Grateful nation thanks its football heroes
Egypt’s collective high from the Pharaoh’s successful World Cup campaign reigned supreme over both local and international press coverage yesterday. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi announced that each of the players on Egyptian national football team will be receiving a prize of EGP 1.5 mn, BBC reports. “The prize will not be coming out the state’s budget,” a source at the Finance Ministry told Al Masry Al Youm. The awards will be disbursed from prize funds allocated by FIFA and sponsors “that could reach up to EGP 75 mn.” Kit supplier Adidas will pay the team EUR 700k, the source added. The source also noted that the awards will be disbursed to the team directly, without entering state coffers.
To get an idea of just how crazy the accomplishment has made us (in case the persistent honking hasn’t clued you in), you need turn only to this epic freakout by this old codger at the win. If seizures ever came with a smiley face, this is what they would look like.