CAF Announces 40% Increase in Prize Money for AFCON

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40% increase in prize money for the Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Côte d’Ivoire later this month.

The winners will receive $7 million US, or just around R130 million. The runners-up will take home $4 million, while the two losing semi-finalists will receive $2.5 million each.

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The Winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will receive USD 7 000 000.

The Runner-up of the TotalEnergies AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will now get USD 4 000 000. Each of the two semi-finalists will receive USD 2 500 000 and each of the four Quarter-finalist, USD 1 300 000.

The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe, said: “CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the Prize Money of the AFCON and all its other major competitions.

We have increased the Prize Money of the AFCON Winner to USD 7 000 000, which is a 40% increase from the previous AFCON Prize Money.

I am confident that a portion of the Prize Money will contribute to developing football and also benefit all the football stakeholders, as well as assist our Member Associations with their administration.