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3 July 2014

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Algeria National Team Donates £5m Prize Money to Gaza

Footballers of Algeria's national team will donate their World Cup match bonuses to the residents of Gaza Strip.

Footballers of Algeria's national team will donate their World Cup match bonuses to the residents of Gaza Strip, local media reported team captain Islam Slimani as saying.

"They need that money more than we do," said the striker of the African team.

According to some reports, the sum will be around $9 million.

Algeria made it to the Round of 16 at the World Cup in Brazil. They were defeated by Germany.

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