The African side returned to their homeland to a hero’s welcome and have decided to donate their prize money from the summer tournament to poor people in the region.
Algeria’s World Cup squad will donate their bonus money to the people of Gaza, striker Islam Slimani has revealed.
After reaching the second round of the tournament, Algeria were eliminated by Germany after an excellent display, taking Joachim Low’s men into extra time before succumbing to a 2-1 defeat.
The team returned to Algeria as heroes and the players have opted to donate their prize money from the summer tournament to those less fortunate.
“They need it more than us,” Slimani said when asked about why the squad were making the grand gesture.
The revelation comes after Ghana boycotted a training session during the competition following a row with the nation’s FA over bonus money.
The dispute was eventually resolved when the country’s government flew a plane over to Brazil carrying €2.3 million in cash, only for the side to then be eliminated in the group stage.
Nigeria were also embroiled in a cash-related dispute, with players downing tools at training over fears they would not be paid for playing in the tournament, following a similar episode at the Confederations Cup last summer.
President Goodluck Jonathan intervened to assure the players that payment would be made, though that did little to aid their cause as they were knocked out in the last-16 by France. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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SubhanAllah. May Allah reward them abundantly.
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