….AFCON 2023: CAF increases prize money by 40%, winner to receive $7m
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40 per cent increase in the prize money for the winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
According to CAF, on its official website on Thursday, the winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON will receive $7 million.
It said the runner-up will now get $4 million while each of the two Semi-finalists will receive $2.5 million and each of the four Quarter-finalists will get $1.3 million.
The President of CAF, 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 seven million dollars which is a 40 per cent increase from the previous 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 administrations,”he said.
The 2023 AFCON will kick off on January 13 to February 11 in Cote d’ Ivoire with 24 nations participating.
….AFCON 2023: CAF increases prize money by 40%, winner to receive $7m
