalties against Cote d’Ivoire after 120 goalless minutes,
thousands clad in the orange, green and black of the national team blew
horns after an emotional success.
The final was staged in Gabonese capital Libreville,
off whose coast a military aircraft carrying the 1993 Zambian national
squad plunged into the Atlantic Ocean killing all 30 players, officials
and crew on board.
French coach Herve Renard and a squad containing only
one player who lines up for a first division club in Europe vowed to
bring the trophy back to Lusaka as a tribute to those who died.
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