Hero's Welcome for Zambia's Soccer Champions

February 13, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Zambia's national football team has returned home to a hero's welcome, after winning the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against all odds. With an escort of jet fighters screaming above, tens of thousands of fans took to the streets of the capital Lusaka on Monday to welcome back the Zambian team, after the underdogs beat Ivory Coast in the final match. Haru Mutasa reports from Lusaka.

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