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After three weeks of competition, the curtains were drawn on the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Algeria 2023 on Friday night in an entertaining celebration ahead of the final between Senegal and Morocco at the Nelson Mandela Stadium. Algiers.
The band of the Algerian Republican Guard started the closing ceremony festivities an hour and a half before the start of the final.
Before the series of entertainment activities, a short film titled African Dream was beamed on the screens. It’s the story of a little kid who loved football from an early age and his dream was to become a professional player and a star on the continent.
In the end, he achieved his dream and this was the perfect precursor to the final, where players from the 11 participating teams share the same ambition to move on from the U17 level and forge a successful career.
Even more fascinating was the fact that at the end of the short film, the main character walked onto the manicured lawns of the Nelson Mandela Stadium, to the applause of everyone present.
The entertainment part of the ceremony included the Algerian musician Chemsou Freeklane who performed his song Afrika before the famous Maghreb music star Cheb Bilal brought the house down with one of his most famous songs Di Ayza Kalam.
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