AFCON 2023
AFCON 2023: Angola Players Get Cash Boost, iPhone 15 Ahead Of Super Eagles Clash
Angola players have received cash and material gifts as rewards for their performance.
Ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-final against Nigeria, Angola’s national team, the Palancas Negras, has received cash and material gifts as rewards for their performance.
VerseSports reports that Banco Angolano de Investimento announced a cash reward of five million Kwanzas (approximately N5.41 million) for each player and coaching staff.
Aguinaldo Jaime, the President of UNITEL, provided an iPhone 15 with free calls, SMS, and internet for a year to every member of the delegation.
SODIAM EP has promised the team a substantial US$250,000 (equivalent to N225 million) if they beat the Super Eagles.
Both teams, Nigeria and Angola, enter the match with unbeaten records in the tournament, with Nigeria securing victories against Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, and Cameroon in the quarter-finals.