500k bonus for Al Ahli FC players

Zheng Long of Guangzhou Evergrande attempts a goal against Salmin Khamis Salmin of Al Ahli during the Asian Champions League Final 2nd leg Match between Guangzhou Evergrande and Al Ahli at Tianhe Sports Center on November 21, 2015 in Guangzhou, China.

The players at Al Ahli FC may not have won the AFC Champions League, but they’re still celebrating a large players bonus. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of Al Ahli Football Club, has announced that each player will receive AED 500,000 as reward for their performances. Al Ahli finished runners-up in this year’s Asian Champions League. After a goalless draw in the 1st leg against Guangzhou Evergrande, they eventually lost 1-0 to their Chinese opponents in Saturday’s second leg of the final at the Tianhe Stadium

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