Remember that the Confederation of African Football, or CAF, stated on January 4 that the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, or AFCON, will have a 40% higher prize money. AFCON 2023’s grand prize winner will now take home $7,000,000. The two semi-finalists will receive $2,500,000 each, ...
The Elephants pick up $7m (£5.54m) in prize money, with Nigeria handed $4m by the Confederation of African Football. Nigeria, three-time continental champions themselves, had previously been unbeaten at the finals, including a 1-0 win over the Ivorians in the group stage, but ...
Afcon final frenzy As the continent’s most prestigious football tournament the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) concludes this evening, pundits have predicted that the battle between heavyweights Nigeria and hosts Ivory Coast at Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan will be too close to call. Tho...
Guinea sits in second place in the group with four points, two behind Senegal, who already booked their place in the knockout stage following a 3-1 win against Cameroon. “Facing Senegal will be the group’s biggest game and we’re aiming to beat the champions, not just play them,” ...
How much prize money will the Afcon 2021 winners get? Getty A prize pot for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations has been increased by CAF since the last staging of the tournament in 2019 – when Algeria emerged victorious. The winners will now receive$5 million (£3.7m), up from...