The South African Football Association (Safa) has promised Bafana Bafana players a bonus of R7m if they win the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
The tournament starts in Ivory Coast on Saturday.
Safa hasn’t revealed the details of the bonus structure.
Safa and Bafana players have agreed on the payment structure after a memorandum of agreement was signed by the players and Safa leadership in Stellenbosch.
Safa was represented by its president Danny Jordaan, vice-president Bennett Bailey, CEO Lydia Monyepao and head of delegation David Molwantwa.
The players’ representatives were skipper Ronwen Williams, Percy Tau, Siyanda Xulu, Veli Mothwa and Themba Zwane.
In a Safa communications department video, Jordaan said everything has been sorted and all that is left is for Bafana Bafana to do the job on the pitch.
‘I’m here to make sure every box has been ticked, there’s nothing outstanding and everything is in place for them to focus on football, deliver on football and give us the kind of performances that will make the nation take a deep breath and say, “we have a team”,’ Jordaan said.
‘We have to get the team to focus. We have to clear everything and if they win, they get R7m. If they lose, they get nothing.’
Jordaan didn’t reveal how much players will get if they proceed to the round of 16 and other stages in the build-up to the final.
Attempts to get clarity from Safa were unsuccessful. While the players will share R7m, the winners of Afcon will receive $7m (R131m) and the runners-up will take home $4m (R74.9m).
Though Jordaan predicted this year’s Afcon to be one of the most competitive, he believes South Africa has a team that can compete.