Egyptian team receives EGP 2 million in prizes from Saudi prince

Saudi Prince Turki Bin Abdul-Aziz held a reception for the Egyptian national team players and coaching staff on Tuesday to celebrate their fifth African title.

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الثلاثاء، 14 فبراير 2006 - 15:57
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Saudi Prince Turki Bin Abdul-Aziz held a reception for the Egyptian national team players and coaching staff on Tuesday to celebrate their fifth African title.

Abdul-Aziz presented each member of the Egypt's players a EGP 50,000 premium and a souvenir for their unprecedented achievement.

The coaching staff received EGP 40,000 each while their supporting staff were granted EGP 30,000

The African champions had received EGP 3 million in official bonuses from the Egyptian government.

Egypt were crowned African champions for a record-fifth time after beating Ivory Coast 4-2 in a shootout in the Nations Cup final on Friday.