Dubai: UAE Vice President, Prime minister and Dubai Ruler Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum congratulated Algeria on winning the 2019 African Championship.
“Congratulations to the Desert Warriors who deserved to win. Great match and a big Arab joy thanks to Algeria”, he said in a tweet.
ألف مبروووك لمحاربي الصحراء منتخب الجزائر فوزه بكأس الأمم الإفريقية ... فوز مستحق .. ومباراة رائعة .. وفرحة عربية كبيرة صنعتها الجزائر pic.twitter.com/UzghaEGhbw
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) July 19, 2019
Algeria beat Senegal 1–0 in the final which was held in Cairo, Egypt, to claim its second African trophy.