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Defending champions Algeria played their first game of this Africa Cup of Nations against Sierra Leone – a country that hadn’t qualified for the tournament for a quarter of a century. As you might imagine there was a huge amount of excitement among Sierra Leoneans, including the fortunate few able to watch the match live in Douala, Cameroon. Newsday’s James Copnall met one lucky family who were there.

(Picture: The Kamara family pictured from left to right: Idrissa, Mariama, Sulaiman and Fatmata. Credit: James Copnall/ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)