Adorable moment as Senegal star Idrissa Gueye’s son cherishes AFCON medal
FootballVideo of the Best Goal Celebrations From AFCON Drops, From Dance to Flicks
- The Africa Cup of Nations ended a week ago with Senegal emerging champions after beating Egypt in the final
- Hundred goals were scored at the tournament but it was the celebrations that caught more attention
- A video of the different goals celebrations showing different emotions has dropped, from dancing, choreography and flicks
Goals spice up football matches and celebrations evokes the passion. This has been the story of the Africa Cup of Nations and 2021 presented the world with some lovely memories from AFCON.
A hundred goals were scored across 52 matches, with Senegal emerging champions following victory over Egypt in the final.
A video of the various goals celebrations has popped up and most looked well rehearsed with other created the spot.
Zimbabwe recreated Ghana's Kangaroo dance with Malawi's Hellings Frank "Gabadinho" Mhango going with Julius Aghahowa's flicks.
Guinea had a unique dancing style celebrations, Egypt's Trezeguet's preferred to a 'silence your critics' sign with Abdou Diallo of Senegal preferring the grass diving.
Video of goal celebrations
New stars birthed at AFCON 2021
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the African Cup of Nations may be done and dusted but the performances by certain players will remain a talking point for many years to come.
While all eyes were naturally on stars like Riyadh Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy or Mohamed Salah, it was some of the lesser know players who made a name for themselves.
With the competition officially done, and players returning to the club teams, Sports Brief takes a look at some of the other players who stole the show.
Senegal receive heroes welcome as champions
Fresh from beating Egypt for Africa Cup glory in Cameroon, Senegal's heroes returned to Dakar and basked in their success in front of thousands during an open top bus parade.
The players received a substantial police escort as fans flocked to the streets of Dakar to show their support to their Africa Cup heroes as the country celebrated their first ever international title.
As well as the 500,000 fans who flocked to Dakar, a number of the squad's big names, including Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy, Idrissa Gueye and Khalidou Koulibaly documented the day of celebrations via their social media.