Nigeria vs South Africa: Osimhen Suffers Ill-Health, Super Eagles N3 Billion Richer, Other Details
- At the moment, Victor Osimhen might likely not be part of the players in Wednesday's match between Nigeria and South Africa
- The Eagles landed in Bouaké city for their fixed match against the Bafana Bafana players on Monday night, but Osimhen was down with an illness
- Interestingly, the Super Eagles' progression in the tournament so far is with a substantial reward
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Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, has been left out of the Super Eagles trip to Bouaké city in Cote d'Ivoire for the 2023 Africa of Nations (AFCON) semi-final clash with Bafana Bafana of South Africa slated for Wednesday, February 7.
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According to an official statement from the national team on Monday night, February 5, Osimhen suffered a sudden abdominal discomfort. Hence, he was placed under close watch, with a member of the medical team in Abidjan to look after him.
It added that if Osimhen is cleared by Tuesday morning, February 6, he will join the rest of the squad before 5pm ahead of the clash.
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AFCON: Super Eagles N3 billion richer
Interestingly, Nigeria's progression to the semi-finals has earned the Super Eagles a prize money of $2.5m (N3 billion).
Nigeria reached the semi-finals of the 34th edition of the AFCON after beating Cameroon (2-0) and Angola (1-0) in the knockout rounds.
As one of the remaining four teams in the competition, the Eagles, alongside South Africa, their semi-final opponents, DR Congo and host Ivory Coast, have already secured $2.5 million.
Before the start of the tournament, the Confederation of Africa Football president, Dr Patrice Motsepe, announced a 40% increase in prize monies.
However, the high-stakes match offered a substantial $2.5 million reward (approximately N2.24 billion) for the winners, a prize set by the CAF for teams that win the quarter-final clash, Goal.com reported.
According to CAF, the winners of the tournament will receive $7 million, $2 million more than the reward doled out at the last edition in Cameroon.
The runners-up of the African showpiece event will now get $4m, while each of the two semi-finalists will receive $2.5m, with each of the four quarter-finalists taking home $1.3m.
“We have increased the prize money of the AFCON winner to USD 7 000 000 which is a 40% increase from the previous AFCON prize money,” said Dr. Patrice Motsepe said.
As reported by The Punch, if Nigeria advanced to the final, they would have secured a minimum of $4m (N5bn) in prize money.
Additionally, if they win the tournament, they will receive $7m (N8.8bn).
Former SA Player predicts Bafana Bafana vs Super Eagles
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that former South Africa under-23 star Junior Khanye said his country's national team, Bafana Bafana, will lose to the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the AFCON semi-final.
Khanye said South Africa was very lucky to have gotten to the semi-final because their performance against Cape Verde in the quarter-final was the worst at the tournament.
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