Madam Pang decided to play big
Accordingly, in the final leg of the AFF Cup 2024 when the Thai team is about to meet the Vietnamese team at the sold-out Rajamangala Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on January 5, for every goal scored by the “War Elephants” will be one. This country’s businesses and Madam Pang awarded 1 million baht (about more than 736 million VND). However, the condition is that the Thai team must win and win the championship to be awarded the prize.
Madam Pang’s feelings when watching the Thai team compete
This is considered a reward to encourage Thai players to score goals, thereby hoping to reverse the 1-2 loss in the first leg against the Vietnamese team.
However, this factor will also do more harm than good, because it can completely put pressure on Thai players to score goals to receive rewards from Madam Pang and his partners.
Previously, Madam Pang, through her own business, awarded the Thai team a total of 5 million baht (more than 3.6 billion VND), after the achievements of passing the group stage and semi-finals to enter the final with Vietnam team.
Of which, 3 million baht (about 2.2 billion VND) for a winning record in the group stage of 4 matches, scoring 18 goals and conceding only 4 goals. And 2 million baht (about 1.4 billion VND) bonus in the semi-finals when the Thai team lost to the Philippines team 1-2 and won 3-1 in the second leg thanks to a goal in extra time scored by Suphanat Mueanta.
In the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final, the Thai team lost 1-2 to the Vietnamese team. Madam Pang did not award a reward, but will reward another 4 million baht (about 2.9 billion VND), if the home team turned the tables in the second leg to win the championship. Along with that, there is a separate bonus for every goal of 1 million baht, showing that this female billionaire and FAT President decided to play big to encourage the home team to win the AFF Cup championship.
The Thai team lost to the Vietnamese team 1-2 in the first leg
If the Thai team wins the AFF Cup 2024, they will receive a separate reward from Madam Pang with a total amount of at least specifically determined to be 10 million baht (about 7.3 billion VND). In addition, Thai businesses and Madam Pang’s partners are also willing to pay additional and very large bonuses if the home team wins the AFF Cup.
Madam Pang is ambitious because she really wants the Thai team to make history by winning the AFF Cup three times in a row and winning the regional tournament for the eighth time.
Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team is also greatly encouraged with many businesses willing to support with a very large prize money, equal to or even more than the Thai team, to be able to immediately shock their opponents. away field and was crowned champion for the third time in history after winning the title twice in 2008 and 2018.
What about Vietnam?
If they defeat Thailand in the final match, the Vietnamese team will receive a reward of 300,000 USD (7.6 billion VND) from the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF). At the same time, according to Decree No. 152/2018/ND-CP of the Government, each Vietnamese athlete who wins a gold medal in the Southeast Asia tournament will receive an additional bonus of 40 million VND.
The Vietnamese team participating in the AFF Cup 2024 has 26 players, so the total reward is more than 1 billion VND. The Vietnamese team also received great encouragement from individuals and domestic organizations. Before the semi-final second leg at Viet Tri Stadium with the Singapore team, businessman Nguyen Van De awarded the Vietnamese team 500 million VND. After winning (December 29), the team continued to receive 1 billion VND from Acecook Vietnam company. On January 1, 2025, Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) awarded the Vietnamese team 1 billion VND. At the same time, right before the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final between the Vietnam and Thailand teams started, Dong Luc Sports Group with the Jogarbola brand continued to reward the Vietnamese team with 1.2 billion VND.
SHB Bank announced that if the Vietnamese team defeats Thailand and is crowned champion of the 2024 AFF Cup, this unit will award 2 billion VND to encourage the spirit of the players and coaching staff. Along with that, Loc Phat Bank (LPBank) will also reward coach Kim Sang-sik and his team an amount of 2 billion VND if the above conditions are met.
Thus, the total bonus that coach Kim Sang-sik and his team can receive if they win the AFF Cup 2024 is more than 16.3 billion VND.
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