On Saturday, the teenage Somalis beat their South Sudanese counterparts 3-1 in the final.

This is the first time that a Somali football team has won an international competition since the country plunged into civil war in 1991.

The victory has brought a rare sense of unity to a conflict-ridden nation.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed the team to the presidential palace

on their arrival in the capital, Mogadishu.

"You are a good example for the other Somali youth to follow for their country and to bring successes like this," he said in a Facebook post.