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Fay spoke at a ceremony in Dakar on Tuesday evening, where thousands of jubilant fans took to the streets to welcome the “lions of Teranga” and the title.
And he lost Morocco It’s a clean sheet after two extra periods ahead Senegal In the end, Rabat were involved, but the home team had a chance to win the title after winning the trophy in the final minutes of regular time.
Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in anger, protesting the referee’s decision to award Morocco a penalty for fouling Ibrahim Diaz, who missed the ball after waiting almost 14 minutes for the Senegalese team to return to play.
Earlier, the Senegalese players boarded a bus marked “African Leaders” along the Dakar Corniche to the presidential palace.
The total government bonus is 75 million CFA francs ($134,892.09) for each of the 28 Senegalese players, out of 2.1 billion CFA francs, or $3.7 million.
Players will also receive 1,500 square meters of land each.
In addition, Fay said that the members Senegalese Football Federation They will receive 50 million CFA francs and a plot of land of 1,000 square meters, while members of the Senegalese mission in Morocco will receive 20 million CFA francs and a plot of land of 500 square meters.
He also said that the employees of the Ministry of Sports will receive bonuses amounting to 305 million CFA francs.
A lot of debt
The promises come at a time when Senegal is struggling with debt, he said The International Monetary Fund It will be 132 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, after the current administration revealed billions in debt that previous administrations did not report.
The Fund suspended a $1.8 billion loan program due to the debt crisis, which made Senegal increasingly dependent on regional debt sales to meet its needs.
The new head of the IMF also visited Senegal this week.
Speaking in front of the presidential palace, Faye said: “Dear lions, you have honored your country, you have shown by example that when Senegalese people move forward with discipline and confidence, they can do the impossible.”
Senegal won their first Africa Cup of Nations in 2021, defeating… Egypt Finally on penalties.
At that time, the players were given bonuses of 50 million CFA francs and a plot of 200 square meters each.
Last December, Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said that the winners of the thirty-fifth tournament in Morocco will receive 10 million dollars.
