The Confederation of African Football (“CAF”) today disclosed that there will be a 40% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (“AFCON”) Côte d’Ivoire 2023.
The Winner of the TotalEnergies AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will receive USD 7,000,000 as against USD 5,000,000 received by the 2021 winners.
According to CAF, the Runner-up of the TotalEnergies AFCON Côte d’Ivoire 2023 will now get USD 4,000,000. Each of the two semi-finalists will receive USD 2 500 000 and each of the four quarter-finalists, USD 1 300 000.
The President of CAF, Dr 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 for 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.”
