Call it a period of dollar rain for Super Eagles star Odion Ighalo and his Al Hilal teammates, and your will be perfectly right.
While the players are shaping up ahead of the battle against Real Madrid on Saturday, money continues to roll in for reaching the final in the first place. Latest report indicate that the Saudi Sports Minister has also doled out 500,000 riyals about $134,000 per player for reaching the final.
It’s the first time a Saudi team has reached the Club World Cup final and has been celebrated by the country’s government as another competitive achievement following their national team’s World Cup win against Argentina in November.
“The win is a tangible confirmation of the great distinction that Saudi sports has experienced recently,” Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz al-Faisal said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).