Mueez Ajao
– Senegal Head of State Macky Sall has gifted Senegal’s victorious Africa Cup of Nations squad with financial rewards and land after the Teranga Lions clinched the country’s first continental crown on Sunday.
– Senegal defeated Egypt 4-2 on penalties following a 0-0 draw at the Stade d’Olembe in Yaounde to finally get their hands on the AFCON title after two previous failed attempts in the final.
– The squad returned to Dakar on Monday and were received at the Palace of the Republique on Tuesday where, during an extended ceremony of celebration, President Sall announced the squad’s fiscal rewards and awarded each player the prestigious Order of the Lion.
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– “As testament to our gratitude, and in the name of the nation, the players and other members of the official delegation will each receive a special bonus of 50,000,000 CFA [$87,178], and a 200-square metre plot of land in Dakar,” Sall said, in his official address to the players.
– “They will each also receive a 500-square metre plot of land in the first district of the new city of Diamniadio (30km from the capital).”
