On the evening of February 4 local time, the 7th African National Football Championship closed in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. In the final, Algeria played against Senegal, which Senegal won 5-4 on penalties. The African National Football Championship is the second largest intercontinental football competition in Africa. The first game was held in Côte d'Ivoire in 2009, and the participating players came from the local African leagues.