The Super Eagles of Nigeria will get $2m (N714 million) from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after finishing the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) third place thereby winning the bronze medal.
The players are expected to receive a certain percentage while the rest will go to the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).
Algeria, the winners of the tournament would get $4.5m while runner-up Senegal would get $2.5m.
Algerian players celebrate after winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Final football match between Senegal and Algeria at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on July 19, 2019. (Photo by MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP) 
