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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

2018 FIFA World Cup In Russia - FIFA to advance African teams $2 million World Cup prize cash

FIFA will advance $2 million in prize money to each of the five African teams that have qualified for the World Cup to help them prepare for the tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) said.

Egypt,Morocco,Nigeria,Senegal and Tunisia  have qualified for the tournament in Russia, and CAF president Ahmad Ahmad said in a statement that the money would be used "to settle beforehand the question of bonuses due the players."

The 32 teams taking part in the June-July 2018 tournament receive $1.5 million each from FIFA in the form of a preparation fee and are guaranteed a minimum of $8 million more in prize money after the tournament ends. 

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