Egypt’s Ministry of Youth and Sports has promised to reward the Pharaohs with EGP10 million ($635,526) if they clinch the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations trophy.
The match is expected to be a very competitive and tense affair as it pits two of the best teams in the continent against each other and two of the best forwards in the world in Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane.
Senegal are aiming to win their first ever AFCON, after reaching the final three times, twice in the last three years.
Meanwhile, Egypt will hope to win their first trophy since 2010 and their eighth overall.
According to the sports minister, Ashraf Sobhi, the reward will be in addition to the prize money given by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to the winning nation.
The winner of the tournament will receive $5 million (£3.6 million/€4.4 million), an increase of $500,000 (£367,958/€440,075), while the runner up is set to take home $2.75 million (£2 million/€2.4 million), an increase of $250,000 (£183,979/€220,037).
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