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Billionaire Dangote to give Sh5 million for each scored by Nigeria in AFCON semis

Dangote (inset) and the Nigerian team.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote on Thursday promised to give the Nigerian national team Sh5 million for each goal scored in their much-awaited AFCON semifinal against the Desert Foxes of Algeria.

Nigeria is in the hunt for their first AFCON trophy since 2013 and is expected to fight for the right to this year’s final in Cairo, Egypt.

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