The President of Sierra Leone has promised to give each national team player a sum of $20,000 if they secure qualification for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroun.
In a bid to motivate the Leone Stars President Julius Maada said each player will be rewarded with largesse of $20,000 if they get maximum points against Benin Republic tomorrow which will secure their place at AFCON 2022.
Sierra Leone ๐ธ๐ฑ President HE Julius Maada Bio has pledged an amount of US$20,000 to each national team player in case they beat Benin ๐ง๐ฏ on Tuesday to secure qualification to the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon. #TotalAFCONQ2021 pic.twitter.com/2GQmDvKaQu
— nuhu.adams (@NuhuAdams_) March 29, 2021
The Leone Stars are currently on 4 points and they will need to defeat the visitors by a 1 nil victory or two clear goals to ensure their qualification.
Sierra Leone lost 1 nil to Benin in the first leg back in November 2019 in Porto Novo.