Afcon winners to receive record $7 million prize
Nigeria's national football team players hold the trophy as they celebrate winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations final against Burkina Faso on February 10, 2013 at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.
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What you need to know:
- Losing semi-finalists get $2.5 million each and quarter-finalists 1.3 million each, according to the statement, which gave no other prize money details.
Johannesburg. The winners of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations will receive a record seven million dollars (6.4 mn euros), a Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement revealed on Thursday.
It is 40 percent more than what Senegal pocketed for winning the last edition, in Cameroon two years ago.
The runners-up in the Ivory Coast, who host the premier African football tournament from January 13 to February 11, will receive four million dollars.
Losing semi-finalists get $2.5 million each and quarter-finalists 1.3 million each, according to the statement, which gave no other prize money details.
Hosts Ivory Coast and 23 other countries, Tanzania’s national team (Taifa Stars), will be challenging for glory in the West African nation.
Stars have been drawn in group F together with Morocco, DR Congo and Zambia. Their opening match will be held on January 17 against Morocco at the San-Pedro Stadium.
Two-time champions Ivory Coast play Guinea-Bissau, without a win in three previous appearances, on January 13 in the tournament opener at the 60,000-seat Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
