Ighalo gets N122m as Saudi Al-Hilal reach club W’Cup final
8th February 2023
Saudi Arabia billionaire prince, Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, has promised to give Nigerian international, Odion Ighalo, and other players of Saudi club Al-Hilal one million Saudi Riyal (£222,000) each for reaching the Club World Cup final.
The Saudi Prince also pledged one million to each player if they win the tournament.
This is contained in a statement posted on the Facebook page of NPFL Updates Wednesday morning.
Quoting a Twitter user, @jacobsBen, the post stated, “Saudi billionaire Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud has pledged one million Saudi Riyal (£222k) to each Al-Hilal player for reaching the Club World Cup Final and a further one million if they win the tournament.”
The statement added, “Al-Hilal beat Copa Libertadores Champions, Flamengo in the semi-finals to reach the final, and will now face the winner from the Al Ahly of Egypt and Real Madrid match in the final.”