Winners of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023-24 edition will pocket a huge stake after the tournament.
After a 40% increment from the previous Afcon prize money, the tournament winners will pocket KSh 1.2 billion whereas the runners-up will get a hefty pack of KSh 631 million .
Other AFCON 2024 prizes
This will also see losing semi-finalists getting a total of KSh 394 million at the same time, each of the four quarter-finalists will receive Ksh 206 million.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe’s said:
“CAF has made significant progress over the past two years in increasing the prize of money of the Afcon and all its other major competitions. The improvement is a 40% increase from the previous Afcon prize money . I am confident that a portion of the money will contribute to developing football, benefit all the football stakeholders, and assist our Member Associations with their Administrations.”
CAF increases AFCON 2024 prize money by 40% pic.twitter.com/KEzUrCNqgI
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) January 5, 2024
A tournament which is set to last for a month will commence in Ivory Coast starting Saturday, January 13, 2024, and will come to an end on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Senegal head coach, Aliou Cisse, optimistic on defending Afcon title in Cote D’Ivoire as he names 27-man squad;
Aliou Cisse whose side was grouped in Group C, comprising Gambia, Guinea and Cameroon, called 27 Senegalese players to help The Tarenga Lions defend the AFCON title.
Terenga Lions Captain, Sadio Mane, who is both a Liverpool and Bayern Munich player but currently playing for the Saudi Arabia-based team, Al Nassr, also expressed his optimism on his side defending Africa Cup of Nations but didn’t ruled out that the level of competition in this year’s tournament will skyrocket and prove to be the most challenging edition yet – as reported by Goal.com
Ghana to miss services of Thomas Partey in AFCON 2024 clash
Meanwhile, Arsenal’s midfielder Thomas Partey will not be able to help his country Ghana in the fight to try to win their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title.
Ghana last won the cup in 1982 after doing so in 1963, 1965 and 1978.
The Gunners star has suffered a hamstring injury since October last year, an injury he picked up in training ahead of his team’s Champions League away game against Sevilla.
“This is the biggest injury he has had, the most important thing for me as a head coach and our association is to give him the support that he needs through this period. Withstanding his injury, he certainly would be in the squad.” Said Chris Hughton, Black Stars head coach.
