The Confederation of African Football has today announced a 40% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
Afcon’s winning price is now $7m as the continent’s biggest football event set to kick off on Saturday, January 13, with host Ivory Coast taking on Equatorial Guinea at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan.
CAF also stated that the runner-up of AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will now get $4 million. Each semi-finalist will receive $2.5 million, and each of the four quarter-finalists will receive $1.3 million.
CAF President Patrice Motzepe said he’s confident that the increase will help the development of football on the continent.
“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 administrations.”
#AFCON2023 Price Money Increase by the Confédération Africaine de Football @CAF_Media announced a 40% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner #AFCON2023 Côte d'Ivoire.
— #AFCON2023WithBittar (@bittar32) January 4, 2024
The winner will receive USD 7m. Runner-up $4M, semi-finalists $2.5m & each quarterfinalist 1.3m pic.twitter.com/za7UQV9ORm
