In Photos: Egyptians light up Cairo stadium after U23 Cup of Nations triumph

Ahram Online , Saturday 23 Nov 2019

Egypt's U23 national football team won the African Cup title for the first time ever and also booked a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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General view of the fireworks as Egypt players celebrate winning Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations (Photo: Reuters)

Egypt players and fans lit up Cairo's international stadium after winning the U23 African Cup of Nations title follwoing the 2-1 late win over Cote d'Ivoire in the final on Friday night.

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Egypt celebrate winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations with the trophy (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt'sآ players celebrates winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations while wearing masks (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt's Mohamed Abdelsalam celebrates winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations with the trophy (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt fans celebrate their second goal (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt's Nasser Maher celebrates winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations with the trophy (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt's Mostafa Mohamed celebrates winning the top goalscorer of the tournament with the trophy (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt coach Shawky Gharib and coaching staff celebrate winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations with their medals (Photo: Reuters)

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Egypt'sآ Mahmoud El Gazzar celebrates winning the Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations (Photo: Reuters)

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