The President of Panama has confirmed that Wednesday will be a public holiday for the nation’s citizens following their historic World Cup qualification.
Panama defeated already qualified Costa Rica 2-1 on Tuesday to secure a place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia for the first time in the country’s history.
The holiday allows all public and private workers the day off work as well as allowing schools to be closed for the day.
President Juan Carlos Varela posted an image of himself signing off the holiday and wrote: ‘The voice of the people has been heard… Tomorrow will be a national holiday.
‘You deserve it,’ he added in a series of celebratory tweets.