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#AFCON2019:Dangote promised to give the Super Eagles $75k for each goal they score starting from now

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Following the qualification for the semifinals of the African cup of Nations(AFCON)2019,Africa's richest man aliko Dangote and his billionaire friend Femi otedola has promised the team $50,000 and $25,000 for every goal scored in the remaining two matches of the competition. Super Eagles defeated south Africa 2-1 on Wednesday night to book their spot in the semi-finals where they would play either Algeria or cote d'lvoire on sunday at the championship. Otedola pledged the sum of the two business muguls made the pledged to the players when president of the Nigeria football federation (NFF), Amaju pinnick put a call through to them asking for their encouragement and motivatuon for the team. Pinnick made the call during his visit to the team's le'meridien cairo airport hotel on Thursday morning,where he asked the players to redouble their efforts in order to cross to the final stage on Sunday.  While Dangote made a pledge of $50,000 to the team for every goal score...

Lionel Messi Named Fourth-Highest Paid Entertainer In The World Behind Taylor Swift But Ahead Of Ed Sheeran

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Lionel Messi has been named the fourth highest-paid entertainer in the world, according to Forbes. Forbes released their list of the top 100 highest-paid celebrities for 2019 with Messi landing at No. 4 overall. The American business magazine estimated that the Barcelona superstar raked in a staggering $127 million (£101 million) as of July 2019. Messi's on an eye-watering contract at Barcelona. He signed a new deal last year which sees him earn a basic £50 million per year before tax. He also has an extremely lucrative sponsorship deal with Adidas. His arch rival Cristiano Ronaldo also cracks the top ten. He's placed in No.6 at $109 million (£87 million) while Neymar is in No.7 at $105 million (£84 million). Middleweight king Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, who pocketed a cool $94 million (£75 million), rounds off the top ten. Musician Taylor Swift leads the world's highest-paid celebrities list. She made an insane $185 million (£148 million). Kylie Jen...