The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has made known the financial rewards for participating nations at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, tournament in Cote d’Ivoire.
The winner of the tournament will receive $7 million for lifting the trophy as the runners-up will receive $4 million.
Moreso, the two losing semi-finalists will each receive $2.5 million.
Further down the ranks, the losing quarter-finalists (four teams) will each receive $1.3 million. The eight teams knocked out in the round of 16 will get $800,000 each.
In the group stage, two teams that finished third in their group but fail to advance wilk receive $700,000. The six teams that finished last in their groups got $500,000 each.
Below is the AFCON 2023 prize money, as revealed by CAF;
Winner: $7,000,000
Runners-up: $4,000,000
Semi-finalists (two teams): $2,500,000 x 2
Quarter-finalists (four teams): $1,300,000 x 4
Round of 16 (eight teams): $800,000 x 8
The teams ranked third in their group but fail to qualify for the round of 16 (2 teams): $700,000 x 2
The teams ranked fourth in each of the six groups (six teams): $500,000 x 6
As the tournament begins the quarterfinals stage on Friday, February 2, eight teams are playing, seeking to advance to the next round (semifinals).
At the Felix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on the same Friday, Nigeria will face Angola, as they continue their quest for their fourth AFCON title, which they last won in 2013.
